Uxeda is a small team of experienced social scientists providing a rigorously curated selection of data collection resources including tools, product review videos, field method discussions, gear procurement, networking opportunities, skills training, and consulting services.
Building Trust by Asking Permission: Using Interview Release and Consent forms as a tool for transparency and trust.
PODCAST
“Fieldwork Shoptalk: Measuring the Value of Satellite Data for Firefighters in the Jungles of Guatemala”
The Uxeda team talks to two of our colleagues - Dr. Julie Mueller and Margarita Vides - about a project that combined Guatemalan forest firefighters, geospatial satellite data, and an econometric choice experiment.
Tools and Tech
Recording Transcription Solutions on a Shoestring Budget: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Methods
Merlin Methods for Understanding Program Effects
Tools and Tech
Video: Tech Tools for Anthropologically informed Evaluation Work
Methodology
The Two-pen Method for Fieldwork Note-taking
Best Practices
One bird with one stone: Your phone can’t (and shouldn’t) replace your other data-collection tools
Photo Essay:
Motorcycles of Uganda
Past Events
July 2022
DEBUT NEWSLETTER:
Collecting some of our recent writing on Tech/Tools, Best Practices, Publications, and a quick rundown of what we’ve been reading and watching lately.
Check it out here!
February 2022
DEBUT PODCAST:
“Fieldwork Shoptalk: Measuring the Value of Satellite Data for Firefighters in the Jungles of Guatemala”
The Uxeda team talks to two of our colleagues - Dr. Julie Mueller and Margarita Vides - about a project that combined Guatemalan forest firefighters, geospatial satellite data, and an econometric choice experiment.
November 2021
PANEL DISCUSSION “SHOULD YOU START YOUR OWN CONSULTANCY?”
As part of our participation in the 2021 American Anthropological Association annual conference, Uxeda founder Isaac Morrison joined a panel of experienced anthropologists to discuss the question: “Should You Start Your Own Consultancy?”
More Info on the Conference Here
November 18-20
ANTHROPOLOGY CONFERENCE BOOTH!
The Uxeda team hosted a booth at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Baltimore, MD. We gave away swag, talked about data collection, and did fun surveys all week! PEOPLE WON FREE T-SHIRTS!
More Info on the Conference Here
October 6
WAPA Panel on Evaluation
Isaac Morrison joined an online panel discussion organized by the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists to talk about the overlap of technology tools and anthropology skills in the field of Evaluation
Product Review Videos
Waterproof notebooks - what do you need to know?
COMING SOON: January 2023
Getting better results from your handheld voice recorder.
COMING SOON: February 2023
Uxeda Excitement
Get a load of this dude next to a giant bag of farts!