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Project Associate in Health Futures Foundation, Inc.
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João received his Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal. He has a specialization in Translational Medicine and is a former PhD Candidate in Medical Sciences. Prior to joining Global Development Network (GDN), João was an interim Scientific Officer at the European Research Council [ERC] (Executive Agency) at the European Commission where he managed, supported the evaluation and did the scientific and financial monitoring/assessment of million euro grants on projects related to the field of Life Sciences (in particular on Diagnostics, Therapies, Applied Medical Technology, and Public Health). João was the President of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Portugal and later the Liaison Officer (LO) of ESN International towards the European Students Union and the Lifelong Learning Platform, as well as a member of the Expert Group of the European Youth Forum on Erasmus+ and funding of youth organizations, on a volunteering basis. Furthermore, he has acted as Evaluator for the European Commission on calls related to Higher Education, youth, and non-formal education topics.
João joined GDN in October 2018 as a Program Associate, increased his responsibilities in April 2019 by joining the Global Development Awards Competition team and now is a Senior Program Manager. João's main responsibility is to manage the entire Global Development Awards Competition - initiative administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund which is managed by the World Bank, and generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, while also providing support on the planning, implementation, and documentation of the Doing Research initiative.
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My goal is to pursue a career in managing, developing or consulting, ideally health-related and on the international level, but I refused to go to the degree that would give me the skills to do it at once, in managing and/or marketing, because I believe that a good manager should have transverse skills acquired from multiple experiences, not only be academically qualified to literally control it.
I love to travel and to work under an international environment with a work philosophy that aims for quality and not quantity. I love to speak in public and debate while being very comfortable in IT and managing teams and projects. The ideal work is not on a tight schedule but goal-oriented so that one can adapt and be as productive as possible
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Janet Njelesani, PhD, OTR/L, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, NYU. She is an occupational therapist with a PhD in Rehabilitation Science and Global Health from the University of Toronto. Janet's research investigates how the fields of occupational therapy, global health, and international development intersect to mediate participation for persons with disabilities. Her current research explores school violence against children with disabilities in East Africa.
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Dr Niccolo Durazzi is a Lecturer in Political Economy of Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh and a Research Associate at LSE Enterprise, where he has worked since 2010. He holds a PhD in Social Policy from LSE, an MSc (distinction) in European Political Economy from the LSE European Institute, an MA (honours) from the University of Bologna in International Cooperation, Development and Human Rights, and a BA in International and Diplomatic Science. His research on education, skills and labour market policy has appeared in leading politics and social policy journals such as Journal of European Public Policy, Politics and Society, Socio-Economic Review and Social Policy and Administration. He is co-author of several reports for various public sector clients, including a research paper for the UK Government, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the social benefits of higher education and a study for the European Parliament on measures against youth unemployment. His other clients have also included the European Commission, EU agencies, national governments and international organisations.
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Researcher at LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research), formerly CEPS/INSTEAD (Luxembourg public research institution), since July 2008, and associate research fellow at CREM (UMR CNRS 6211 - Rennes, France). I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Rennes 1.
My research work is mainly focused on innovative work practices and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) uses in firms. My main research questions assess their influence on employees outcomes (such as motivations, job satisfaction, commitment, quit intentions, etc.).
All of my research is based on an empirical approach. I use both survey data and experimental data. I supervised surveys and laboratory experiments to collect data dedicated to my research topics.
My work has been published in academic journals such as European Economic Review, Industrial Relations, Economic and Industrial Democracy, Applied Economics.
Languages: French (native speaker) - English
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I am a second-year Social Policy PhD student originally from Italy working on the politics of well-being at the University of Edinburgh. In more detail, I am looking at what factors promote and inhibit the use of measures of progress and well-being in Scotland and Italy. I am the current PGR Representative of all PhD students at UoE, a role that I also held in 2017/2018, and the current Scottish Graduate School of Social Science/Doctoral Training Partnership Representative. I am also the drummer of The Holyrooders, a Scottish rock band. I can speak English, Italian, Spanish and, after drinking some wine, I can manage to have small talks in French and Swedish as well (skål!).
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I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2016. I worked as a research & teaching assistant in the Department of Economics at METU before joining the Economic and Social Research Institute (Ireland) in October 2017. My research areas include the fields of income distribution, social policies, labor economics, climate change, migration, and CGE modeling. My primary duty in my current role is developing an economy-environment-energy CGE model for Ireland. Besides, my research focuses on the effects of the Syrian refugees on the Turkish economy, the impact of non-uniform population growth rates across household groups in a CGE setting, and the relation between social transfers and female labor force participation in Turkey.
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PhD Researcher in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh
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Project Manager at Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
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Jakub Hlávka, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Health Policy and Management Department of the Price School of Public Policy and Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California. His research interests include innovative payment for healthcare, health system reform, emerging therapies and the study of inequality.