About Lauren Rosapep

Lauren Rosapep is the Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation lead for Tanzania, and the lead qualitative researcher for the SHOPS Plus project. She has over 10 years of experience as a researcher and evaluator of US government and donor-funded health, economic growth, and social service programs. Her background includes family planning, child health, STI and HIV prevention, youth development, education, and social entrepreneurship. Rosapep has worked on USAID-funded projects in global health and agriculture. Her research has emphasized the use of qualitative methods to understand processes, dynamics, and perspectives that affect program implementation. She holds a BS in foreign service from Georgetown University and a MA in social service administration from the University of Chicago. 

Expertise

Process and implementation evaluation; logic models and results frameworks; qualitative research design and analysis; survey implementation and design; technical writing and reporting

Country Experience

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Tanzania, South Africa

Authored Publication

• Sources for Sick Child Care in 24 USAID Priority Countries
• Understanding Family Planning Counseling in the Private Sector through a Behavioral Economics Lens
• HIV Workplace Programs Targeting Male Employees in Tanzania: Qualitative Research Findings
• Family Planning Barriers in a High Fertility Conflict Setting: Methods and Results from a Household Survey in Afghanistan
• Motivation and barriers to health product use in Afghanistan
• Evidence-based social marketing in Afghanistan and Nepal: Using data to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Biting Off More Than You Can CHEW: What a Baseline Assessment Reveals about Community Health Workers in FCT and Plateau State
• Using “Mystery Clients” to Examine TB Care Quality in Lagos and Kano – Key Findings
• Tanzania Total Market Approach for Condoms: Mixed-Methods Research Results
• Saving Children through Increased Access to Care: The Transformational Power of Data
• Where Do Caregivers Take Their Sick Children for Care? An Analysis of Care Seeking and Equity in 24 USAID Priority Countries
• Awareness and use of D’zire condom among urban Nepali men: Reach & recall baseline and endline results
• Assessment of Gender and Supportive Supervision in Nigeria