LISA DANIELS - Peace Corps Volunteer/Cooperative Management Advisor, Cameroon June 1982-August 1984

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LISA DANIELS - Peace Corps Volunteer/Cooperative Management Advisor, Cameroon June 1982-August 1984



LISA DANIELS Department of Economics

Washington College

300Washington Avenue

Chestertown, MD 21620 Telephone: (410) 778-7881

Facsimile: (410) 810-7132

Lisa.Daniels@washcoll.edu

http://Lisa.Daniels.washcoll.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 1995

Dissertation: Entry, Exit, and Growth Among Small-Scale Enterprises in Zimbabwe

M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988

Thesis: The Economics of Staggered Production and Storage for Selected

Horticultural Crops in The Gambia

B.S., Business Administration, West Chester University, 1981

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Positions Held

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Washington College, Aug 96 - Present

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Indiana State University, Aug 95-May 96

Undergraduate Courses Taught

P Principles of Microeconomics

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Data Analysis

Gender and Multiculturalism (team-taught)

Economic Development

Labor Economics

Public Finance

Contemporary Economic Issues

Government and Business Graduate Courses Taught

Benefit-Cost Analysis

Distinctions

Award for teaching excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University based on teaching and peer evaluations.

Received grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop technology in upper-level undergraduate course.

Received faculty enhancement award to attend four workshops on multi-media based technologies for the classroom.

RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eight Years of In-Country Development Experience

Cameroon 6/82-12/85

The Gambia 12/86-1/87, 6/87-8/88

Chad 7/90-8/90

Philippines (11/91) Botswana 1/92-2/92

Malawi 5/93

Zimbabwe 6/92-8/94

Kenya 5/95

Consultant Mar-Nov, 1999

Management Systems International

Prepared technical report on alternative measures of profits and net worth of microenterprises and designed a survey to test the measures. Will analyze data upon completion of survey in Zimbabwe and prepare a second technical report for USAID.

Director, Private Sector Survey, Kenya Apr. - Aug. 1995

Development Alternatives, Inc., GEMINI Project

Directed survey of profit levels among businesses with one to 50 employees in Kenya. Coordinated data collection at 7,000 business and household sites. Analyzed data and prepared report for AID/Washington.

Director, Private Sector Survey, Zimbabwe Aug. 1993 - Jan. 1994

Development Alternatives, Inc., GEMINI Project

Designed and administered survey to examine the impact of structural adjustment on firms with up to one hundred employees in Zimbabwe. Trained 21 enumerators and data entry staff. Coordinated data collection at 12,000 household or firm sites. Analyzed data and presented results at two conferences.

Director, Private Sector Survey, Malawi May - October 1993

Development Alternatives, Inc., GEMINI Project

Directed nationwide survey of small and medium firms in Malawi. Trained 40 enumerators and data entry staff. Supervised data collection at 44,000 household and enterprise sites. Managed $170,000 budget. Analyzed data and presented report at one-day workshop.

Research Associate, Private Sector Survey, Botswana Jan. - Feb. 1992

Development Alternatives, Inc., GEMINI Project

Administered small-scale enterprise baseline survey as part of two-person team. Participated in sample selection, questionnaire development, and enumerator training. Prepared analysis and report on size distribution, constraints, and growth patterns of enterprises based on nation-wide sample.

Market Information System Specialist, Philippines November 1991

Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD.

Presented paper at national conference on the role of rapid appraisal techniques in market information systems. Prepared technical bulletin in collaboration with Bureau of Agricultural Statistics staff on terms and concepts for a market information system. Critically reviewed manual on the application of rapid marketing appraisal techniques in the Philippines.

Small-Scale Enterprise Research Associate June - Oct. 1991

Development Alternatives, Inc., GEMINI Project

Analyzed gender issues in small enterprise development of the southern African region. Evaluated women's roles in growth-oriented subsectors and their related opportunities. Prepared paper based on the analysis of baseline data from Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Market Information System Specialist, Chad July - August 1990

Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD.

