Gender and Livestock Data

Julie Koehler is passionate about leading behaviour change processes that support deeper inclusion and gender integration within teams. As Head of Gender (Data in Livestock Development) she leads collaborations that support the use of data towards transformative change. Julie has 20 years of experience in humanitarian response, development, and academia, and has worked to build and deliver systems, processes and structures that help integrate gender across portfolios from country teams to global initiatives. She has worked with teams across sectors and contexts to get past challenges and implement solutions. She is a convener of people and a facilitator of collaborative and empowering spaces.

Johanna is an interdisciplinary researcher interested in livestock, food systems and human nutrition. She is committed to working towards improving the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in resource-poor areas. Her PhD explored the contributions of village chickens to maternal and child nutrition in rural Timor-Leste. Johanna has experience in the design and implementation of field surveys, mixed methods research and data analysis. She has also worked on aquaculture and livestock policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nigeria. Johanna holds a degree in Veterinary Science, and a PhD in Food and Nutrition Security and Veterinary Science from the University of Sydney.

Beth is a livestock veterinarian with 30+ years experience in international agricultural development focusing on social and environmental context for sustainability. She became interested in gender when she started work for Heifer International in 1992, and saw the great difference in experiences between men and women, and their interactions with livestock development programs. Beth now believes that all of our livestock interventions must understand and address the local social and gender dynamics to have meaningful and sustainable impact. 

Anni has worked more than 30 years in the livestock sector: on livestock economics, policy, project cycle management and gender in livestock systems. Owner of a small farm for 3 years. Despite her wide experience, she feels she is still learning about regenerative agriculture and how little we incentivise farmers to conserve biodiversity, sequester carbon or consider the welfare of animals. 

Fiona contributes technical and scientific expertise in animal health, providing support to the SEBI-Livestock monitoring and learning team.  She also contributes to the publication of peer-reviewed outputs of SEBI-Livestock, including field projects and systematic reviews, and other reports for external consumption.  Fiona is a veterinarian with specialist knowledge of the current challenges facing smallholder producers in low- and middle-income countries.  She has a PhD in Infection and Immunity from the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, and has multidisciplinary experience of clinical practice, study design and implementation, rural field work, molecular techniques, questionnaire design, and focus group workshops with smallholder farmers in Tanzania.

Agnieszka joined SEBI-Livestock community as LD4D Communications and Engagement Officer to provide support with creating engaging communications and organising impactful events. She began her career in mental health before transitioning to communications. Starting as a volunteer in communication roles with Scottish charities, she joined The University of Edinburgh seven years ago. During this time, she worked with diverse medical research groups helping them to achieve their communication objectives and raise their profiles within international scientific communities, while simultaneously completing her MSc in Marketing.