Christopher D. Grady

Christopher D. Grady

Senior Metrics Advisor, USAID. Interested in causal inference, statistics, behavioral science, governance, and conflict.

Talks and presentations

Select Policy Presentations

“Synthetic Control Analysis of the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal.” Bureau for Democracy, Rights, and Governance, 2024, Washington, D.C.

“Randomized Evaluations of DRG Activities.” USAID Office of Chief Economist, 2024, Washington, D.C.

“How will we know if it worked? Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experiments.” USAID DRG Global Gathering, 2024, Washington, D.C.

“Research in the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance.” Evidence in Governance and Politics Convening, 2023, Mexico City, Mexico.

“Recent Advances in Quasi-Experimental Research Methods.” Bureau for Democracy, Rights, and Governance Annual Learning Forum, 2023, Washington, D.C.

“Findings from the 2021 Zambia Electoral Assessment.” USAID/Zambia and US Embassy of Zambia, 2022, Lusaka, Zambia.

“Mixed-Methods Evaluations of Development Programs.” Peace and Security Summit, 2022, Washington, D.C.

Select Academic Presentations

“Can an Information Campaign about Taxation and Improved Service Delivery Increase Tax Compliance?” United States Agency for International Development, 2021, Washington, D.C.

“The Downstream Effects of Television Programs on Social Norms.” Midwest Political Science Association Conference, 2018, Chicago, IL.

“The Effect of a Hausa Language Television Program on Attitudes about Almajiri Schools in Northern Nigeria.” Notre Dame University, 2017, South Bend, IN.

“Aid for Peace: The Effect of Foreign Aid on Violent Conflict in Africa.” Development in the Face of Global Inequalities, 2017, Barcelona, Spain.

“The Effects of Arewa24 on Attitude about Tolerance, Violence, and Women’s Empowerment in Northern Nigeria.” U.S. Department of State, 2017, Washington, D.C.

“Power and Pitfalls of IVR and SMS for Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects.” Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Technology Conference, 2016, Washington, D.C.

“Conflict and Peacebuilding in Nigeria.” The Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security (ACDIS), 2016, Urbana, IL.