Designed a national cereals Market Information System (MIS) for a four-year market liberalization project. Reviewed current price information systems in Chad and key issues for a MIS including institutional location and harmonization of existing data collection systems. Developed implementation plan including: MIS operation, training, evaluation, and job descriptions for long and short-term technical assistance. Prepared USAID Project Paper as part of design team.

Research Assistant

Michigan State University September 1989 - June 1990

Prepared paper on the rate of return to agricultural research including a review of alternate methods and results from Asia, Latin America, Africa, the United States, and Canada. Offered recommendations for research policy in Africa based on conclusions.

Summer Intern, The World Bank June - August 1989

Assessed contract research potential of African universities and national research institutes. Conducted interviews with personnel from the World Bank, USAID, consulting firms, and African and American universities. Generated issues paper and policy recommendations.

Horticultural Marketing Research Associate, The Gambia June 1987 - August 1988

USAID, The Gambia

Designed and implemented research project on horticultural marketing in The Gambia. Analyzed economic returns to storage and staggered production. Designed and supervised data collection of on-farm trials, weekly price and quantity data, and rapid reconnaissance of horticultural market structure. Investigated import substitution and export potential of horticultural crops. Influenced horticultural research priorities as a member of the National Agricultural Research Advisory Board (ARAB) and the government horticultural task force. Presented research results and proposals at annual ARAB meetings.

Research Assistant

University of Wisconsin-Madison May 1986 - June 1987

Conducted research on legal implications of joint ventures between U.S. cooperatives and proprietary organizations.

Horticultural Marketing Research Associate, The Gambia December 1986 - January 1987

USAID/The Gambia

Developed research proposal for horticultural marketing study. Organized and conducted workshop for government and non-government organizations to initiate survey of horticultural production and marketing practices. Prepared literature review of horticultural marketing in The Gambia.

Marketing Consultant, Cameroon October - December 1985

Small Project Assistance/USAID/Peace Corps Cameroon

Organized research project to identify intervention points in food crop marketing channels for women's cooperatives and to determine long-range goals for Peace Corps women's cooperatives program. Techniques included: survey design, enumerator training, literature review, and interviews with local and international organizations.

National Coordinator, Cooperative Program, Cameroon September 1984 - September 1985

Peace Corps/Cameroon

Supervised activities of 18 volunteers in four cooperative programs. Acted as liaison between the Cameroon Ministry of Agriculture and Peace Corps/Cameroon. Responsible for coordination of three Peace Corps conferences including management of $10,000 budget. Committee member of the United States Embassy Development Fund.

Training Coordinator, Cooperative Program, Cameroon July 1983, Aug. 1984, Aug. 1985

Peace Corps/Cameroon

·Designed and presented a one-week food marketing training course which included production-marketing-consumption patterns of local produce, marketing through cooperatives, marketing in three types of economies, and marketing mix in the local context.

Developed and conducted a five-week cooperative pre-service training program which covered accounting, cooperative management and principles, food marketing and agricultural production. Designed and taught a two-week accounting course.

Peace Corps Volunteer/Cooperative Management Advisor, Cameroon June 1982-August 1984

Cameroon Ministry of Agriculture

Provided technical and organizational skills to five agricultural marketing cooperatives and three credit unions. Reorganized dormant women's society of 110 members through education on cooperative principles. Responsible for creation of cooperative provision and handicraft store. Designed and implemented an accounting system and manual. Institutionalized inventory control. Instructed cooperative on purchasing and pricing of goods.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: French and West African Creole

Software: Spreadsheets (Lotus, Quattro), Graphics (Harvard Graphics), Statistical Packages (SPSS, Limdep), Word Processing (Word Perfect, Word), Presentations (PowerPoint)

PUBLICATIONS AND STAFF PAPERS

Daniels, Lisa. Forthcoming. Book review of "African Development Report, 1998: Human Capital Development." Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. In Africa Today.

