Jessica Heckert
Research Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute
Bio
Jessica Heckert is a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, she addresses research questions related to 1) adolescent/youth health and wellbeing, 2) the development of metrics to measure women’s empowerment, 3) the impact of agricultural development interventions on women’s empowerment and other gender-related outcomes, and 4) the intersection of household gender dynamics and health outcomes. She is a social demographer and earned a Ph.D. in Demography and Human Development & Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013.
Articles by Jessica Heckert
![UN Women Guatemala - Rural Women Diversify Incomes and Build Resilience](/sites/default/files/styles/header_image_teaser/public/images/Guatemala%20UN%20Women.jpg?itok=OD1Esb2P)
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Contestando el llamado por nuevos enfoques: Alcanzando individuos que hablan idiomas indígenas en Guatemala
![UN Women Guatemala - Rural Women Diversify Incomes and Build Resilience](/sites/default/files/styles/header_image_teaser/public/images/Guatemala%20UN%20Women.jpg?itok=OD1Esb2P)
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Answering the call for new approaches in phone surveys: reaching Indigenous-language speakers in Guatemala
![Enumerator administering the quantitative survey instrument with a couple (joint interview) in Kagera Region, Tanzania](/sites/default/files/styles/header_image_teaser/public/images/20220714_172846.jpg?itok=2plczH80)
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