{"id":261,"date":"2018-11-08T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:18:42","slug":"picsa-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/picsa\/picsa\/picsa-team\/","title":{"rendered":"PICSA Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

PICSA is coordinated by a small team within the Department of International Development at the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development<\/a> at the University of Reading<\/a>. This includes:<\/p>\n

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Professor Peter Dorward, Professor, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: p.t.dorward@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 8492<\/p>\n

Webpage: http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/apd\/staff\/p-t-dorward.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr Graham Clarkson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: g.clarkson@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 5036<\/p>\n

Webpage: http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/apd\/staff\/g-clarkson.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr Amanda Caine, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: amanda.caine@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 5627<\/p>\n

Webpage: https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/international-development\/Our-Staff\/Dr-Amanda-Caine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr Rieko Shibata, Post Doctoral Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: r.shibata@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 5661<\/p>\n

Webpage: https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/international-development\/Our-Staff\/Dr-Rieko-Shibata<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr Amsalework Ejigu, Post Doctoral Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: a.a.ejigu@reading.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Webpage: Dr Amsalework Ejigu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr Mart\u00edn del Valle, Post Doctoral Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: m.delvalle@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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Professor Roger Stern Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, University of Reading; Director of Statistics for Sustainable Development<\/p>\n

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Email: r.d.stern@stats4sd.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Webpage: https:\/\/stats4sd.org\/our-team\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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PICSA is also supported by several highly expert and experienced researchers and practitioners from around the world. They include:<\/p>\n

Professor John Gathenya, Professor, Soil, Water and Environmental Engineering Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology<\/p>\n

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Email: j.m.gathenya@jkuat.ac.ke<\/a><\/p>\n

Webpage: http:\/\/www.jkuat.ac.ke\/departments\/sweed\/teaching-staff\/mgathenya\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Diana C. Giraldo. Climate Scientist, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Email: <\/span>d.giraldo@cgiar.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Webpage: https:\/\/ccafs.cgiar.org\/tailored-agro-climate-services-and-food-security-information-better-decision-making-latin-america#.XBpZa1VKjIU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Francis Torgbor, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana<\/p>\n

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Email: f.torgbor@aims.edu.gh<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dr Sam Poskitt, Environmental Social Scientist, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen:<\/p>\n

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Email: Samuel.Poskitt@hutton.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Webpage: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sam-poskitt-84b303122\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr Erica Bower, Post Doctoral Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development:<\/p>\n

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Email: e.bower2@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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