Who Created the WISE Scales?

HWISE & HWISE-4 Collaborators

Led by Sera Young, the HWISE and HWISE-4 scales were built with the help of more than 50 scholars and practitioners across many disciplines, institutions, and time zones. Many of these went on to join our HWISE-Research Coordination Network, funded by the National Science Foundation. We are also grateful to the scores of enumerators, technical leads, and funders, including IMMANA, the National Institutes of Health, and many of our respective universities.

A group of about 25 people posing for a photo at HWISE Scale development meeting at Northwestern University in August 2017

HWISE Scale development meeting at Northwestern University in August 2017

HWISE Site PIs and Analytic Team

Site PIs

Dr. Sera Young, Northwestern University, Anthropology & Global Health, Lead PI
Dr. Wendy Jepson, Texas A&M University, Geography, Co-I, Study Site: Torreón, Mexico; Pecém, Brasil
Dr. Roseanne Schuster, Arizona State University, Nutrition, Anthropology, & Global Health, Co-I, Study Sites: Kathmandu, Nepal; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Acatenango, Guatemala
Dr. Amber Wutich, Arizona State University, Anthropology & Global Health, Co-I, Study Sites: Kathmandu, Nepal; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Acatenango, Guatemala
Dr. Ellis Adams, Georgia State University, Geography, Co-I, Study Site: Lilongwe, Malawi
Dr. Farooq Ahmed, University of Washington, Anthropology, Co-I, Study Site: Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Mobolanle Balogun, University of Lagos, Global Health & Medicine, Site PI, Study Site: Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Michael Boivin, Michigan State University, Psychiatry & Global Health, Co-I, Study Site: Kahemba, DRC
Kelly Chapman, University of Florida, Anthropology & Global Health, Co-I, Study Site: Gressier & Léogâne, Haiti
Dr. Stroma Cole, University of the West of England, Geography, International Development, Co-I, Study Site: Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
Dr. Patrick Cortbaoui, McGill University, Engineering
Dr. Matthew Freeman, Emory University, Site PI, Environmental Health, Study Site: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Dr. Hala Ghattas, American University of Beirut, Nutrition & Global Health, Co-I, Study Site: Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Ashley Hagaman, UNC-Chapel Hill, Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Nicola Hawley, Yale School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Site PI, Study Site: Upolu, Samoa
Zeina Jamaluddine, American University of Beirut, Nutrition, Site PI, Study Site: Beirut, Lebanon
Luisa Figueroa, McGill University, Site PI, Study Site: Chiquimula, Guatemala
Dr. Kenneth Maes, Oregon State University, Anthropology & Global Health, Co-I, Study Site: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Dr. Jyoti Mathad, Weill Cornell Medicine, Medicine & Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Pune, India
Dr. Jonathan Maupin, Arizona State University, Anthropology & Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Acatenango, Guatemala
Patrick Mbullo Owuor, Pamoja Community-Based Organization, Anthropology & Global Health, Co-I, Study Site: Kisumu, Kenya
Monet Niesluchowski, Arizona State University, Anthropology & Political Science, Site PI, Study Site: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dr. Amber Pearson, Michigan State University, Geography, Co-I, Study Sites: Mérida, Mexico and Arua, Uganda
Dr. Sabrina Rasheed, icddr,b, Nutrition, Site PI, Study Site: Bangladesh
Dr. Asher Rosinger, Pennsylvania State University, Biobehavioral Health and Anthropology, Co-I, Study Site: San Borja, Bolivia
Dr. Vicky Santoso, Cornell University, Nutrition & Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Singida, Tanzania
Sonali Srivastava, Anode Governance Lab, Development, Co-I, Study Site: Rajasthan, India
Dr. Chad Staddon, University of the West of England, Geography, Development, Engineering, Co-I, Study Site: Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
Dr. Justin Stoler, University of Miami, Geography, Co-I, Study Site: Accra, Ghana
Dr. Yihenew Tesfaye, Oregon State University, Anthropology & Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Alex Trowell, University of Amsterdam, International Development, Site PI, Study Site: Kampala, Uganda
Dr. Desire Tshala-Katumbay, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Neurology & Global Health, Site PI, Study Site: Kahemba, DRC
Dr. Raymond Tutu, Delaware State University, Geography, Site PI, Study Site: Accra, Ghana
Dr. Cassandra Workman, Workman Consulting, Social Sciences, Site PI, Study Site: Morogoro, Tanzania

Analytic Team

Dr. Godfred Boateng, Northwestern University, Anthropology, Post-Doc, Analytic Team
Dr. Edward Frongillo, University of South Carolina, Global Health, Analytic Team
Dr. Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez, McGill University, Nutrition, Analytic Team
Dr. Tor Neilands, UCSF, Psychology & Global Health, Analytic Team
Joshua Miller, Northwestern University, Anthropology, Study Coordinator, Analytic Team, Study Site: Kisumu, Kenya
Shalean Collins, Northwestern University, Anthropology, Study Coordinator and Analytic Team, Study Sites: Lagos, Nigeria; Honda, Colombia; Kisumu, Kenya
Julia Yeam, Northwestern University, Anthropology & Global Health, Undergraduate, Analytic Team

IWISE Scale Collaborators

Data collection for the IWISE Scale is the product of a consortium between UNESCO, Gallup, and Northwestern University. Analyses are being led by Hilary Bethancourt, Edward Frongillo, and Sera Young. Funding comes from Northwestern University and the Carnegie Corporation.