Stacey Merola
@staceymerola.bsky.social
Researcher, musician, author/poet, and mom. Sharing nerdy observations, music clips, and thoughts on my new life in New Hampshire. Co-host of The Method to Our Madness podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-method-to-our-madness/id1858568603
New podcast episode 🚨: Dr. Toks Fashola on culturally responsive program evaluation - trust-building, spurious vs. confounding variables, and why listening to communities beats imposing solutions. Stories from Baltimore + a case for evaluation as social justice. #evalsky #programevaluation
July 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
New podcast episode 🚨: Dr. Toks Fashola on culturally responsive program evaluation - trust-building, spurious vs. confounding variables, and why listening to communities beats imposing solutions. Stories from Baltimore + a case for evaluation as social justice. #evalsky #programevaluation
New episode of The Method to Our Madness Podcast is out! We talked to a GIS researcher who cut weeks of coding work down to days using AI - and classroom visuals that took 3 days now take 20 minutes. His hot take: AI isn’t a disruptor. It’s a tool. Use it like one.
June 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
New episode of The Method to Our Madness Podcast is out! We talked to a GIS researcher who cut weeks of coding work down to days using AI - and classroom visuals that took 3 days now take 20 minutes. His hot take: AI isn’t a disruptor. It’s a tool. Use it like one.
🚨 New podcast episode: Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World. How do evaluators stay relevant amidst funding cuts and increasing use of AI? Check out the latest episode to find out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #MethodToOurMadnessPod #evaluation #futureofwork @wepate.bsky.social
Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World
Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · May 14 · 47m
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May 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🚨 New podcast episode: Training Tomorrow’s Evaluators in a Changing World. How do evaluators stay relevant amidst funding cuts and increasing use of AI? Check out the latest episode to find out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #MethodToOurMadnessPod #evaluation #futureofwork @wepate.bsky.social
I’ve started a chronicling my new life in New Hampshire on substack. You can find the story of why I moved to New Hampshire here: substack.com/@staceymerol...
Stacey Merola, Ph.D. (@staceymerola)
Check out my new post about moving from the DC region to rural New Hampshire!
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May 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I’ve started a chronicling my new life in New Hampshire on substack. You can find the story of why I moved to New Hampshire here: substack.com/@staceymerol...
🎧 New episode! #MethodToOurMadnessPod Ep 11: Logic Models w/ Deborah Levy.
What makes a logic model useful? Simple visual roadmaps, theory of change, stakeholder buy‑in, and why logic models should be living docs. 🎯 Listen now on all major streaming platforms!
What makes a logic model useful? Simple visual roadmaps, theory of change, stakeholder buy‑in, and why logic models should be living docs. 🎯 Listen now on all major streaming platforms!
Logic Models: Keeping them Simple, Useful, and Dynamic
Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · April 30 · 32m
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April 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🎧 New episode! #MethodToOurMadnessPod Ep 11: Logic Models w/ Deborah Levy.
What makes a logic model useful? Simple visual roadmaps, theory of change, stakeholder buy‑in, and why logic models should be living docs. 🎯 Listen now on all major streaming platforms!
What makes a logic model useful? Simple visual roadmaps, theory of change, stakeholder buy‑in, and why logic models should be living docs. 🎯 Listen now on all major streaming platforms!
Returning to independent consulting has come with a lot of reflection and a few hard-earned lessons. I’m sharing what I’m doing differently this time (boundaries, pricing, marketing, and more) in my latest post for AEA365. aea365.org/blog/second-...
IC TIG Week: Second Time Around: Returning to Independent Consulting with Lessons Learned by Stacey S. Merola – AEA365
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April 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Returning to independent consulting has come with a lot of reflection and a few hard-earned lessons. I’m sharing what I’m doing differently this time (boundaries, pricing, marketing, and more) in my latest post for AEA365. aea365.org/blog/second-...
open.substack.com/pub/staceyme... Check out my latest Substack article about moving to New Hampshire!
Missives from New Hampshire
How I Went from Beltway Bandit to Granite Stater
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April 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
open.substack.com/pub/staceyme... Check out my latest Substack article about moving to New Hampshire!
In our latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we talk about our experiences at conferences and provide tips on how to get the most from your attendence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
How to Get the Most Out of Attending Academic and Professional Conferences
Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · February 18 · 40m
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February 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In our latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we talk about our experiences at conferences and provide tips on how to get the most from your attendence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Quant or Qual? What if the answer is both? In the latest episode of our podcast, The Method to Our Madness, learn how integrating numbers and narratives leads to better answers: themethodtoourmadness.podbean.com/e/introducti...
