Before joining Sababi, I was the Chief Research Quality Officer at Forcier Consulting (2015-2019) and the Director of Research at Consilient (2020-2022), the latter based in Hargeisa, Somaliland. In all these roles my research has focused on quasi-experimental impact evaluations of education programs and political/conflict analysis, though I have also conducted studies of WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), resilience/livelihoods, health and other programming.
This page lists only those projects on which I was either the primary or a contributing author, organized by thematic area. For a full list of all projects, including those where I served as a methodological advisor or research manager, please see my consulting CV.
EVALUATIONS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
"Midline #2 Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2023 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Six Years Later, What Has Become of Them? A Cohort Study of Women and Girls Who Participated in the Somali Girls' Education Promotion Programme."
Year and Client: 2022 - TetraTech and UK FCDO
"Midline #1 Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2022 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Endline Evaluation (Round 2) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2021-2022 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Midline Evaluation (Round 2) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2019-2020 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2019-2020 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Midline Evaluation of the 'Educate Girls, End Poverty - Transition Phase' (EGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2019 - DFID and Relief International
"Midline Evaluation (Round 1) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2018-2019 - DFID and CARE
"Baseline Assessment of the 'Réussite et Épanouissement via l'Apprentissage et L'Insertion au Système Éducatif' (REALISE) Project"
Year and Client: 2018 - DFID and Save the Children
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Educate Girls, End Poverty - Transition Phase' (EGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2017-2018 - DFID and Relief International
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2017-2018 - DFID and CARE
"Endline Evaluation of the Girls' Education Challenge Program in Sierra Leone"
Year and Client: 2016 - DFID and Plan International
POLITICS, SECURITY AND JUSTICE IN SOMALIA/SOMALILAND
"Local-Level Social Research in Somalia on Social Cohesion, Inclusion, Resilience, and Women's Empowerment through Community Institutions."
Year and Client: 2023 - World Bank
"Expanding Access to Justice Program: Performance Evaluation of the Justice Promoters (Community Paralegals) Intervention"
Year and Client: 2023 - USAID
"Customary Justice in Somalia: Avenues and Opportunities for Reform"
Year and Client: 2022-2023 - Clingendael Institute and Knowledge Management Fund
"Berbera Corridor Security Assessment and Conflict Analysis" in Berbera, Lafaruug, Daarbuduq, Awbarkhadle, Gabiley, and Wajaale.
Year and Client: 2022 - UK FCDO
"Formative Research on Somali Security and Justice Programming" in Baidoa, Burco, Hargeisa, and Kismayo.
Year and Client: 2021 - UNOPS and First Call Partners
"Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges of Sub-National Democratization" in Somalia.
Year and Client: 2021 - Somalia Stability Fund
"Indicator Tracking Research" across 6 research rounds on security, attitudes toward government, and clan conflict outcomes in Benadir, Bay, and Lower Shabelle.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - Transition Initiatives in Stabilization-Plus and DT Global
"Political Economy Analysis of Security and Justice Provision" in Baidoa, Beletweyn, Burco, Hargeisa, Jowhar, and Kismayo.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - UNOPS and First Call Partners
"Conflict Risk Assessment of Puntland's Local Government Elections."
Year and Client: 2020 - Somalia Stability Fund
POLITICS, SECURITY AND CONFLICT IN KENYA
"Conflict Analysis for the 'Reducing Insecurity and Violent Extremism in the Northern and Coastal Regions of Kenya' (RE-INVENT) Project" in Kwale, Lamu, Isiolo, Laikipia, West Pokot, and Turkana.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - Danish Refugee Council and Danish Demining Group
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTH SUDAN
"Corruption Perceptions Survey in South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2016 - Coffey International
HEALTH, WASH, AGRICULTURE, AND LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
"Baseline Study of the 'Healthy Women & Girls Project' on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Mozambique"
Year and Client: 2018 - Plan International
"Baseline Study of the 'Sustainable Agriculture Kigoma Regional Program' (SAKiRP) Project" in Tanzania.
Year and Client: 2017 - Belgian Technical Cooperation
"Evaluation of Mozambique's National Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme (MOBIZ)"
Year and Client: 2017 - UN Population Fund
"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Aweil North and Aweil West, South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2017 - Concern Worldwide
"Endline Evaluation Report for Component A of the 'Advancing Palestinian Women Entrepreneurs Project'"
Year and Client: 2017 - Cherie Blair Foundation
"End-of-Project Evaluation of Protection and Livelihoods Assistance to Refugees in Unity and Upper Nile States, South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2016-2017 - Danish Refugee Council
"Investigating the Links between WASH and Malnutrition: A Research Study in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal (South Sudan)"
Year and Client: 2016 - Mercy Corps
"Baseline Survey - MozWASH Programme" by Charity: Water
Year and Client: 2016 - Charity: Water
"End-of-Project Evaluation for the Integrated Approach to Refugee Interventions in Lebanon"
Year and Client: 2016 - Save the Children
This page lists only those projects on which I was either the primary or a contributing author, organized by thematic area. For a full list of all projects, including those where I served as a methodological advisor or research manager, please see my consulting CV.
