Social Dynamics, LLC

Evaluation, Performance Measurement, Research

Recent Conference Presentations: Social Dynamics, LLC won the prestrigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility! On January 24, 2011, Social Dynamics coordinated the one-day forum Advancing Workplace Flexibility Policy and Practices  for the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the Women’s Bureau (WB). In support of the Secretary of Labor’s strategic goal to ensure fair and high-quality work-life environments for all workers, workplace flexibility subject matter experts in business, research, and policy gathered to communicate about the effective workplace flexibility strategies, best practices, and resources that impact all employees, including those with disabilities. The knowledge generated from the Forum will be used to inform future initiatives undertaken by the DOL pertaining to the employment, retention, and advancement of all employees with complex employment needs. Expert recommendations generated from the forum will also be used to develop a Roadmap to inform local, state, and federal governments on the next steps needed to advance the implementation of workplace flexibility policies in the American workforce. In addition, a toolkit with pertinent resources and training materials for job seekers, employees, and employers, will be developed for the use of workforce stakeholders.   Social Dynamics presented report on Aging Into Disabilities at the November 2010 American Public Health Association Conference in Denver, CO. Social Dynamics presented a report on Self-Employment Program for PWD at the November 2010 American Evaluation Association Conference in San Antonio, TX. Past Conference Presentations: Evaluating Social Movement Projects: The Case of the Co/Motion Gun Violence Prevention Project, Eastern Sociological Society (March 2007) Findings from the Wolf Trap Fairfax Pages Program at Arts Education Partnership National Conference (September 2006) State Child Care Administrators Conference Presentation on Evaluation Capacity Building (August 2005) Association Activities Dr. Klayman was elected to the Board of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology for 2008–2009. New Video by the Wolf Trap Institute Center for Education In April 2007, Dr. Klayman was interviewed for a new documentary created by the Wolf Trap Institute, Center for Education. The documentary traces the design and implementation of the Fairfax Pages Performing Arts Based Early Childhood Education Program, which was evaluated by Social Dynamics in 2005–2006. Peer-Reviewed Journal Administration Dr. Klayman was selected as a 2007–2008 Board Member of the American Sociological Association's Contemporary Sociology Journal (January 2007) Dr. Klayman was selected as a 2008–2009 member of the American Sociological Association's Task Force on Public Sociology (August 2008) Recent Journal Articles Klayman, Douglas. (2007). "Why is Public Sociology on Shaky Ground?" Journal of Applied Social Science. Klayman, Douglas. (2007). "Public Sociology to Educate, Elucidate and Facilitate Social Change." Sociologists Without Borders. Klayman, Douglas. (2003). "Statistical and Graphical Procedures for Evaluating Data Quality." Journal of Applied Sociology. ACYF Presentations on the Design of Evaluation Systems Region III, Williamsburg, VA September 18, 2006 Region III, Hershey, PA (Pennsylvania State Child Care Conference) September 29, 2005 Region III, Philadelphia, PA May 27, 2005 Region VIII, Denver, CO May 11–12, 2005 Consulting Projects Short-Term Evaluation Services for American Red Cross Disaster Response Activities (Fall 2006) Technical Assistance in Evaluation Design for the State of Michigan's Child Care Expulsion Prevention Project Innovative strategies that improve policies, programs, and agency operations.