Nancy Pellowski Wiger

Senior Researcher

Dr. Pellowski Wiger has conducted extensive research on gender equality and social inclusion, examining inequalities in education, health, and youth livelihoods. Her work includes a variety of longitudinal, mixed-methods research projects, including a partnership with CARE focused on marginalized girls’ education in eight countries (2008-2011), a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation on youth livelihoods in East Africa (2011-2017), and a partnership with Australian Aid to conduct the Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Longitudinal Study in Vietnam (2019-2022). She currently works at the Institute for Health Informatics as part of the Big Data Project team, examining disparities in health and education for K-12 youth. She also works in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy Development in the College of Education and Human Development as a Senior Researcher serving as a Global Learning Partner with the Global Partnership for Education and Oxfam Denmark to support Education Out Loud.