OUR TEAM

Tia Palermo, Ph.D., MS, is the Principal Investigator of the 2PE lab. She is President of Policy Research Solutions (PRESTO) and a Research Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo (State University of New York). She works to generate and synthesize evidence, as well as facilitate the uptake of research findings by governments and stakeholders to inform policy and practice. Her areas of specialization include cash transfers, social protection, health, food security, and gender-based violence. She conducts research and evaluates programs using econometric modeling and mixed method research, including primary data collection. She has substantial expertise conducting impact evaluations in Africa, including studies of large-scale cash transfer programs in collaboration with national governments, and implementation research in Latin America. Dr. Palermo engages in various activities with partners and stakeholders to facilitate evidence uptake for policy and programming and conducts various capacity-building activities (including mentoring and training). Previously, she was a Social Policy Manager for Social Protection at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), where she led research examining linkages between social policy, poverty, and well-being, with a focus on children and adolescents. Dr. Palermo previously worked for international NGOs, including Ipas and Family Care International. She is co-Principal Investigator on five studies for The Transfer Project and is also a member of the following Research Consortia: SPARKS Network for Health and Social Protection and The Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and an MS in Economics.

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