Dr Graham Clarkson

Graham is a human geographer with more than ten years of post-doctoral experience. He completed his PhD, 'Land Use Intensification and Trees on Farms in Malawi', in 2010 at the University of Hull. He joined the University of Reading as a Post doctoral Research Associate in 2012, working on the ESRC funded ‘Innovation systems, agricultural growth and rural livelihoods in East Africa’. In 2017 Graham was appointed as Senior Research Fellow and PICSA manager. His primary research interests are based around rural livelihoods and rural change, small scale agriculture and innovation, participatory approaches and climate services.

Graham has a broad experience across different contexts, working in sub Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and Latin America on projects funded by the United Nations (World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme and FAO), CGIAR centres (IFAD, ICRISAT and CCAFS), GIZ, USAID, UKAID and Economic and Social Research Council. Graham integrates both qualitative and quantitative research methods with expertise in participatory approaches for research and practical application. Graham's current research involves scaling and sustaining the PICSA approach in a range of different contexts, understanding the processes and effect of the approach on trained farmers and intermediaries, developing and scaling a digitalised PICSA approach and developing new ways to improve the effectiveness of PICSA.