Enduring Results Study 3.0 Entry #1550 29 Mar 2021 5:29 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 19 comments Enduring Results Study 3.0, led by USAID, CRS, and Accenture Development Partnership, is one of the LASER PULSE research studies under Private Sector Engagement buy-in. This study is the third in the series of Enduring Results Studies (ERS), which collect and disseminate evidence on the drivers...
Developing Locally Relevant Measures of Commitment Entry #1549 29 Mar 2021 5:25 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 19 comments A recently-concluded LASER PULSE project, funded by USAID, can offer you insights into measuring local level capacity and commitment. In this research project, Texas A&M (led by Sylvie Hamie and Khalil Dirani) and University of Notre Dame (led by Tushi Baul and Lila Khatiwada) researchers...
LASER PULSE Uganda Project Catalyzing Change in Social Emotional Learning Through Remote Train-the-Trainer Model Entry #1548 29 Mar 2021 5:05 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 8 comments A new LASER PULSE project to develop and test an early childhood evidence-based intervention for social emotional learning in Uganda has begun to implement a train-the-trainer scale-up model. Due to travel constrictions, the team conducted trainings via teleconference with Nakaseke Primary...
LASER PULSE East Africa Award Undertakes Co-design Approach Toward Partnership Entry #1547 29 Mar 2021 4:58 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 11 comments In the Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Food Security Through African Indigenous Vegetables project in Western Kenya, we have prioritized a co-design process between the research and research translation partners from the proposal development stage. Egerton University (research),...
Stakeholder Analysis at LASER PULSE Entry #1546 29 Mar 2021 4:54 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 1 comments A key component of LASER PULSE’s Embedded Research Translation model is the collaboration of researchers and practitioners in development research projects. LASER PULSE defines Embedded Research Translation as an iterative codesign process among academics, practitioners and other...
Share Your Research Translation Examples With the Network Entry #1545 29 Mar 2021 4:49 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 1 comments Do you have an experience, project, or best practice on research translation your fellow LASER PULSE Network members should be aware of? Contact us at laserpulse@purdue.edu to see if we can feature your work in a...
POKET - An out of the box tool for researchers to deploy their own crowdsourcing engagements. Entry #1544 29 Mar 2021 4:41 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 3 comments POKET is an out of the box tool for researchers to deploy their own crowdsourcing engagements. The focus is on projects that can benefit from self-reported data, high-frequency data capture, citizen-generated data, participatory mapping or community-driven insights. POKET retrofits their suite...
Upcoming Opportunity: Grand Research Challenges for Development Entry #1326 17 Dec 2020 1:27 am Jeffrey A Goecker 4 comments In January 2021, LASER PULSE will issue a Request for Applications (RFA) entitled “Grand Research Challenges for Development” (GRCD) to fund research awards for collaboration between USAID activity (project) implementers and Higher Education Institution researchers in USAID interest...
Impact Evaluation of Psychosocial Support in South Sudan Entry #1325 17 Dec 2020 1:18 am Jeffrey A Goecker 1 comments Psychosocial Support (PSS) interventions have a significant positive impact on students’ well-being and academic performance in areas of conflict and crisis. Results from a LASER PULSE-funded evaluation on Psychosocial Support in South Sudan show enhanced student reading scores and social...
Colombia, Vietnam and Ethiopia Awards Update Entry #1324 17 Dec 2020 1:13 am Jeffrey A Goecker 1 comments Colombia The Colombia RFA was announced February 7, 2020 in the sector areas of: Youth Venezuela migration response Integrated Rural Development The Colombia award process is continuing to refine selected proposals, review budget requests and obtain necessary...
New Online Trainings Available Entry #1191 24 Sep 2020 7:39 am Jeffrey A Goecker 5 comments LASER PULSE would like to make you aware of new online training modules available to network members. These trainings address critical issues in research translation and your participation in them could facilitate enhanced translation of research into practice in your work. You’ll find...
Private Sector Engagement Evidence Gap Map Entry #1190 24 Sep 2020 7:32 am Jeffrey A Goecker 3 comments Researchers and practitioners at Notre Dame, Purdue, and Catholic Relief Services are collaborating with USAID to implement the Agency’s private sector engagement (PSE) evidence and learning plan to enable USAID Missions and Bureaus to incorporate PSE good practices in the future. The...
Ethiopian Practitioner KIIs Entry #1189 24 Sep 2020 7:24 am Jeffrey A Goecker 7 comments The LASER PULSE consortium conducted key informant interviews with eight Ethiopian practitioners virtually in June and July 2020. Representatives from Catholic Relief Services and The University of Notre Dame were unable to visit Ethiopia due to the pandemic, and instead conducted the interviews...
The Voices of the Indigenous Peoples of Uganda: A Buy-In Opportunity from USAID Entry #1188 24 Sep 2020 6:58 am Jeffrey A Goecker 3 comments The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Uganda is partnering with USAID/LAB/Centre for Development Research (CDR) to leverage the expertise of Ugandan universities and researchers to undertake development research that will inform subsequent interventions by USAID/Uganda...
Program Director's Message Entry #1187 24 Sep 2020 6:53 am Jeffrey A Goecker 31 comments Dear LASER Network Members, There are now more than 1,952 of you, from 54 countries. We thank you for joining our network. Our vision for this virtual space is to provide a community where you can meet up professionally and learn. A kind of mix between Research Gate and Match.com, where you can...
June 2020 Update Entry #1050 25 Jun 2020 2:13 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 0 comments Dear LASER PULSE Network Colleagues, We at LASER, like probably all of you, have been working remotely since mid-March. Perhaps for the first time in history, all around the world we have been responding to protect ourselves from a pandemic at the same time and in mostly the same ways. The...
Updates on R4D Workshops in Vietnam and Ethiopia Entry #1049 25 Jun 2020 2:10 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 6 comments Earlier this year, the COVID-19 crisis caused the postponement of LASER R4D Workshops in Hanoi, Vietnam and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Indiana University, the lead consortium partner for these events, has been working closely with the LASER team, regional partners, and USAID to...
New Templates available for Research Translation Entry #1048 25 Jun 2020 2:07 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 2 comments The LASER PULSE Research Translation team is excited to present templates and tools now available to Network Members. These resources are intended to directly support research translation projects by addressing critical areas in knowledge, understanding, and implementation. View the tools below...
Research and Research Translation Capacity in sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education Institutions Entry #1047 25 Jun 2020 2:05 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 9 comments As one of its core activities, the Long-term Assistance and Services for Research (LASER) – Partner University-Led Solutions Engine (PULSE) initiative conducted a research capacity assessment in partner Universities/Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The assessment targeted low...
Observing research translation in action through a virtual workshop: An example from Northern Iraq Entry #1046 25 Jun 2020 2:00 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 0 comments On May 20, 2020 Juan Posada-Burbano facilitated a research translation strategy workshop to establish a shared understanding of the knowledge gaps addressed early on in the research project. The discussion at the end of the workshop focused on how to identify practitioner stakeholders,...
