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Alejandro Ome

Principal Research Scientist
International Programs
Alejandro uses data analytics to evaluate social programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Alejandro has over 10 years of experience conducting impact and performance evaluations of social programs. He applies rigorous methods to the design and implementation of program evaluations, including sampling, survey design, and econometric analysis.

Alejandro’s research focuses on human capital related interventions. He has conducted impact evaluations of education programs in Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Liberia, and Kiribati. He is currently conducting an evaluation of a school-based health and nutrition intervention in Guatemala, a youth-at-risk intervention and an early reading intervention in the Dominican Republic, and a first-time parents intervention in Tanzania.

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Expertise

Education

PhD

University of Chicago

MPP

University of Chicago

BA

Universidad de los Andes

Project Contributions

Insights on Improving Maternal & Child Health

Using mixed methods to evaluate a Latin American health sector financing program

Client:

Inter-American Development Bank

Inter-Ethnic Mediation Strategies in Ghana

Evaluating efforts to peacefully resolve farmer-herder conflicts and improve inter-ethnic relations

Client:

U.S. Agency for International Development

International Law Enforcement Academies Program Evaluation

Assessing the impact of a flagship law enforcement education program

Client:

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

Reading & Access Evaluations

Generating evidence to inform USAID’s early grade reading and access to education programs

Client:

U.S. Agency for International Development

Research and Analytics Development Activity

Providing USAID with analytical and evidence-building services to inform policy and programming

Client:

U.S. Agency for International Development

SABES Guatemala Evaluation

Assessing literacy, health, and nutrition interventions in Quiché, Guatemala

Client:

Save the Children

Using Tablets in Schools in Kiribati

Evaluating an intervention that distributes tablets with preloaded curriculum content in schools

Funder:

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Publications

Research Library & Findings