Kirthi Rao

Kirthi Rao
Designation: Former, Evidence Impact Specialist, 3ie
Kirthi was an Evidence impact specialist worked on evidence use and impact at 3ie’s Strategic Communication Office. Her work involved tracking and verifying the contributions of 3ie-supported research.

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Evidence impact: The ways evaluation findings shape real world outcomes

Kirthi Rao, Paul Thissen 28 January 2021 blog  
The changes that research findings set in motion are often hidden from plain view. Evidence may inform the knowledge base for policies and programmes before decision makers make any concrete plans or contribute to small changes that they can push through.

Not lost in translation: ethical research communication to inform decision-making

Kirthi Rao 13 September 2018 blog  

When the authors of a huge study with a sample size of 1.1 million people of European descent were asked about policy lessons gleaned from their study, they said: ‘None whatsoever’. At a time when funders insist that researchers show the impact of their studies on policies and programmes this blunt answer seems rather baffling. That this exchange is in a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) longer than the study itself is another surprise.