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Senior Research Fellow, Co-Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University

Dr Keetie Roelen is a Senior Research Fellow and Co-Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Development at The Open University, UK. She is a development economist by training and current research interests include the dynamics of (child) poverty, psychosocial effects and attitudes towards poverty, social protection and anti-poverty programming.

Keetie has worked with many international organisations such as UNICEF, FAO and Concern Worldwide, performing research and policy advice work in South East Asia, Southern and Eastern Africa and Central and Eastern Europe. She has quantitative and qualitative research skills and has designed and delivered lectures and training courses for Masters students, professionals, practitioners and policy makers. Her work has been published in the form of peer-reviewed journal publications and book chapters, working papers and project reports.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University