EVALUATIONS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
"Midline #2 Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2023 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Six Years Later, What Has Become of Them? A Cohort Study of Women and Girls Who Participated in the Somali Girls' Education Promotion Programme."
Year and Client: 2022 - TetraTech and UK FCDO
"Midline #1 Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2022 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Endline Evaluation (Round 2) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2021-2022 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Midline Evaluation (Round 2) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2019-2020 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia' (AGES) Project"
Year and Client: 2019-2020 - UK FCDO and CARE
"Midline Evaluation of the 'Educate Girls, End Poverty - Transition Phase' (EGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2019 - DFID and Relief International
"Midline Evaluation (Round 1) of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2018-2019 - DFID and CARE
"Baseline Assessment of the 'Réussite et Épanouissement via l'Apprentissage et L'Insertion au Système Éducatif' (REALISE) Project"
Year and Client: 2018 - DFID and Save the Children
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Educate Girls, End Poverty - Transition Phase' (EGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2017-2018 - DFID and Relief International
"Baseline Evaluation of the 'Somali Girls' Education Promotion Project - Transition Phase' (SOMGEP-T) Project"
Year and Client: 2017-2018 - DFID and CARE
"Endline Evaluation of the Girls' Education Challenge Program in Sierra Leone"
Year and Client: 2016 - DFID and Plan International
POLITICS, SECURITY AND JUSTICE IN SOMALIA/SOMALILAND
"Local-Level Social Research in Somalia on Social Cohesion, Inclusion, Resilience, and Women's Empowerment through Community Institutions."
Year and Client: 2023 - World Bank
"Expanding Access to Justice Program: Performance Evaluation of the Justice Promoters (Community Paralegals) Intervention"
Year and Client: 2023 - USAID
"Customary Justice in Somalia: Avenues and Opportunities for Reform"
Year and Client: 2022-2023 - Clingendael Institute and Knowledge Management Fund
"Berbera Corridor Security Assessment and Conflict Analysis" in Berbera, Lafaruug, Daarbuduq, Awbarkhadle, Gabiley, and Wajaale.
Year and Client: 2022 - UK FCDO
"Formative Research on Somali Security and Justice Programming" in Baidoa, Burco, Hargeisa, and Kismayo.
Year and Client: 2021 - UNOPS and First Call Partners
"Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges of Sub-National Democratization" in Somalia.
Year and Client: 2021 - Somalia Stability Fund
"Indicator Tracking Research" across 6 research rounds on security, attitudes toward government, and clan conflict outcomes in Benadir, Bay, and Lower Shabelle.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - Transition Initiatives in Stabilization-Plus and DT Global
"Political Economy Analysis of Security and Justice Provision" in Baidoa, Beletweyn, Burco, Hargeisa, Jowhar, and Kismayo.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - UNOPS and First Call Partners
"Conflict Risk Assessment of Puntland's Local Government Elections."
Year and Client: 2020 - Somalia Stability Fund
POLITICS, SECURITY AND CONFLICT IN KENYA
"Conflict Analysis for the 'Reducing Insecurity and Violent Extremism in the Northern and Coastal Regions of Kenya' (RE-INVENT) Project" in Kwale, Lamu, Isiolo, Laikipia, West Pokot, and Turkana.
Year and Client: 2020-2021 - Danish Refugee Council and Danish Demining Group
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTH SUDAN
"Corruption Perceptions Survey in South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2016 - Coffey International
HEALTH, WASH, AGRICULTURE, AND LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
"Baseline Study of the 'Healthy Women & Girls Project' on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Mozambique"
Year and Client: 2018 - Plan International
"Baseline Study of the 'Sustainable Agriculture Kigoma Regional Program' (SAKiRP) Project" in Tanzania.
Year and Client: 2017 - Belgian Technical Cooperation
"Evaluation of Mozambique's National Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme (MOBIZ)"
Year and Client: 2017 - UN Population Fund
"Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Aweil North and Aweil West, South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2017 - Concern Worldwide
"Endline Evaluation Report for Component A of the 'Advancing Palestinian Women Entrepreneurs Project'"
Year and Client: 2017 - Cherie Blair Foundation
"End-of-Project Evaluation of Protection and Livelihoods Assistance to Refugees in Unity and Upper Nile States, South Sudan"
Year and Client: 2016-2017 - Danish Refugee Council
"Investigating the Links between WASH and Malnutrition: A Research Study in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal (South Sudan)"
Year and Client: 2016 - Mercy Corps
"Baseline Survey - MozWASH Programme" by Charity: Water
Year and Client: 2016 - Charity: Water
"End-of-Project Evaluation for the Integrated Approach to Refugee Interventions in Lebanon"
Year and Client: 2016 - Save the Children