Dr Helen Suich led the Individual Deprivation Measure South Africa country study, working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the time.
Helen lead the survey review and development of the analysis plan for the IDM Program. She also leads the South Africa IDM study. Helen has conducted applied policy research in poverty alleviation and sustainable natural resource management for over 15 years. She has extensive field experience in Indonesia and southern Africa having worked as a researcher in universities, the Namibian government, and as a consultant.