The Gender Impacts Lab conducts research that seeks to identify gaps and determine entry points in order to effectively implement gender and youth responsive research, evaluations, and interventions.  

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Current Research

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Teen Health Mississippi
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Soybean Innovation Lab: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research
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United States Agency for International Development: From the American People
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Mississippi State University: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Completed Research

WEAI+Wave II Preliminary Results: Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index & Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Ghana
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Using the WEAI+ to Explore Gender Equity and Agricultural Empowerment: Baseline Evidence Among Men and Women Smallholder Farmers in Ghana's Northern Region​
ICT4AgD & Soybean Farmers in Rural Ghana: Focus Group Discussion Results among Men and Women Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Ghana’s Northern Region
Soybean Uptake & Network Survey (SUNS): 2016 Preliminary Results from the Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab
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GRADA-SIL Wave I: Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab, Gender Responsive Agricultural Development Assessment​
Water Insecurity and Emotional Distress: Coping with Supply, Access, and Seasonal Variability of Water in a Bolivian Squatter Settlement​
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Accessing USDA-NRCs Funding for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Mississippi
Collaborative Science to Enhance Coastal Resilience and Adaptation
Looking For Food: Food Access, Food Insecurity, and the Food Environment in Rural Mississippi​
ZIDRES Law: Emergent Normative Foundation of State Legitimacy in Rural Areas in Colombia
Food Security Narrative and its Effects on Land Governance: Case Study of Agricultural Policies for Oil Palm in Colombia​
High-Risk Drinking Among Female College Drinkers at Two Reporting Intervals: Comparing Spring Break to the 30 Days Prior
WEAI+ Final Results: Gender Equity in Soybean Production in Rural Ghana
Migrant Latinas and Brothel Sex Work in Belize: Sexual Agency and Sexual Risk
Can Children’s Museums Deliver Effective Health Outreach?: Evaluation Results of the HealthWorks! Be A Food Groupie Program for Elementary Students​
Social Media to Enhance Sexual Health Education for Youth: FactNotFiction’s (Re)Design and Launch​
What Do Parents in Mississippi Really Think about Sex Education in School?: Results of a State-Level Survey​
Policy Scan: Risk Factors and Health Status of Mississippi Youth: 2012 Final Report​
eBaby Project
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Study Abroad and Spanish Language for Precision Agriculture
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