RESEARCH

Applied Research with Practitioner Partners

I'm a strategist and researcher specialising in the roles of religions in the humanitarian and development sectors, with 14 years of experience. I've led research around the world and developed strategies and guidance for some of the most well-known humanitarian and development actors (UNICEF, UNHCR, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to name a few). While Director of Research at JLI, I collaborated with 20+ academic and nonprofit partners around the world on research, managed 25+ research consultants and assistants, and managed projects in 10+ countries worth $5+ million. 

I am a qualitative researcher, experienced in qualitative, participatory research methods. I have worked on monitoring and evaluation (M&E), including establishing and implementing M&E plans for programs. I am an excellent communicator, working in a way that aims to bridge research to policy and practice and translate research findings for a wide audience. 

State of the Evidence in Religions and Development

I devised and edited the first State of the Evidence in Religions and Development report, which was published in 2022. 

Books

I regularly publish my research as books, journal articles, blogs, and briefs. 

My monograph was published with Routledge in December 2019/January 2020. Building on my PhD research, the book is the first of its type to provide empirical evidence on the subject of secularity in humanitarian response. 

A second book, an volume co-edited with Kathryn Kraft of University of East London, was published in April 2020. Titled "International Development and Local Faith Actors: Ideological and Cultural Encounters," the book explores the interplay and dialogue between local faith communities and the humanitarian-development community.