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							<p>Janelle has worked on the evaluations of multiple prevention programs. She enjoys doing research that has a positive influence in the world. Janelle specializes in data management and analysis, survey design, and report writing. She also has experience with building evaluation capacity and providing technical support to program implementers. In her free time, Janelle enjoys traveling, eating good food, and spending time with her husband.</p>
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<p><em>Young adults won’t answer your damn phone survey: Challenges and solutions for gathering reliable information about young adults</em>, 2015. American Evaluation Association: Evaluation 2015 Conference, Chicago, Illinois.</p>
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