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Speaker Series

Past Speaker Series Events

  • Past Event Student Event

    Food for Thought: Data, Policy and Gender-Based Violence in the Arab Gulf States

    Ensuring the safety & well-being of women and migrant workers.
    The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.
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    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Lectures & Discussions

    Book Talk: Soledad Prillaman on the Gendered Participation Gap in India

    Professor Prillaman discussed her new book, expanding our understanding of what it means to create an inclusive democracy for all.
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    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Conferences & Workshops

    Measuring Early Childhood Development in Low-Resource Settings: Evidence from Wearable Technologies in Malawi

    A workshop on methodologies to track parental inputs and early childhood development (ECD) through wearable sensors in rural Malawi.
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    Gunn SIEPR Building / Zoom (hybrid)
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Empowering Local Partners

    Stanford researchers and their collaborators discussed how to build the research capacity of local partners.
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    Gunn SIEPR Building / Zoom (hybrid)
  • Past Event Conferences & Workshops

    2024 Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev)

    International research gathering advancing global economic development
    *This event has already occurred.
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Fieldwork Finances 101

    All you need to know about research budgets, contracts, and paying for fieldwork expenses
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Lectures & Discussions

    Speaker Series on Migration in Latin America

    With regional migrants doubling over the last decade, experts discussed intra-regional policy & programmatic solutions.
    The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Food for Thought: Felipe Muñoz on the Inter-American Development Bank’s Migration Programs

    Muñoz discussed his experience leading inter-governmental policy efforts around migration in Latin America.
    The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Ethics in Research

    Upholding ethical standards in research
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Food for Thought: Jennifer Pan on China in the Global Information Ecosystem

    Professor Pan discussed how controlling information in the digital era affects people’s involvement in politics and decision making.
    The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Conferences & Workshops

    The Economics of Violence and Harassment Against Women Conference

    Understanding the causes and economic costs of violence and harassment against women, along with assessing potential solutions.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Lectures & Discussions

    Albert Park: China’s Economy and Asia’s Rise

    A discussion on China’s growth prospects and its regional impact.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Lectures & Discussions

    Speaker Series on Adapting Food Systems to Climate Change

    Rikin Gandhi and Claudia Sadoff discuss how to address the impact of climate change on agricultural systems in South Asia.
    The Series features talks by distinguished scholars and policymakers with the goal of fostering discussions about successes and challenges in the field of poverty alleviation.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Navigating Africa-Focused Research at Stanford

    A multidisciplinary panel discussion about leading research on the African continent.
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Failing Forward

    A panel discussion on how to move forward when field research plans go awry.
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Lectures & Discussions

    25 Million Sparks: Andrew Leon Hanna on Refugee Entrepreneurship

    Book talk with Entrepreneur and Author Andrew Leon Hanna and Executive Director of the Immigration Policy Lab, Dr. Adam Lichtenheld.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Budgeting for Fieldwork

    Guidance on building budgets, as well as Q&A time with Grant Miller and Alexis Medina
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Research Roadmap: Contracts Workshop

    Overview, guidance, and Q&A on the Stanford contracting process with an emphasis on international field research.
    The Research Roadmap series provides research and career advice for graduate students interested in global development.
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    Zoom
  • Past Event Student Event

    2023 International Engagement Fair

    For students to learn about international experiences abroad and on-campus offered by student and campus organizations
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    Gunn SIEPR Building
  • Past Event Student Event

    Food for Thought: Giulio De Leo on Triple Win Planetary Health Innovations in Africa

    Professor De Leo discussed innovative ways to control and eliminate a poverty-driven parasitic disease in West Africa.
    The Food for Thought series features student-focused events with speakers from a variety of disciplines discussing topics related to global development.
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    *This event has already occurred.
    Gunn SIEPR Building