i-Lab (Integration Lab)
Partnerships that build solutions.
Leaders at every level need the best available information relevant to the problems they’re trying to solve—and the i-Lab provides that information through rigorous research that is accessible and usable. The i-Lab process trains students how to work in diverse teams to accelerate evidence to impact and deliver more effective policies and programs by forging links between practitioners and policymakers and those they serve.
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i-Lab Curriculum
The i-Lab experience unfolds over three semesters and is designed to build the skills, expertise, and relationships that nurture creative solutions to a partner’s challenges.
- Semester 1: Immersion in approaches to global challenges
- Semester 2: Choosing a global partner
- Summer: Fieldwork
- Semester 3: Producing output
i-Lab Projects
You will choose a student team and global partner organization to work with. Together, you will design a project and produce an output—a report, operational model, app, or any number of other option—that helps your global partner meet a challenge.
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How has IFPRI’s work in Bangladesh under the PRSSP impacted policymaking, program design, and the lives of vulnerable stakeholders?
Partner: International Food Policy Research Institute logo
i-Lab Co-Directors
Guided by Melissa Paulsen and Paul Perrin, you’ll work with other students, global partners, and faculty-mentors in multiple disciplines to address real-world issues and challenges.
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Term Assistant Teaching Professor; Academic Programs Assistant Director, McKenna Center; Administrative Director, Integration Lab (i-Lab)
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Academic Director, Integration Lab (i-Lab); Associate Professor of the Practice, Global Affairs and Global Health
Faculty & Staff
Your i-Lab experience will be supported by a dedicated team of Keough School faculty and staff members, providing expertise and guidance as you navigate your Global Partner Experience.
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Integration Lab Program Manager