PRCI-Africa Training Schedule

Date Title Contributors
Cohort 1
June 9, 2020 Integrating Gender in Policy Research and Outreach Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI), Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI), Veronique Theriault (MSU),Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), David Tschirley (MSU)
June 19, 2020 Stata basics: Working with Complex Survey Data and Descriptive Statistics Margaret Beaver
Week of July 6, 2020 Informed Consent and Human Research Subject Protection Materials developed by the MSU Human Resource Protection Program (HRPP)
July 15, 2020 Reproducible and Transparent Research Liz Bageant (Cornell), Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU)
July 29, 2020 Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), Paul Samboko (MSU)
August 13, 2020 Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), and Paul Samboko (MSU)
August 27, 2020 Binary Response Models (linear probability, probit, and logit models) Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), and Paul Samboko (MSU) 
Sept. 9, 2020 Impact Evaluation: Introduction and Methods Overview Mywish Maredia (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), and Paul Samboko (MSU)
Sept. 21, 2020 Testing and Correcting for Endogenity in Linear Models Paul Samboko (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU)
Oct. 12, 2020  Linear Panel Data Models Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), and Paul Samboko (MSU)
Nov. 5, 2020 Tobit Models Veronique Theriault (MSU) and Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU)
Jan. 13, 2021 Double Hurdle Models David Mather (MSU) and Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU)
Feb. 3, 2021 Navigating Peer Review Christopher Barrett (Cornell University)
Feb. 17, 2021 Integrating Mixed Methods in Research Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI) and Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI)
Apr. 6, 2021 Writing Journal Articles Thomas Reardon (MSU) 
April, 2021 Giving Effective Research Presentations (asynchronous) Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU) and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU)
June 9, 2021 Grant Proposal Writing Thomas Jayne (MSU) and Antony Chapoto (IAPRI)
Cohort 2
Oct. 20, 2021 Journal Article Writing Tom Reardon (MSU)
Nov. 1, 2021 All Things Grants: Some Insights on Successful (and Not So Successful) Research Grantsmanship (joint with STAAARS+) Christopher Barrett (Cornell University)
Nov. 3, 2021 Navigating Peer Review (joint with STAAARS+) Christopher Barrett (Cornell University)
Nov. 8, 2021 Some Principles and Good Practices to Safeguard Research Ethics (joint with STAAARS+) Christopher Barrett (Cornell University)
Nov. 10, 2021 From Research to Policy Influence: Understanding the Policy Space Kristin Davis (IFPRI)
Dec. 6, 8, 10, 2021 Transparent and Reproducible Research (joint with STAAARS+) Aleks Michuda (Cornell University) 
Jan. 19, 2022 Foundations of Policy Communication and Overview of Different Outreach Activities and Methods Kristin Davis (IFPRI)
Feb. 10, 2022 Implementing Indicators of Reach, Benefit, and Empowerment Ruth Meizen-Dick (IFPRI) and Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI)
May 10, 2022 How (and Why) to Address Gender in Value Chain Studies Ruth Meizen-Dick (IFPRI) and Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI)
May 25, 2022 How to Raise Your Research Visibility and Measure and Track research Impact Indira Yerramareddy (IFPRI), Kristin Davis (IFPRI)
July 7, 2022 Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism Session 1: Types of Plagiarism and How to Avoid Them Nkechi Oranye(CPEEL/PiLAF) and Madina Guloba (EPRC)
July 14, 2022 Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism Session 2: Citations and Authorship Dilinna Lucy Nwobi (CPEEL/PiLAF) and Cheickh Sadibou Fall (ISRA-BAME)
Sept 21, 2022 Designing and Implementing Agri-food Value Chain Surveys Ben Belton (MSU)
Oct 13, 2022 All You Need to Know to Get Started with Stata: From Basics to Data Management – Part I Timothy Njagi (Tegemeo Institute) and John Olwande (Tegemeo Institute)
Dec 17, 2022 All You Need to Know to Get Started with Stata: From Basics to Data Management – Part II Timothy Njagi (Tegemeo Institute) and John Olwande (Tegemeo Institute)
April 27, 2023 Creating Infographics for Policy Outreach Melissa Hill (MSU), Elizabeth Birabwa (EPRC), Kristin Davis (IFPRI), Jamed Falik (IFPRI), Veronique Theriault (MSU), and Yeyoung Lee (MSU)
May 24, 2023 Formulation de recommandations à partir de données agronomiques - partie 1 Eric Crawford (MSU), Veronique Theriault (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), and Yeyoung Lee (MSU)
May 26, 2023 Formulation de recommandations à partir de données agronomiques - partie 2 Eric Crawford (MSU), Veronique Theriault (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), and Yeyoung Lee (MSU)
June 13, 2023 Introduction to Desktop GIS with QGIS Jawoo Koo (IFPRI)
July 27, 2023 Integrating gender into research and development projects Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI), Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI), Lilian Kirimi (Tegemeo Institute)
Aug 3, 2023 Presenting Gender Research Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI), Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI), Lilian Kirimi (Tegemeo Institute)
Oct 5, 2023 Roadmap to Success for Research Leading to Journal Publications Duncan Boughton (MSU and Kasetsart University)
Oct 17, 2023 Mapping Market Accessibility using QGIS Jawoo Koo (IFPRI)
Nov 28, 2023 Strategies for Drawing Valid Policy Implications From Research Findings Madina M. Guloba (EPRC), Benjamin Oyelami (PiLAF), Kristin Davis (IFPRI)
Jan 18, 2024 Beyond Add Women and Stir: Effective Proposal Writing for Gender-related Research Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI), Elizabeth Bryan (IFPRI), Ndeye Fatou Faye (ISRA-BAME)
Feb 13, 2024 Climate Smart Agriculture Innovation: Towards an Evidence-Based Strategy and Learning Approach Drs. Duncan Boughton (MSU and Kasetsart University) and Witsanu Attavanich (Kasetsart University)