Yeyoung Lee - Research

JOURNAL ARTICLES

** I have published six peer-reviewed journal articles (five as a lead author), of which four were published from 2020 to the present. Please see the complete list of peer-reviewed publications on Google Scholar.

Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia,

with Elizabeth Bryan, Nicole M. Mason, Ibrahim Hassen, Veronique Theriault, and Claudia Ringler, World Development, 196 (107196), 2025 [lead author]

The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender-specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania,

with Beliyou Haile, Greg Seymour, and Carlo Azzarri, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(2): 732-749, 2021 [lead author]

Re-examining the effects of drought on intimate-partner violence,

with Matthew Cooper, Austin Sandler, Sveva Vitellozzi, Greg Seymour, Beliyou Haile, and Carlo Azzarri, PLoS one 16(7): e0254346, 2021 [co-author]

The effects of agricultural extension service on crop production, revenue, and profit: Evidence from Mbale district in Uganda,

with Donghwan An and Taeyoon Kim, Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics 61: 161-179, 2020 [lead author]

PAPERS IN PROGRESS

The linkages between water supply, sanitation and hygiene and small-scale irrigation: Insights from rural Ethiopia,

with Elizabeth Bryan, Chloé van Biljon, Claudia Ringer, and Dawit Mekonnen (Revised and Resubmitted to Jounal of Water and Health)

To what extent does small-scale irrigation affect women’s control over income? Evidence from Ethiopia,

with Elizabeth Bryan, Nicole M. Mason, and Veronique Theriault (Manuscript in preparation)

How do rising rice prices affect household resilience? Evidence from Myanmar,

with Mywish Maredia, Duncan Boughton, Songqin Jin, and Nicole M. Mason (Currently conducting data analysis)

BLOG POSTS

Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia,

with Elizabeth Byran and Claudia Ringler, published in Agrilinks [Jan. 18, 2024]

The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender-specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania,

with Carlo Azzarri and Claudia Ringler, Research Post, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [Mar. 15, 2021]

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (TA), Michigan State University (MSU), Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 (present)
Graduate Student Research Assistant (RA), MSU, Aug. 2022 – Jun. 2025
Short Term Consultant (STC), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Virtual, Sep. 2022 – Dec. 2022
Research Intern, IFPRI, based in Washington DC, Apr. 2019 – Sep. 2019
Research and Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University, Sep. 2014 – Dec. 2018
Young Professional (YP), Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Jul. 2016 – Dec. 2016

CO-ORGANIZED TECHNICAL TRAININGS

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI)

** Between Oct. 2022 and Feb. 2024, I co-organized 13 technical trainings for researchers at agricultural policy research institutes in Africa and/or Asia. Below are examples of the trainings. You can access the publicly available training list here: PRCI-Africa Technical Training Modules

Beyond Add Women and Stir: Effective Proposal Writing for Gender-related Research, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Byran, and M. Ndèye Fatou Faye
Presenting Gender Research, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Bryan, L. Kirimi, N. Mason (MSU), and V.Theriault (MSU)
Integrating Gender into Research and Development Projects, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Bryan, L. Kirimi, V. Theriault, and N. Mason
Creating Infographics for Policy Outreach and Dissemination, with M. Hill, E. Birabwa, K. Davis, J. Falik, and V. Theriault
All You Need to Know to Get Started with Stata: From Basics to Data Management – Part II, with T. Njagi, J. Olwande, N. Mason, and V. Theriault
All You Need to Know to Get Started with Stata: From Basics to Data Management – Part I, with T. Njagi, J. Olwande, N. Mason, and V.Theriault

PRCI Global Gathering

Accra, Ghana (Apr. 2023)

IFPRI Research Internship

Washington, DC (Apr. – Sep. 2019)

AFRE Grad Student Abroad: Fruitful Learning Experiences in Ghana

See the AFRE Newsletter here (May 30, 2023)

The PRCI-Africa Technical Training Program Accomplishments, Impacts & Next Steps

with Dr. Veronique Theriault and Dr. Nicole M. Mason (Sep. 26, 2024)

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meetings (2021, 2023, and 2024)
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) at AAEA (2024)
International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) Brown Bag Seminar, Washington DC (2019 and 2023)
Cultivating Equality Conference, Virtual (2021)
Sustainability and Development Conference (SDC), Ann Arbor, MI (2019)
African Studies Association (ASA) 60th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (2017)