- Agnes Quisumbing, a research fellow, co-leads a research program analyzing the factors that enable individuals, households, and communities to move out of poverty over the long term. Her past work at IFPRI focused on how resource allocation ...
- More about Amber Peterman in IFPRI Library Google Scholar Amber is a gender and development specialist whose work includes input into the Strengthening Women’s Assets for Better Development Outcomes research program. Her research focuses ...
- Camila Alva joined IFPRI as a Research Assistant, in June of 2009. She holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and has also taken courses at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Before joining IFPRI ...
- Carmen Estrades joined the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division at IFPRI as a Research Assistant in August 2009. At MTID, she works as a Research Assistant as part of the Globalization and Markets Team. Her current areas of research are Trade ...
- Carmen Ruiz is a Program Analyst at IFPRI’s Donor Relations. In this capacity, she monitors trends in international funding environment, and facilitates management of donor relationships. Prior to joining IFPRI Carmen worked as a Social ...
- Claudia Ringler, a citizen of Germany, joined IFPRI in 1996. Her research interests are water resources management--in particular, river basin management--and agricultural and natural resource policies for developing countries. Moreover, she is ...
- Cristina Chiarella joined IFPRI, as a Research Assistant, in May 2010. Cristina holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Before joining IFPRI, Cristina worked as a research assistant for the Group for the ...
- Daniela Horna, Postdoctoral Fellow. Agricultural economist holds PhD in agricultural economics and social sciences from the University of Hohenheim, Germany. She has gained international working experience through research and development ...
- David J. Spielman, a U.S. national, joined the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in 2004, and is currently a research fellow based in Washington, DC. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agricultural science, ...
- Derek Headey is a research fellow in the Development Strategy and Governance Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where he joined as a postdoctoral fellow in 2008. A development economist, his research encompasses ...
- Eduardo Maruyama joined IFPRI in 2007 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Born and raised in Peru, he studied a Ph.D. in Economics in the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). His past work has focused on studying risk-coping strategies of the ...
- Gissele Gajate Garrido received her PhD in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on June 2010. She also holds a Masters in Economics from UCLA and graduated with honors from Universidad del Pacífico (Peru). She has worked ...
- Jef Leroy is a Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division. At IFPRI, he studies the impact of two large scale integrated food and nutrition programs in Burundi and Guatemala on maternal and child nutrition and health. ...
- Jody Harris joined IFPRI as a Research Analyst in September 2010, in the Poverty, health and Nutrition Division, working on agriculture-nutrition linkages. Before joining IFPRI, Jody was a research assistant at the London School of Hygiene and ...
- José Falck-Zepeda Falck-Zepeda joined IFPRI in 2004 as a Research Fellow. His work at IFPRI focuses on the economics and impact assessment of biotechnology, biosafety and emerging technologies. In addition, José focuses on agricultural R&D ...
- Jose Funes, has joined IFPRI as a Senior Research Assistant in DSG. He is originally from Honduras and received his undergraduate degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources from Zamorano University, Honduras. Upon graduation, he worked for the ...
- Linden McBride is a Senior Research Assistant in the Development Strategy and Governance Division. Prior to joining IFPRI, she served in Peace Corps Burkina Faso as a small enterprise development volunteer, worked as a Rhetoric and Composition ...
- Manuel Hernandez joined IFPRI in July 2009 as a Postdoctoral Fellow. He received his PhD in Economics from Texas A&M University in May 2009. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru. Prior ...
- Marcelle Thomas joined IFPRI in 1988 and is now a research analyst in the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division (MTID). As part of her ongoing work at MTID, Marcelle has joined the team on Globalization and Trade, applying the MAcMap dataset ...
- Marie T. Ruel was appointed Division Director of IFPRI's Food Consumption and Nutrition Division in 2004. From 1996 until her current appointment, she served as Senior Research Fellow and Research Fellow in that division. Since joining IFPRI, she ...
- Maximo Torero is the Division Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute, leader of the Global Research Program on Institutions and Infrastructure for Market Development and ...
- Meagan Keefe joined IFPRI as a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow through the Congressional Hunger Center in July of 2007. Through her fellowship, she worked for the Development Strategy and Governance Division in IFPRI’s regional office ...
- Nicholas W. Minot is a senior research fellow in the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division. Since joining IFPRI in 1997 as a post-doctoral fellow, he has carried out research on the agricultural market reform in Africa, fertilizer policy, ...
- Noora-Lisa Aberman is a Program Analyst for the Poverty Health and Nutrition Division of IFPRI. She holds an MA in International Economic Policy from American University. With IFPRI, Noora has worked on a broad range of topics and programs ...
- Peter joined IFPRI in 2006 as an Information and Knowledge Management Specialist in the Communications Division. Prior to IFPRI Peter worked for the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD) in managing a ...
- Sivan Yosef, a joint American and Israeli citizen, is a Senior Research Assistant at the Director General’s Office, working on the Millions Fed project. Prior to joining IFPRI, she worked for an international educational development organization ...
- Timothy Sulser joined IFPRI as a Research Analyst in 2004 to work on the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). A US citizen, Sulser holds a M.A. in Tropical Conservation & Development from the ...
- Valerie Rhoe joined IFPRI in 2000 as a senior research assistant. In May 2007, Valerie joined the Development Strategy and Governance Division as Program Coordinator for its Nigeria Strategy Support Program. In addition to supporting the program ...









































