Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on rural development, governance and the design of collective action institutions among individuals and organizations, with a particular focus on Africa. Gugerty co-directs the Evans Policy Analysis and Research Group, which provides research and analysis services to the Agricultural Development Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. EPAR’s recent work focuses on understanding the constraints to agricultural production among smallholder farmers in Tanzania. Gugerty’s previous research explores the structure and functioning of community development institutions in Africa, including the impact of NGO funding on indigenous self-help groups, the impact of ethnic diversity on collective action, and the role of rotating savings and credit associations (roscas) in promoting rural savings.