Judith A. Hermanson

Judith A. Hermanson

Judith A. Hermanson, Ph.D., is the director of the International Cooperative Research Group, the research and learning arm of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council. As director, she leads OCDC’s research activities that seek to develop evidence about the effectiveness of the cooperative business model and to enhance learning to improve program design and impact. Her career in international development includes leadership roles in several international cooperative development, U.S. civil society organizations as well as having been a tenured university faculty member.

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Opinion: How cooperation and data are the key to locally led development

Opinion: How cooperation and data are the key to locally led development

almost 2 years ago // Roots of Change: Sponsored by US Overseas Cooperative Development Council International Cooperative Research Group

Why is data so often missing from conversations about locally led development? The International Cooperative Research Group’s Judith A. Hermanson highlights the transformative role localized cooperative research and data collection can play.