2021. Mixed methods evaluation of the “Family Health Houses” program in Khost and Badakhshan Provinces, Afghanistan. A mixed method evaluation conducted by Heath Protection Research Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan. Funded by the United Nations Development Program. $450,000 (Guest, Mixed Methods Specialist)

2021. Acceptability of home-based HIV test kits among people who use drugs. Mixed method study investigating the acceptability and marketability of HIV home test kits among people who use drugs in Louisville, KY

$100,000 (Guest, Mixed Methods Specialist)

2021. Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccine in Afghanistan. A mixed method study conducted by Heath Protection Research Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Guest, Mixed Methods Specialist)

2021. Perceived effects of COVID-19 among the Police Services in Afghanistan. A mixed methods inquiry conducted by Heath Protection Research Organization, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Guest, Mixed Methods Specialist)

2015 – 2019. How are economic factors & HIV risk related among rural South African youth? A social-ecological study (USAID-PEPFAR). This mixed methods study describes connections between economic factors and HIV risk behavior among rural South African youth. The study assessed the synergistic effects associated with combining HIV and ES programming, and how such integrated programming affected participants’ attitudes and behaviors related to economic well-being and HIV risk. $600,000 (Guest PI)

2015 – 2019. Technology-assisted qualitative research: How does modality affect outcome? (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute). Using an experimental design, this study examined differences in the quality of data generated through different modalities of qualitative data collection. Thematic output was compared between face-to-face context and three online contexts: asynchronous/chat, synchronous/chat, and synchronous/video. Cost efficiencies were also calculated and reported. $895,000 (Guest PI)

2015 – 2015. Engagement award: Supporting dissemination and implementation activities of the PCORI pilot projects learning network (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute). A follow-on award to the PCORI award “Establishing an evidence base for focus group research”, to provide funding for dissemination activities. $50,000 (Guest PI)

2012 – 2014. Establishing an evidence base for focus group research (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute). This methodological study addressed two distinct questions: 1) how many focus groups are needed to reach data saturation? and 2) what are differences in the data generated between focus groups and individual interviews; in terms of data generated and relative cost-effectiveness?. $470,000 (Guest PI)

2013. Understanding systemic change in the vegetable seed market in Bangladesh (USAID). This qualitative, systems-framed, study was conducted in collaboration with Action for Evidence in Bangladesh. It examined changes in the local market system resulting from the introduction of vegetable seed mini-packets, and how those changes affected local farmers and their households. $300,000 (Guest, Diener & Merrill – Joint PIs)

2012 – 2014. Impact evaluation of women’s leadership in small and medium enterprises programs in 3 Countries: Peru, India, & Kyrgyzstan (USAID). Study comprised of three separate randomized controlled trials to test the effectiveness of several interventions designed to enhance women’s leadership and success in running their small businesses. Designed the study and implemented the base-line component. $1,100,000 (Guest PI)

2011 – 2013. PrEP and risk compensation: Assessing effect and preparing for rollout, National Institutes of Health (NIMH Grant# 1R01MH095531-01). This was a three-year mixed methods study, conducted in rural South Africa and Kenya. Using vignettes and factorial surveys as a primary technique, the study assessed the effect that the availability of PrEP would have on sexual risk decisions among women at higher risk for HIV infection. $1,300,000 (Corneli and Guest Co-PIs)

2011 – 2012. Use of DMPA in India: A study of user experience and support systems in private sector facilities (USAID). A qualitative study that investigated women’s experiences with accessing and using DMPA as a contraceptive in Uttar Pradesh, India. $292,603 (Guest PI)

2009 – 2011. Community perceptions of malaria and vaccines in Africa (PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative). This qualitative study was conducted in Mozambique, in preparation for the roll out of a malaria vaccine clinical trial. It examined community- and individual-level barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake and clinical research. $239,000 (Guest PI)

2008 – 2010 . Understanding sexual concurrency in Uganda (USAID-PEPFAR). A mixed method research study that examined the reasons behind multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships among heterosexual men at risk for acquisition of HIV. $250,000 (Guest PI)

2007 – 2011. Social and contextual predictors of male heterosexual HIV risk behavior in Africa, National Institutes of Health (NICHD Grant# 1R01HD052429-01A2). This mixed methods study was conducted among heterosexual men at higher risk for HIV in Ghana and Tanzania. Taking an ecological perspective, the study aimed to identify predictors of HIV risk behavior within the selected population. $1,407,319 (Guest PI)

2006 – 2008. Using male educators to increase contraceptive uptake in Malawi: A randomized controlled trial (USAID) . This randomized controlled trial measured the effectiveness of a peer-led educational intervention among young married couples in rural Malawi. A secondary component qualitatively examined the reasons for the intervention’s success. $295,000 (Guest PI)

2005 – 2008. Reproductive health decision-making among couples in India (USAID) . This was a qualitative study among married couples in India. The objective explores their decision-making process with respect to family planning methods. $345,000 (Guest PI)

2004 – 2005. Cross-cultural comparison of participant perspectives on social desirability bias & accuracy of self-reported behavior (USAID). This qualitative study involved in-depth interviews with female sex workers in Ghana, Nigeria, and Botswana. The study describes participant’s motives for enrolling in clinical trials or intervention programs, and potential barriers to accurate reporting of sexual behavior and condom/product use. $305,000 (Guest PI)

2004 – 2005. Factors affecting vasectomy uptake in Kigoma, Tanzania (USAID). The study consisted of both service statistic and qualitative data collection in the Kigoma region. The research objectives were to quantify levels of vasectomy use in facilities and to explore the key factors in the decision-making process regarding vasectomy uptake. $300,000 (Guest PI)

2004 – 2005. International capacity building in qualitative research (USAID). Intended to build overall qualitative research capacity within developing countries. Primary activities included workshops and the completion of a training manual “Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide”. $210,000 (Guest PI

2003 – 2005. Formative research in support of phase-2 trials of tenofovir for HIV prevention (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). This was a mixed methods study, in support of a clinical that tested the safety and efficacy of a daily regimen of oral PrEP among women at high risk for HIV in three African countries. This social-behavioral research component explored participant recruitment and retention issues, sexual behavior during the trial, and community acceptability of the trial. $670,000 (MacQueen PI, Guest Co-I)

1998 – 2000. Doctoral Fellowship - Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Awarded to fund dissertation research in Ecuador that examined the political ecology of shrimp farming and artisanal shrimp fishing. $36,000 (Guest PI)

1994 – 1995. Foreign Government Award (Government of Mexico/External Affairs, Canada). Awarded to fund ethnobotanical master’s thesis research in Mexico. $10,000 (Guest PI)