GAGE DirectorPrincipal Research Fellow, Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion, Overseas Development Institute
Dr Nicola Jones is the Director of the DFID-funded nine-year global mixed-methods Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence research programme. Her expertise lies in the intersection of gender, age and social inclusion and social protection, in developmental and conflict-affected settings. She has carried out qualitative and mixed-methods research for a range of funders (AusAID, DFID, EU, FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, IDRC, GAVI Alliance, Oak Foundation, Plan International, Save the Children, UN Women and the World Bank) and her country expertise is broad, having worked in East and West Africa, Asia, Latin America and more recently in the MENA region. She has published widely including six books, more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as reports, policy briefs and short communication pieces.