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. Book review of "Participatory Development: The Case of Zimbabwe." By John M. Makumbe. Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications. 1996. In African Studies Quarterly.

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. "The Role of Small Enterprises in the Household and National Economy in Kenya: A Significant Contribution or Last Resort?" World Development. Volume 27, Number 1, January.

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. "Introducing Technology in the Classroom: PowerPoint as a First Step." Journal of Computing in Higher Education. Spring. Volume 10, Number 2.

Daniels, Lisa. 1998. "What Drives the Small-Scale Enterprise Sector in Zimbabwe: Surplus Labor or Market Demand?" Chapter in African Entrepreneurship: Themes and Realities, editors Anita Spring and Barbara McDade, Florida: University Press of Florida.

Daniels, Lisa and Donald Mead. 1998. "The Contribution of Small Enterprises to Household and National Income in Kenya." Economic Development and Cultural Change. Volume 47, Number 1, October.

Daniels, Lisa, Mywish Maredia, Richard Bernstein, Julie Howard, and James Oehmke. 1992. Assessment of Agricultural Research: Ex-Post, Ex-Ante, and Needed Methodologies. MSU Staff Paper 92-52. East Lansing, MI: Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University.

Oehmke, James, Lisa Daniels, Julie Howard, Mywish Maredia, and Richard Bernstein. 1992. The Impact of Agricultural Research: A Review of the Ex-Post Assessment Literature with Implications for Africa. MSU Staff Paper 92-57. East Lansing, MI: Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University.

Daniels, Lisa. 1989. "Contract Research: Universities and National Research Institutes in Sub-Saharan Africa," Contact No. 5, Washington, D.C. SPAAR, September, 1989.

CONSULTING AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

Daniels, Lisa. Forthcoming. "Measuring Profits and Net Worth of Microenterprises: A Field Test of Eight Proxies." AIMS Project Report, USDAID/G/EG/MD. Washington, D.C.: Management Systems International.

Daniels, Lisa. 2000. "Alternatives for Measuring Profits and Net Worth of Microenterprises." Technical Note. AIMS Project Report, USAID/G/EG/MD. Washington, D.C.: Management Systems International.

Daniels, Lisa, Donald Mead, and Muli Musinga. 1995. "Employment and Income in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya: Results of a 1995 Survey." GEMINI Technical Report No. 92. Bethesda, MD: Development Alternatives, Inc.

Daniels, Lisa. 1994. "Changes in the Small-Scale Enterprise Sector from 1991 to 1993. Results of a Second Nationwide Survey in Zimbabwe." GEMINI Technical Report N. 71. Bethesda, MD: Development Alternatives Inc.

Daniels, Lisa and Austin Ngwira. 1993. "Results of a Nationwide Survey on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Malawi." GEMINI Technical Report No. 53. Bethesda, MD: Development Alternatives, Inc. Also published by USAID, publication no. PN-ABN-458

Daniels, Lisa, and Yacob Fisseha. 1992. "Micro- and Small-Scale Enterprises in Botswana: Results of a Nationwide Survey." GEMINI Technical Report No. 46. Bethesda, MD: Development Alternatives, Inc.

Downing, Jeanne, and Lisa Daniels. 1992. "The Growth and Dynamics of Women Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa." GEMINI Technical Report No. 47. Bethesda, MD: Development Alternatives, Inc. August, 1992.

Rempillo, Josenia, and Lisa Daniels. 1991. Terms/Concepts for Agricultural Market Information Systems. Marketing Training Bulletin Series No. Four. Manila, Philippines: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics.

USAID. 1990. Republic of Chad. Agricultural Marketing and Technology Transfer Project (677-0062), Project Paper. USAID. (Joint Author).

Daniels, Lisa. 1988. "Executive Summary of Horticultural Marketing Mission to The Gambia." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #47a. The Gambia: USAID.

