Researcher Diversification Strategy Advisory Board
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As part of IPA's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we launched our Researcher Diversification Strategy in 2021 with four key objectives:
- Expand development research networks to include more researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
- Enhance access to funding for LMIC researchers.
- Promote pipeline development of researchers from LMICs within our country offices.
- Support LMIC researchers with research communications and policy engagement.
By 2025, our goal is for 35 percent of teams funded by IPA through competitive grants to include LMIC researchers and correspondingly, 35 percent of funds to go to grantee teams with LMIC researchers. We are committed to ensuring that at least 60 percent of IPA-related projects include LMIC researchers.
To help us achieve the abovementioned objectives, we formed the Researcher Diversification Strategy Advisory Board. This Advisory Board provides strategic advice and guides the design and implementation of IPA's strategy to diversify our research network. The activities under the strategy are currently being implemented across IPA country offices in Africa and will expand to additional low- and middle-income countries where IPA has offices. This advisory board is chaired by the Executive Director of IPA.
Learn more about IPA’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Advisory Board Members
Lecturer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Post-Doctoral Researcher, Hong Kong Baptist University
Uchechi Anaduaka
Dr. Anaduaka's broad research interests center around child, adolescent, and youth development, and the welfare of African women and migrants.
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Director, Early Grade Reading Institute & Associate Professor of Language, Literacy, and Special Education, University of Nairobi
Hellen Inyega
Dr. Hellen Inyega teaches students communication skills, literature education, and general methods of teaching.
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Associate Professor, Université Norbert Zongo
Eugénie Maïga
Dr. Eugénie W. H. Maïga is an Associate Professor at Université Norbert Zongo. She was previously an Associate Professor at Université de Koudougou.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
Constantine Manda
Constantine Manda is the co-founder and inaugural Director of the Impact Evaluation (IE) Lab at Tanzania's Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF).
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Management Science, University of Nairobi
Gituro Wainaina
Professor Gituro Wainaina is a PhD holder in Agricultural Economics, Master in Business Administration and Bachelor of Education.
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Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Leonard Wantchekon
Leonard Wantchekon is a Professor at Princeton University and the Founder and President of the African School of Economics.
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Researcher Diversification Strategy Advisory Board