We are an interdisciplinary team with backgrounds in economics, social science and geography. The combination of our skills enables us to provide high quality empirical research and policy analysis which supports effective poverty reduction and social protection policy formation.
To find out more about a team member, click on their name below.
Head of Programme
Research Fellow and Head of Programme
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Rachel specialises in social protection, food security and rural and agricultural development. She has particular expertise in sub Saharan Africa (especially Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia) and South Asia.
Programme Officer
Programme Officer
Rest of the team
Research Felllow
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Babken Babajanian specialises in social protection and social policy. His research interests include the development of social protection systems, international and comparative dimensions of social policy, poverty reduction strategies, social exclusion, governance and accountability, and decentralisation and community-driven development.
Senior Research Associate
Research Officer
Research Fellow
Khaula Khalid
Project Accountant
Research and Project Officer
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Richard works full time on the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, a DFID funded research programme exploring livelihoods, basic services and social protection in conflict-affected situations.
Research Fellow
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Dr Anna McCord is a Research Fellow in the Social Protection Programme. She is an economist with 20 years experience in international development from programme development and implementation at field level with NGOs, to work as a policy analyst and advocate, and for the last ten years as a research economist specialising in social protection programme design and evaluation.
Communications Officer
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Maryam is the Research Uptake Manager for the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium(SLRC)which looks at how basic services, livelihoods and social protection are provided in conflict affected situations.
Franziska Schwarz
Project Officer - SLRC
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