Research Team
PI:
Wilella Burgess
Position Director, Evaluation and Learning Research Center
Purdue University
wburgess@purdue.edu
Co-Pi:
Dr. Joe Sinfield
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, and the founding Director of Purdue’s College of Engineering Innovation and Leadership Studies Program
Purdue University
jvs@purdue.edu
Co-Pi:
Dr. Paul Perrin
Director of Evidence and Learning at the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development and a Concurrent Associate Professor of the Practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs
Pulte Institute of Global Development at Notre Dame
pperrin@nd.edu
Co-Pi:
Melissa Paulsen
Program Director of Entrepreneurship and Education and Term Assistant Teaching Professor
Pulte Institute of Global Development at Notre Dame
mpaulse1@nd.edu
Co-Pi:
Dr. Marcia Croft
Private Sector Engagement Advisor II
Catholic Relief Services
marcia.croft@crs.org
Project Information
Title of Project: Private Sector Engagement – Phase 2
Sector: Economic Growth and Trade
Country: Institution-focused
Lead Institutions: UND (Phase I), Purdue (Phase II)
Partner(s): Purdue, Notre Dame, Catholic Relief Services
Final Budget: $1,012,422 (Phase 1) $1,687,578 (Phase II)
Project Length: 10/15/2018 – 9/30/2021 (Phase I) 5/15/2019 -10/14/2022 (Phase II)
Research Objective:
This project consists of 5 sub-projects that each support different elements of USAID’s public-private partnerships and produce research outputs that help USAID deepen their engagement with and partnership with the private sector
Project Description:
This project implements a private sector engagement evidence and learning strategy that will enable USAID staff to use best PSE practices, based on learnings and evidence. The current phase of this project builds on past activities to address the following priority questions, posed by USAID as part of their PSE Evidence and Learning Strategy:
- What is the effectiveness of different forms of engagement?
- What external factors drive effective engagement in the private sector?
- What PSE relationship qualities influence results?
Embedded Research Translation Product: Multiple reports and a suite of different learning events and outputs for use by both USAID and private sector partners
Embedded Research Translation Audience: USAID staff and private sector partners
Outputs: Multiple reports and a suite of different learning events and outputs for use by both USAID and private sector partners.
Using Evidence to Engage the Private Sector Webinar
Harmonizing Development and Business Indicators Tool
PSE Evidence Gap Map named a top resource for 2021 by the USAID-supported Marketlinks platform
