Matthew is a Research Associate at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester working on the gender thematic work package for MIDEQ. His recently completed doctoral research was on internal migration and social pensions in Uganda, exploring how receipt of the Senior Citizens Grant affected intrahousehold dynamics and pensioner well-being within trans-local households. He has previous research experience in Nepal, Tanzania, Vietnam and Peru and has lived and worked as a development practitioner in both Bangladesh and Cambodia.