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Quant or Qual? What if the answer is both? In the latest episode of our podcast, The Method to Our Madness, learn how integrating numbers and narratives leads to better answers: themethodtoourmadness.podbean.com/e/introducti...
How do we turn ideas into measurable data? My latest Substack post breaks it down. open.substack.com/pub/staceyme...
Developing Measures for Your Program Evaluation or Research Study
What is often not evident in the evaluation and academic research process is how much prep work and initial investigation goes into understanding the program or phenomena being assessed.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
How do we turn ideas into measurable data? My latest Substack post breaks it down. open.substack.com/pub/staceyme...
Want to find out what is meant by “informed consent?” In the latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we discuss research ethics, human subjects’ protections, and the seminal report on the subject, The Belmont Report: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Research Ethics, Human Subjects Protections, and the Belmont Report
Podcast Episode · The Method to Our Madness · 01/22/2026 · 25m
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January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Want to find out what is meant by “informed consent?” In the latest episode of The Method to Our Madness, we discuss research ethics, human subjects’ protections, and the seminal report on the subject, The Belmont Report: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you couldn’t get a ticket to tonight’s show, you can stream it live starting at 8pm at: youtube.com/@pearlstreet...
Pearl Street LIVE
Where the music is always on
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April 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you couldn’t get a ticket to tonight’s show, you can stream it live starting at 8pm at: youtube.com/@pearlstreet...
Got the video from our show last month at the Black Cat in DC. I didn’t realize I was in the shadow. At least you can see my hair whipping around. 😂 Enjoy! youtu.be/K6myTNUwReA?...
20250301 Flashband 90s Flannel Plaid Pitt and the Dial up Divas
YouTube video by 7DrumCity
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April 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Got the video from our show last month at the Black Cat in DC. I didn’t realize I was in the shadow. At least you can see my hair whipping around. 😂 Enjoy! youtu.be/K6myTNUwReA?...
Got some fun photos from our 90’s show Saturday night at the Black Cat in DC!! 🎹❤️There were over 700 people in the audience!
March 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Got some fun photos from our 90’s show Saturday night at the Black Cat in DC!! 🎹❤️There were over 700 people in the audience!
Tonight’s the night!!! 🎉🎉 The Flashband show I was in back in the fall was filmed for WETA Arts, and the show is airing tonight!! If you’re aren’t local, you can watch the show on the PBS app or YouTube. Some details below. Wooo-hooo!
March 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Tonight’s the night!!! 🎉🎉 The Flashband show I was in back in the fall was filmed for WETA Arts, and the show is airing tonight!! If you’re aren’t local, you can watch the show on the PBS app or YouTube. Some details below. Wooo-hooo!
Had a fun evening doing a poetry reading in Annapolis along with other poets featured in the latest Maryland Bards poetry anthology. We had about 70 people in attendance which was amazing!
March 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Had a fun evening doing a poetry reading in Annapolis along with other poets featured in the latest Maryland Bards poetry anthology. We had about 70 people in attendance which was amazing!
I guess Blue Sky only allows videos of 60 seconds or less, so I could only upload part of the song. This is for Jimmy Carter, may he rest in peace, and the other dreamers out there.
February 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I guess Blue Sky only allows videos of 60 seconds or less, so I could only upload part of the song. This is for Jimmy Carter, may he rest in peace, and the other dreamers out there.
The poetry anthology, Dawn Horizons, that I had a poem accepted to last month is now available for preorder if you’re interested: www.localgemspoetrypress.com/dawn-horizon... Thanks so much for the support!
February 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The poetry anthology, Dawn Horizons, that I had a poem accepted to last month is now available for preorder if you’re interested: www.localgemspoetrypress.com/dawn-horizon... Thanks so much for the support!
Had a great first rehearsal for our 90’s show on March 1st! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Had a great first rehearsal for our 90’s show on March 1st! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...
Our song from Demo Day, and in particular my solo 🎹, was featured on 7Drum City’s Instagram account today. 🤯 www.instagram.com/reel/DFa-KaG...
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January 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our song from Demo Day, and in particular my solo 🎹, was featured on 7Drum City’s Instagram account today. 🤯 www.instagram.com/reel/DFa-KaG...
Ended a long, fun weekend of playing music at 7 Drum City with the jam for the latest round of Flashband! The theme this time is 90’s music. Come see us perform March 1st at the Black Cat in DC! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...
January 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Ended a long, fun weekend of playing music at 7 Drum City with the jam for the latest round of Flashband! The theme this time is 90’s music. Come see us perform March 1st at the Black Cat in DC! Tickets are on sale now: www.blackcatdc.com/shows/flash-...