Musa Abubakar is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria Research and Learning Group. He is currently undertaking research with audiences to support projects focusing on governance, climate change and public health.
Femi Akinlabi is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria Research and Learning Group. Femi joined the Trust in August 2005. Prior to joining the Trust, he worked for Research and Marketing Services, Lagos as a research executive/analyst. Femi also has experience working as a research consultant for the University of Ibadan where he developed his quantitative research analysis skills. Femi holds a BSc and an MSc in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
Allan Oniba Alana is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Uganda Research and Learning Group. His current projects include human rights, governance and climate change. Previously he was in northern Uganda working for the Straight Talk Foundation on an HIV/AIDS and Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health project. He holds a degree in Quantitative Economics from Gulu University, and is studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management at Uganda Management Institute.
Apune Jacob Alfred is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust, based in the office in Juba, Sudan. Since joining the Trust in March 2008, he has worked across the region on a wide variety of projects, including mapping and developing the media capacity of Sudan and Uganda, conducting focus groups with internally displaced people (IDPs), and facilitating training on audience research for local journalists. For Africa Talks Climate, Apune was the lead researcher on reporting of the Sudan research, and conducted in-depth interviews with opinion leaders across Southern Sudan.
Selam Ayalew is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Research and Learning Group in Ethiopia. Previously she was a lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics at Addis Ababa University, a junior officer at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, and a research consultant on health, governance and media communication for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, World Bank, and PACT Ethiopia. Selam holds a BA in Accounting and an MA in Business Administration from Addis Ababa University.
Miriam Burton has been a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's London Research and Learning Group since June 2009. Miriam has a background in literature and linguistics and taught English in a Spanish high school prior to joining the Trust. A fluent French speaker, Miriam holds a BA (Hons) in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge.
Anna Godfrey is a Research Manager at the BBC World Service Trust in London and is leading the climate research work for Africa Talks Climate. She joined the Trust in 2005 and has led a range of projects delivering research to support media and communication interventions, governance and human rights, health and climate change. She has also conducted qualitative and quantitative research in a range of post-conflict societies including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and Iraq. Anna was formerly a Senior Research Analyst with the Ministry of Defence where she specialised in the creation and implementation of methodology for measuring the effectiveness of communications activities. Her earlier work included research consultancy to inform government policy. Anna read Mathematics at the University of Sheffield and holds a post-graduate qualification in Applied Statistics.
Chima Ijeaku is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria's Research and Learning Group. Chima joined the Trust in 2006 as a freelance researcher and became full time in January 2008. Before joining the Trust, Chima worked with Dotcom services in Lagos as a Desk officer. He holds a BSc in Botanical Science from the University of Lagos.
Mercy Kimaro is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Reserach and Learning Group in Tanzania. Previously she worked as a manager at the Minnesota International Health Volunteer, a Malaria and Child survival project. She also served as an intern with the World Vision Area Development Programme in Kenya and Tanzania. Mercy holds a diploma in Development and Management and a BA in Community Development from Daystar University, Kenya. Her interests also include making documentaries about development issues and teaching business skills to disadvantaged women in African communities.
Perest Kujang is a freelance researcher based in Juba, Southern Sudan. She is a native Bari speaker, and conducted focus groups with local women in multiple locations in Southern Sudan for Africa Talks Climate.
Bolanle Lasisi is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria Research and Learning Group. Bolanle joined the Trust in May 2005. Prior to joining the Trust, she served for six years as Programme Officer overseeing the African Radio Drama Association in Northern Nigeria. She has experience in script writing, radio production, facilitation and co-ordination of listeners clubs and liaison with radio stations. Bolanle holds a BA (Hons) in Drama from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She is currently embarking on an MA programme in Development Communications at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Emily LeRoux-Rutledge is a Research Officer based in the London office. Emily began working with the BBC World Service Trust in 2007. She has worked on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Formerly, Emily worked for the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Kenya. She has done research on empowerment through mass media, specifically focusing on the Trust's Afghan Women's Hour project. Emily holds an MSc in Social and Public Communication from the London School of Economics, and a BA (Hons) in International Relations and English from the University of Toronto.
Leah Matthews has been a researcher for the World Service Trust in London since October 2008, working primarily on humanitarian radio programming and journalist training projects in Sudan, Somalia, Iran, and Vietnam. Prior to this, she worked at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on research relating to economic development, social capital, and climate change in rural Canada. She has an M.A. in International Peace and Security from King’s College London, and a B.A. in Political Science and International Development Studies from McGill University in Montreal.
Anu Ramatu Mohammed is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria Research and Learning Group and is currently the Acting Head of Research. Anu joined the BBC World Service Trust in July 2005. Prior to joining the Trust, she worked as a facilitator for the Renaissance Theatre Network (RTN) HIV/AIDS Community Project. Anu holds a BSc in Mass Communication from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and is currently pursuing an MA in Development Communication at the same university (A B U, Zaria).
Ruman Ronald Moi has worked as a researcher for the BBC World Service Trust’s Sudan office since March 2008. For Africa Talks Climate, he conducted focus groups and in-depth interviews in both English and Bari. He has worked on many research studies across the country, including most recently doing a needs assessment of radio stations across Southern Sudan, and conducting focus groups with former IDPs to inform humanitarian radio programming.
David Musiime is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Uganda Research and Learning Group. His current projects include human rights governance in rural communities in Uganda, and climate change. He holds a degree in Economics from Makerere University, and is studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management at Uganda Management Institute. In 2007 he won an international essay competition held by the Washington-based Centre for International Enterprise for his writing on entrepreneurship and leadership.
Lucy Neville has been a Research Assistant at the BBC World Service Trust since October 2008. Her current projects include English language learning in Bangladesh and climate change in Africa. Previously she was carrying out PhD research in the field of forensic psychology, investigating violence against sex workers. Lucy holds a MSc in Forensic Psychology from the Univeristy of Surrey and a BA (Hons) in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University.
Linda Nwoke is the Acting Country Director, BBC World Service Trust, Nigeria. She also manages the Trust's projects in Nigeria. She was formerly leading the BBC World Service Trust's Nigeria Research and Learning Group. Linda joined the Trust in April 2005. Prior to this she worked for over two years in a large multinational research and marketing company in Nigeria. She specialises in qualitative research and has extensive experience in audience research, social research and marketing. Linda has worked in a psychiatric hospital, Nigerian prisons and a social welfare organisation. She holds a BSc and an MSc in Clinical Psychology.
Samuel Otieno is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Research and Learning Group in Kenya. He has previously worked as a researcher specialising in East Africa for the private sector, public institutions and international agencies. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration and Public Relations.
Ed Pauker is a researcher with the BBC World Service Trust's Research and Learning Group in London. He has previously worked with national and local media outlets on governance and anti-corruption issues in Chicago and on short-term engagements with development projects in Ecuador and Kosovo. Ed holds a Bachelor's degree from Bates College and a Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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