Education & Certifications

  • MA, University of Maryland-College Park, Economics (2018)
  • BA, The College of William and Mary, Economics and International Relations (2011)

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    University - Student Department: Graduate School of Education Position: Graduate

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  • Mail Code: 3096

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All Publications

  • Directly assessed and adult-reported executive functions: Associations with academic skills in Ghana JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Ahmed, I., Steyer, L., Suntheimer, N. M., Wolf, S., Obradovic, J. 2022; 81

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101437

    View details for Web of Science ID 000826743100002

  • Behavior change communication activities improve infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practice of neighboring non-participants in a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh PLOS ONE Hoddinott, J., Ahmed, I., Ahmed, A., Roy, S. 2017; 12 (6): e0179866

    Abstract

    To examine the impact on infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practice of mothers who were neighbors of mothers participating in a nutrition Behavior Change Communication (BCC) intervention in rural Bangladesh.We analyzed data from 300 mothers whose neighbor participated in a nutrition BCC intervention and 600 mothers whose neighbor participated in an intervention that did not include BCC. We constructed measures capturing mothers' knowledge of infant and young child nutrition (IYCN) and measures of food consumption by children 6-24m. The effect on these outcomes of exposure to a neighbor receiving a nutrition BCC intervention was estimated using ordinary least squares and probit regressions. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (Study ID: NCT02237144).Having a neighboring mother participate in a nutrition BCC intervention increased non-participant mothers' IYCN knowledge by 0.17 SD (translating to 0.3 more correct answers). They were 14.1 percentage points more likely to feed their 6-24m children legumes and nuts; 11.6 percentage points more likely to feed these children vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables; and 10.0 percentage points more likely to feed these children eggs. Children of non-participant mothers who had a neighboring mother participate in a nutrition BCC intervention were 13.8 percentage points more likely to meet World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for minimum diet diversity, 11.9 percentage points more likely to meet WHO guidelines for minimum acceptable diet, and 10.3 percentage points more likely to meet WHO guidelines for minimum meal frequency for children who continue to be breastfed after age 6m. Children aged 0-6m of non-participant mothers who are neighbors of mothers receiving BCC were 7.1 percentage points less likely to have ever consumed water-based liquids.Studies of nutrition BCC that do not account for information spillovers to non-participants may underestimate its benefits in terms of IYCN knowledge and practice.

    View details for DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0179866

    View details for Web of Science ID 000404118300061

    View details for PubMedID 28636674

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC5479588