She has over a decade of experience leading applied research on protection of women and children in humanitarian settings. Prof. Stark ‘s particular area of expertise is measuring sensitive and difficult-to-measure social phenomenon. Prof. Stark has led assessment and evaluation projects in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. She has also helped pioneer the development of new methodologies such as the Neighborhood Method to assess incidence of human rights violations, a Participatory Ranking Method that has been included in a number of toolkits. Dr. Stark previously served as the Director of Research and Curriculum at the Center on Child Protection, a teaching and research center jointly established by Columbia University, the University of Indonesia, UNICEF and the Government of Indonesia.