Marlene Lee
Former Associate Vice President
Marlene Lee was an associate vice president in International Programs. At PRB, her focus was on economic development, education, and women’s empowerment. She was technical director of PRB’s research translation collaboration with NORC for the USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) and PRB’s collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley on Counting Women’s Work, Phase 2. Dr. Lee previously worked at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and at Louisiana State University, as well as for the United States Peace Corps and as an independent research consultant. She holds advanced degrees with specializations in public policy and administration, family demography, and community development.
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From Paper to Practice: How PRB Supports Researchers to Put Their Results Into Action
Through the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), PRB helps researchers communicate their work more effectively to target audiences with workshops, toolkits, webinars, and product development.
The Effect of Reproductive Health Improvements on Women's Economic Empowerment
With increased attention to women’s economic empowerment among donors and policymakers across the globe, we are at a pivotal moment for reviewing the current state of the research on women’s economic empowerment to identify gaps.
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Census Across Africa: Using Census Data for Policy and Planning
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PopPov Workshop Examines Benefit of Canning-Karra-Wilde Model in Policy Planning in Africa
(2017) Researchers from the Population and Poverty Research Network (PopPov) have developed a macroeconomic model that estimates the impact of fertility declines on economic growth. The model is especially useful in country-level policy planning.
Report. Household Wealth and Financial Security in Appalachia (2013)
In 2007, with the onset of the deepest economic recession in the United States since the Great Depression, Americans lost jobs and experienced sharp declines in the value of their homes and investments.
