The Global Impact Study has a global, distributed research team that brings together new and existing research networks. The team is made up of Country Research Teams, a Research Working Group, an International Advisory Committee, and staff from the Technology & Social Change Group at the University of Washington Information School. Learn more about our partners.
Country Research Teams
• Massum Billah, Bangladesh, D.Net
• Ananya Raihan, Bangladesh, D.Net
• Mehnaz Rabbani, Bangladesh, BRAC
• Rodrigo Garrido, Chile, Information Education Institute, Universidad de la Frontera
• Conrad Isler, Chile, Information Education Institute, Universidad de la Frontera
• Christian Labbe, Chile, Information Education Institute, Universidad de la Frontera
• Macaren Vivent, Chile, Information Education Institute, Universidad de la Frontera
• Vida Beresnevičiūtė, Lithuania, Society for Information and Development
• Jonas Kupinas, Lithuania, Society for Information and Development
• Birutė Mankevičiūtė, Lithuania, Society for Information and Development
Research Working Group
• François Bar, University of Southern California (chair)
• Michael Best, Georgia Tech University
• Mike Crandall, University of Washington
• Andy Gordon, University of Washington
• Beth Kolko, University of Washington
• Amy Mahan, LIRNE.net (in fond memory)
• Carlos Manjarrez, Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Balaji Parthasarathy, Indian Institute of Information Technology
• Ricardo Ramirez, University of Guelph
• George Sciadas, Statistics Canada
International Advisory Committee
• Enzo Abbagliati, Subdirector of Public Libraries, Directorate of Libraries, Archives & Museums, Government of Chile
• John Carlo-Bertot, Professor and Associate Director, Information Use Management & Policy Institute, Tallahassee, USA
• Elvis Fraser, Deputy-director, Impact planning and improvement at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA
• Andy Gordon, Professor, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT for Change, Bangalore, India
• Claudia Lux, Director, Central and Regional Library of Berlin, and Chair of International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions
• Teresa Peters, Independent Consultant
• Francisco Proenza, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy
• Ashis Sanyal, Senior Director, E-Governance Programme Management Unit, Department of Information Technology, Government of India
• Kentaro Toyama, Assistant Managing Director, Microsoft Research, Bangalore, India
Ex Officio Committee Members
• François Bar, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, USA
• Florencio Ceballos, International Development Research Centre
• Michael Clarke, International Development Research Centre
• Chris Coward, University of Washington, Technology & Social Change Group
• Sandra Fried, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Frank Tulus, International Development Research Centre
Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington
• Chris Coward, Principal Research Scientist & Director
• Michelle Fellows, Research Assistant
• Christine Prefontaine, Knowledge Sharing & Communications Advisor
• Chris Rothschild, Research Analyst
• Rebecca Sears, Research Coordinator
• Araba Sey, Research Associate
