Shannon Shisler

Designation

Lead Evaluation Specialist

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Shannon supports the production of systematic reviews and provides quality assurance for the data related to such projects. She has nearly two decades of experience in maternal and child health research, particularly in the context of addiction in low-income families.

10 December 2024

Learning from more than two decades of market access interventions for smallholder farmers

Subsistence or small-scale farming remains the primary source of livelihood for households in rural areas. Numerous factors inhibit farmers’ access and participation in markets—farmers being too far…

Evidence base of sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions

28 September 2023

Evidence base of sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions growing, but gaps remain

Ahead of World Contraception Day (26 September) and International Safe Abortion Day (28 September), UN experts called for states, especially those in emergency, humanitarian and crisis situations, to…

18 July 2023

Mapping the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights in L&MICs

Sexual and reproductive rights are human rights, and the right to make sexual and reproductive decisions affects sexual and reproductive health. To understand the extent of the evidence on sexual and…

Mapping evidence gaps in interventions improving food security in humanitarian settings

04 August 2022

Mapping evidence gaps in interventions improving food security in humanitarian settings

Natural and human-induced catastrophic events are pushing humanity to the brink. The compounding and cascading effects of armed conflicts, irreversible climate change, and the global outbreak of…

Why we need qualitative evidence in systematic reviews: the case of the Gender SR

07 October 2021

Why we need qualitative evidence in systematic reviews: the case of the Gender SR

We recently completed a new systematic review, ‘Strengthening women’s empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies’. This systematic review, also…

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Learning from more than two decades of market access interventions for smallholder farmers

Evidence base of sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions growing, but gaps remain

Mapping the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights in L&MICs

Mapping evidence gaps in interventions improving food security in humanitarian settings

Why we need qualitative evidence in systematic reviews: the case of the Gender SR