Olivia Wilkinson, Ph.D., is director of research for the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities, or JLI, a network on research and learning around faith actors’ roles in the humanitarian and development sectors. She directs JLI’s research work, collaborating with U.N. agencies, governments, NGOs, and universities alike. She published the book "Secular and Religious Dynamics in Humanitarian Response" with Routledge in early 2020 and recently co-edited a new volume titled “International Development and Local Faith Actors: Ideological and Cultural Encounters.”