Daniels, Lisa. 1988. "Preliminary Report of Horticultural Marketing Mission to The Gambia." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #47b. The Gambia: USAID.

Campbell, Gerald R. and Lisa Daniels. 1988. "Technical Report: Horticultural Marketing Mission to The Gambia." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #46. The Gambia: USAID.

Campbell, Gerald R. and Lisa Daniels. 1987. "Horticultural Exports from The Gambia to the EEC, An Overview of Issues and Concern." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #25. The Gambia: USAID.

Campbell, Gerald R. and Lisa Daniels. 1987. "Technical Report: Horticulture Marketing Mission to the Gambia." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #26. The Gambia: USAID.

Campbell, Gerald R. and Lisa Daniels. 1987. "Technical Report: Horticulture Marketing Mission to the Gambia." Gambia Agricultural Research and Diversification (GARD) Project Report #16. The Gambia: USAID.

PRESENTATIONS

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. "The Role of the Nonfarm Sector in the Rural Economy of Kenya." Paper presented at the annual American Agricultural Economics Association, Nashville, TN, August 8-11, 1999.

Daniels, Lisa. 1998. "Measuring the Contribution of Micro and Small Enterprises to Employment, Household Income, and National Income in Kenya." Paper presented at the African Studies Association Meetings, Chicago, Il, October 28 to November 1, 1998.

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. "Poverty in the Third World: A Focus on Africa." Lecture presented for the International House Lecture Series at Washington College, April 6, 1999.

Daniels, Lisa. 1999. "ECN 415, Government and Business, A Mellon Grant Course." Multimedia presentation prepared for the Mellon Grant Presentations at Washington College, April 22, 1999.

Daniels, Lisa. 1998. "From the Chalkboard to Powerpoint in Economic Theory Courses: Benefits and Costs." Paper presented at the Annual Western Economics Association Meetings, Lake Tahoe, June 29 to July 2, 1998.

Daniels, Lisa. 1995. "The Role of Small-Scale Enterprises in Structural Transformation: Evidence from Zimbabwe." Paper presented at the African Studies Association Meetings, Orlando, Florida, November 3-6, 1995.

Daniels, Lisa. 1995. "Determinants of Entry Among Small-Scale Enterprises in Zimbabwe." Selected paper presented at the annual American Agricultural Economics Association in Indiana, August, 1995.

Daniels, Lisa. 1994. "Micro and Small Enterprises in Zimbabwe: Selected Findings from the 1993 GEMINI Study." Paper presented at the Conference on Development and Growth of Micro-Business Activity in Zimbabwe, 9-10 February, 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Daniels, Lisa, Donald Mead, and Larry Reed. 1993. "Employment Creation Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Zimbabwe." Paper presented at the International Conference on Employment Creation, 30 August to 3 September, 1993, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Daniels, Lisa. 1991. "Rapid Appraisals: What Are They and How Do They Relate to Market Information Systems." Paper presented at conference, Market Information Systems: The Role of Rapid Appraisals and Rapid Marketing Appraisals. Tagaytay City, Philippines, November 25-26, 1991.

Daniels, Lisa. 1987. "Horticultural Marketing Research Proposal, 1987/88," Paper Presented at the Agricultural Research Advisory Board Meetings, The Gambia: USAID.

REFERENCES

Dr. Davy McCall, Department of Economics, Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD, 21620, Tel. (410) 778-4419

Mr. James Kyle, Chair, Department of Economics, Indiana State University, Holmstedt Hall, Terre Haute, IN 47809, Tel. (812) 237-2167

Dr. Donald Mead, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Tel. (517) 355-7167

Dr. Thomas Reardon, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Tel. (517) 355-1521

Dr. Gerald Campbell, Center for Community Economic Development, 1327 University Avenue, Room 107, Madison, WI 53715, Tel. (608) 265-8137

Dr. Carl Eicher, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Tel (517) 353-9330

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