Our Team - Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa

Meet our team

AMOS NJUGUNA

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (Network Chair)

Amos is the Deputy Vice Chancellor - Transformative Teaching, Learning and Research · United States International University - Africa and a founding member of the Network. He has a background in...

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JAYNE TUSIIME

Head of Department of Public Health (Network Vice Chair)

Jayne is an Epidemiologist (PhD) with a pharmaceutical background and heads the Department of Public Health at Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda. She has over 15 years’ experience in public health r...

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ANTHONY MVEYANGE

Executive Director, PASGR

Anthony Mveyange is a Tanzanian development economist, scholar, and leader with over 15 years of regional and international work experience. He specializes in development economics research, policy,...

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SAMUEL OJI OTI

Senior Program Specialist at Global Health/International Development Research Centre

Samuel Oti is a Senior Program Specialist with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). He is responsible for leading, developing and implementing IDRC’s food, environment and health pr...

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JENNIFER NYAKINYA

Program Manager

Ms. Jennifer Nyakinya is a development researcher and evidence-to-policy champion with more than 10 years of progressive experience in developing and managing donor-funded projects that lead to so...

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ALEBEL BAYRAU

Senior Research Fellow (Ethiopia Coordinator)

Dr. Alebel Bayrau Weldesilassie is a Senior Research Fellow at the Policy Studies Institute (formers Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). He is currently coordinating the Poverty and Socia...

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FITSUM MULUGETA

Africa Early Years Fellow (Ethiopia Deputy Coordinator)

Fitsum has 10+ years of experience working in development across the private sector, academia, policy think-tanks, non-profits and multilateral organizations. Prior to his current position of Africa E...

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CHRISTINE SIMIYU

Senior Lecturer (Kenya Coordinator)

Christine is an Economist (PhD) with Statistics background. She is currently a senior lecturer and head of Economics Department at KCA University, Nairobi, Kenya. She has vast experience in economic r...

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SAMUEL MUHULA

Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Manager (Kenya Deputy Coordinator)

Samuel Muhula is the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Manager at Amref Health Africa in Kenya and 2018 spring semester visiting research fellow at the University of California Berkeley, under the E...

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JEANINE CONDO

Director General (Rwanda Coordinator)

Jeanine U. Condo, MD, MSc , PhD, joined Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) since February 2016 up to date where she serves as the Director General.RBC is the implementation institution of the Ministry of ...

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