Introduction
Kate is a socio-economist with over 20 years experience. She has a particular interest in poverty dynamics and has extensive experience researching chronic and intergenerational poverty. Her work takes a gendered perspective and has incorporated research on women’s economic empowerment, the impacts of intersecting inequalities on poverty outcomes and the household and intra-household impacts of policies and interventions. Kate has substantial expertise designing and leading primary research using Q squared analysis and both leading and training research teams in using life history methodologies alongside participative and other qualitative methods. Country expertise includes Rwanda, Cambodia, Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Expert
Kate has 25 years professional experience researching chronic and intergenerational poverty. After working at the Institute of Development Studies (1995/96) she moved to the International Development Department at Birmingham University where she developed and led their Poverty Reduction and Development Management Master's Degree and conducted research in India, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Kate was a core team member of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre for 10 years, leading work on spatial poverty traps and the intergenerational transmission of poverty. She moved to the Overseas Development Institute in 2002, joining the Public Policy Group and going on to lead the Growth and Equity Programme, while continuing to play a major role in the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. While at ODI, she has linked research with advisory work, maintaining a constant focus on chronic and intersectoral poverty. Her work is strongly gendered and focuses on informing pro-poorest policy formation and implementation.
Fields of expertise: Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication