<aside> 💡 Hi! Thank you so much for being a part of the podcast. While our discussion is not scripted, it is structured to make sure we cover all the topics of interest.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a sense of what we will talk about, and to give you the opportunity to collect your thoughts before we record.

This guide describes the general structure of the interview, some of the specific questions we would like to discuss with you, and tips for getting the best audio.

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Introduction

First, I'll briefly introduce you and welcome you to the podcast. For each episode of Behind the Scenes podcast, we will invite two speakers- a Research Associate/ Research Manager and a senior woman researcher - Principal Investigator (PI). The RA/ RM will be invited to host the episode and have a well-rounded conversation with the PI to give the listeners a peak in the process of research, field experiences, etc.

Part 1: Introduce your paper & research interests

• What was the inspiration for this research question/project?
• Who all were involved in the project as co-author and project partners?
• How long has the journey been, from ideation to end outcomes?
• Questions on the journey of a research proposal and challenges involved at different stages:
  • During survey design/evaluation design process
  • During seeking approvals/choosing field partners
  • Environmental externalities (for instance: remote surveys during COVID-19 pandemic)
  • Building coordination with the partners involved in the study (for example- if worked with a local government partner/local NGOs)

Part 2: Field experiences

• How did you design the field experiment, arrive at the mode of data collection, the process of designing the questionnaire, lessons from the piloting exercise?
• What were the learnings from piloting exercises? (for instance - in correcting prior biases)?
• What are your guiding principles while conducting field research? How have they evolved with experience?
• What are the roadblocks you faced specifically in the field during implementation of the project? (For example- Data collection in remote or sensitive settings) How did you tackle them?
• What are the learnings from the field? From interactions with the participants/communities and field coordinators?