What we've said
Conference presentations
We have presented our work at many national and international forums. Listed below are conference presentations we’ve made over the last six years.
NZ National Immunisation Conference, Rotorua, 2011.
Anxiety, apathy, or something else? A presentation of research into parental views on childhood immunisation undertaken for the Ministry of Health, which identified five parent/caregiver ‘typologies’. Further reading  NZ National Immunisation Conference, Rotorua, 2011.
Presentation of key findings from the evaluation of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunisation Programme undertaken for the Ministry of Health.
Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association, Wellington, 2011.
Presentation on the art of retrospective evaluation. This presentation reflected on Litmus’ experience of evaluating the Samoa In-Country Training Programme. Further reading
Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Brisbane, 2011.
Joint presentation with the Health Sponsorship Council on research conducted by Litmus examining the role of parents and caregivers in reducing smoking uptake in young people.
Tobacco-free Aotearoa Conference, Auckland, 2010.
Presentation of research undertaken for the Ministry of Health on access to and use of nicotine replacement therapy by Māori and Pacific people who smoke.
Australasian Evaluation Society Conference, Wellington, 2010.
Presentation on the challenges of achieving sustained capacity building with Pacific based in-country counterparts, while delivering high-quality technical monitoring and evaluation assistance in HIV/AIDS reporting for UNGASS 2010.
Presentation on incorporating evaluation planning and programme logic into the design and implementation of a UN Women Pacific project to strengthen women’s security and rights through their roles as marketplace vendors.
DevNet Conference ‘Making Development Sustainable’ Massey University, Palmerston North, 2010.
Presentation on engaging with anthropology to reflect on past practices and future directions in development.
Presentation on the participatory processes used to develop evaluative capacity to design an outcomes framework to focus the implementation of a regional programme.
Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association Conference, Auckland 2009.
Interactive workshop to explore the tension between quick budget-constrained evaluations and appropriate cultural practice in evaluations with a specific focus on engaging with Pacific communities. Further reading
5th Policy Evolution Conference, Wellington, 2008.
Joint presentation with the Ministry of Education on the development and overview of their newly established internal ethics
advisory function.
Families Commission Research Seminar, Wellington, 2008.
Joint presentation with the Families Commission on emerging case study research findings on formal and informal support accessed by people in couple relationships.
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) Working Together Conference, Christchurch, 2007.
Presentation of Youth Access to Alcohol (YATA) evaluation findings and monitoring toolkit to the ALAC and their community partners.
Ageing in New Zealand: Reporting Research Progress, Wellington, 2007.
Joint presentation with the Ministry of Social Development on the ageing in place research findings.
Social Marketing Down Under Conference, Wellington, 2007.
Presentation of the YATA evaluation findings and the subsequent development of a monitoring toolkit using the principles of community action.
Further reading
Social Marketing Down Under Conference, Wellington, 2007.
Joint presentation with the Quit Group on the development and impact of the innovative Video Diaries campaign. Further reading
Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association, Taupo, 2006.
Litmus facilitated an interactive workshop to discuss the unique challenges evaluators face when engaging with hard-to-reach audiences and the principles, methods and techniques behind effective inclusion of different audiences.
Australasian Evaluation Society Conference, Darwin, Australia, 2006.
Presentation on engagement as the basis for social change.
Publications
The following lists some recent publications from members of the Litmus team.
Smith, E (2008) ‘Ethical Principles in Practice: Evidence from participatory action research’ in Kairaranga. Weaving educational threads. Weaving educational practice volume 9, special edition: 2008, pp16-21.
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