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Organizations working on climate adaptation, environmental governance, and disaster risk reduction face a persistent challenge in bridging the gap between rigorous evidence and real-world decisions. Closing that gap requires someone who has technical expertise, field experience, program management experience at scale, and published the research.

I bring over 15 years of research, program leadership, and field experience to every engagement. I work at the intersection of research, governance, and practice with organizations and institutions that are aiming to achieve impactful outcomes.

My work falls into three areas outlined in detail below: 1) Research & Program Leadership, 2) Consulting & Technical Advisory, and 3) Senior Roles & Fellowships.

Ready to explore whether we're a good fit? Reach out at corriehannah.research@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn.

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Working with me

Every engagement begins with a conversation. I want to understand what you are building, what is and is not working, and what success looks like for the communities and organizations your work is meant to serve. From there we can identify the specific form of support that makes the most sense.

I provide the same commitments to every engagement: intellectual rigor, practical honesty and integrity about what the evidence does and does not support. I maintain respect for community knowledge alongside scientific knowledge, and a long-term orientation toward building things that last rather than delivering outputs that satisfy a reporting requirement.

I am not the right fit for every organization or person. If your work is primarily about managing appearances and egos rather than meaningfully changing outcomes, or if community voice is just a program component rather than a commitment, we are probably not a good match. You are the right fit if you care about the evidence and the communities and environment your work is meant to serve.

I. RESEARCH & PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

I design and direct complex, cross-sector research and practice initiatives, which range from early-stage program design through implementation, monitoring, and strategic review. I have led multi-year, multi-million-dollar international programs in collaboration with universities, governments, NGOs, and community practitioners across four continents. I know what it takes to build something that works at scale, and I know what the most common failure points look like before they become problems.

I work with organizations that are:

— Building or scaling research programs that focus on climate adaptation, environmental governance, disaster risk reduction, food systems, or community resilience

— Rethinking how their research translates into policy and practice

— Navigating the transition between program phases or organizational models

— Seeking a senior research leader with international experience and an established international research network

Specific services include:

  • This includes designing the conceptual framework, governance structure, partnership model, and research agenda for new or expanding programs, from early scoping through implementation-ready design. Includes consortium building, partner roles and responsibilities, and research-to-practice pathways.

  • Senior leadership of complex, multi-partner research program, including work plan development, partner coordination, budget oversight, and adaptive management across changing funding and operational environments. Relevant for organizations that need experienced PI-level leadership on a full-time or project basis.

  • Designing and implementing capacity strengthening programs that build the research skills, networks, and institutional infrastructure of early-career researchers and practitioners in climate-vulnerable regions, particularly in the Global South. Includes mentorship program design, scholar support systems, and community of practice development.

  • Identifying the specific pathways through which research findings reach the decision-makers and practitioners who can act on them and building the organizational systems and partnerships that make those pathways reliable rather than incidental.

II. CONSULTING & TECHNICAL ADVISORY

I provide strategic advisory and technical consulting to foundations, NGOs, international organizations, research institutes, and government agencies working on environmental and climate challenges. My value lies in my technical capacity and ability to move fluently between the world of rigorous evidence and the world of practical decision-making, and to help organizations do the same.

My technical expertise spans climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental and natural resource governance, water security, food systems, and the equity dimensions of research partnerships with Global South institutions. I have conducted fieldwork and provided program leadership in Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands

Specific services include:

  • Systematic review and synthesis of evidence on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental governance, water security, or food systems. Can be tailored to organizational decision-making needs rather than academic publication standards. Includes identification of evidence gaps, areas of consensus, and contested findings.

  • Designing participatory research and engagement processes that incorporate community and practitioner knowledge into program design and implementation, particularly in contexts where the communities being served are significantly different from the organizations serving them.

  • Assessing and strengthening the equity dimensions of Global North–Global South research partnerships, including authorship practices, budget allocation, decision-making authority, and capacity transfer. Particularly relevant for organizations navigating the shift toward locally led research and programming.

  • Technical support for grant proposals and research design, inclusive of methodology development, theory of change articulation, and review of draft proposals for rigor, feasibility, and alignment with funder priorities. Technical review and strategic input on major grant proposals. Relevant for organizations applying to competitive research funding from government, bilateral donors, foundations, or multilateral agencies.

  • Translating complex research findings into accessible formats for practitioner, policy, and funder audiences, including technical briefs, program learning documents, and strategic communications that make evidence usable and directly relevant for targeted contexts.

 

III. SENIOR ROLES & FELLOWSHIPS

I am actively seeking senior research and program leadership roles at organizations working on or at the intersection of climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and environmental governance. I have particular interest in applied research institutes, foundations, and international organizations whose work is centered in or meaningfully engaged with the Global South or the western United States.

The roles where I am most competitive and most interested are those that require building something, such as a research program, an evidence-to-policy initiative, or a new institutional partnership. I have the track record, network, and research credentials to lead at this level, and I am looking for an organization whose mission and culture are a genuine match for that combination.

I am open to remote, hybrid, or relocation depending on the opportunity.

  • At an applied research institute, think tank, or university research center working on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, environmental governance, or related fields. The role involves leading a research agenda, building external partnerships, and ensuring findings reach the people and institutions that can act on them.

  • At a foundation or international organization working on climate adaptation, environmental resilience, or Global South research capacity. The role draws on my experience as both a grantee and a program builder to strengthen how research investment translates into durable field-level outcomes.

  • At an NGO, international organization, or bilateral program working on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, food systems, or water governance. The role requires senior technical leadership, international research networks, and experience building programs that work across multiple countries and institutional contexts.

  • I am also open to senior research fellowship arrangements at the level of visiting scholar, senior fellow, or research affiliate, especially with organizations whose work aligns with mine and where the arrangement provides meaningful resources, institutional standing, and the conditions for serious research.