Mame Ouleye Tooli Fall

• SANSAS Study Program – Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth in Senegal (Baseline 2021 – Endline 2024) in partnership with Enda Santé, Solthis, Equipop, RAES, the Ministry of Health and Social Action (MSAS) and with funding from AFD

- Contributed to the design of research tools and drafting of study protocols for both baseline and endline studies.

- Trained and supervised field enumerators to ensure methodological rigor and data quality.

- Conducted data cleaning, treatment, and statistical analysis using Excel and Stata.

- Drafted sections of research reports and policy briefs to communicate findings to stakeholders.

- Led the analysis and report writing for the Health Professionals data component of the endline study.

• Study of Nutritional Vulnerabilities and Food Affordability in Central Sahel led by LARTES in collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP) Regional Unit :

- Conducted interviews with experts on nutritional vulnerabilities and food affordability.

- Analyzed the frameworks and policies of consumer and farmers' market systems in West Africa, particularly in the Central Sahel, through a documentary review.

- Modeled (theoretical model testing) analyses of determinants of affordability (nutritional vulnerability).

- Successfully organized a workshop on the importance of the functioning of consumer markets and the food environment in West Africa with key stakeholders.

- Exported, coded and analyzed the data using NVIVO 12 according to the defined analysis framework.

• Scaling up the gender-sensitive schools’ model for girls' equity and success in Burundi, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal study in collaboration with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Paul Gerin-Lajoie Foundation

- Elaborated data collection tools and research protocol.

- Trained country evaluators and conducted pilot tests.

- Led the supervision of data collection in Senegal (focus groups, interviews & survey).

- Evaluated the impact of the model’s components and features on girls’ enrollment, retention and success in school; the cost of the model’s components in the different countries and the conditions for scaling up.

- Contributed to the drafting of the final reports.

• OSCAR/REPROSOC Projects:
• OSCAR 1: Study on the Impact, Effectiveness, and Financial Sustainability of Social Protection Programs in Senegal / OSCAR 2: Study on the effectiveness, attractiveness and sustainability of social insurance mechanisms in rural areas led by LARTES in collaboration with the We Social Movements (WSM), University of Leuven (HIVA)
• REPROSOC 1: Benchmarking study of social protection programs in 15 countries of Africa, Asia, and America /
• REPROSOC 2: Study on the Identification and Evaluation of New Financing Mechanisms of Social Protection Programs in Senegal with financial support from the European Union

- Conducted documentary reviews.

- Elaborated data collection tools and research protocol.

- Led data collection, training and supervised data collection.

- Treated and analyzed qualitative data using NVivo & quantitative data using Excel and Stata.

- Assisted in the drafting of the reports and policy briefs outlining recommendations on social policy quality, program interactions, intervention effectiveness, beneficiaries’ perceptions, cost structures, sustainability and the impact of social protection policies on beneficiaries.

- Presented findings to stakeholders, civil society organizations and governmental officials.

• COVID-19 vaccine acceptability study conducted by LARTES in collaboration with the Advisory Committee for Immunization in Senegal (CCVS), with the support of UNICEF

- Performed a literature review and developed data collection instruments and a research protocol.

- Redesigned the traditional field data collection process to telephonic data collection in the context of the epidemic.

- Developed a monitoring matrix to track data collection in real-time and ensure data quality.

- Trained data collectors and conducted pilot tests.

- Treated and analyzed quantitative data using Excel and Stata.

- Contributed to the drafting of the reports and policy briefs.

• Mercury Project "Healthy Mother, Healthy Child": Increasing Uptake and Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination through behavioral nudges, prebunking and bundling strategies in Senegal granted by the Social Science and Research Council (SSRC) with funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

- Served as focal point between the Senegalese and US teams, ensuring alignment and mutual understanding of the research protocol.

- Monitored project deliverables and travel planning.

- Drafted research protocols and develops data collection tools.

- Prepared & submitted research material to the Institutional Review Boards (IRB).

- Prepared presentations and drafts interim reports.

• Study of opinion of health policy experts on issues relating to healthcare reforms in the US, COVID-19 mitigation measures and open-access publishing behaviors

- Led data collection.

- Programmed the questionnaire with Qualtrics.

- Created a database gathering contact information of all health policy faculty members in the US using a web scrapping tool.

- Drafted a questionnaire based on the research questions and objectives of the study.

• Projects & Accomplishments:

- Organized meetings and facilitated communication with stakeholders.

- Translated documents.

- Participated in field visits to observe and report on project implementation.

- Assisted in drafting the Alternative Africa Report (RASA), policy briefs and other documentation summarizing findings and recommendations from research activities.