Jessie Meaney-Davis
(She/Her)
Senior Research Consultant
Institute for Sustainable Futures
Orcid identifier0009-0008-0120-524X (opens in a new tab)
- Senior Research ConsultantInstitute for Sustainable Futures
FUNDED RESEARCH
Thematic interests:
- Caring for Country, environmental stewardship, conservation;
- Environmental justice;
- Climate change adaptation and resilience;
- Natural resource management;
- Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems;
- Gender equality;
- Disability inclusion.
Methodological interests:
- Program, policy and portfolio evaluation;
- Social and environmental impact assessment;
- Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL) systems;
- Theory of change;
- Systems thinking and complexity-aware evaluation;
- Paticipatory methods, including participatory action research;
- Organisational learning and adaptive management.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[26209] Bioeconomy Partnership Case StudyCowater International Inc10 Sep 2026 - 31 Jan 2027People funded by this grant:
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Grant M,
- Winterford K
- GRANT[25434] Climate Resilient Communities Support Unit /Longitudinal Case StudiesDT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd12 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2029People funded by this grant:
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Winterford K,
- Megaw T,
- Willetts J,
- Meaney-Davis J
- GRANT[26013] MekongELEVATE MAP Mekong-Elevate Program CARECARE Australia1 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Davila Cisneros F,
- Bungcaras M,
- Ruoso L-E,
- Dominish E,
- Meaney-Davis J
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25400] WAHS EvaluationAction on Poverty Ltd1 Nov 2025 - 30 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Gonzalez Botero D,
- Mukheibir P,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Davila Cisneros F
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25358] Girls on the FrontlinePlan International Australia15 Oct 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Winterford K,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Perry C
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25194] KONEKSI Training 2025-26Australian Council for International Development Incorporated18 Aug 2025 - 31 Jan 2027People funded by this grant:
- Winterford K,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Meaney-Davis J
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25193] KONEKSI Case Studies 2025Cowater International Inc20 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Winterford K,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T,
- Siagian C
- GRANT[25078] End-of-Program Evaluation for the Climate Resilient by Nature Program CRxNDEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE27 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Winterford K,
- Ruoso L-E,
- Bungcaras M,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Meaney-Davis J
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25074] Development of Localisation PlanDT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd18 Mar 2025 - 30 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Willetts J,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Chowdhury TJ
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25024] ActionAid Australia Women-led Early Warning Systems Impact AssessmentActionAid Australia3 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Chowdhury TJ
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[24362] CRC Climate Resilient Communities Longitudinal Studies DesignDT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd18 Nov 2024 - 15 Feb 2025People funded by this grant:
- GRANT[24287] Climate Resilience in the Mekong MTRDEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE28 Aug 2024 - 27 Aug 2026People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Chowdhury TJ
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEnvironment and Climate Change GEDSI Case Studies [24207]Cowater International Inc14 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T,
- Chowdhury TJ
- CONTRACT RESEARCHRDI Network - KONEKSI Training Provider [24195]Australian Council for International Development Incorporated3 Jun 2024 - 30 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T,
- Chowdhury TJ
- GRANTMEL for Australian Indigenous Governance Institute [23186]Australian Indigenous Governance Institute Limited4 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T,
- Josh Gilbert,
- Coombes L
- GRANTDisaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Action [23128Transform Aid International Ltd10 Jul 2023 - 30 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Kohlitz J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPartner organisation capacity strengthening research (Phase 2) [23099]Australian Volunteers International1 Jul 2023 - 30 Nov 2026People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T
- CONTRACT RESEARCHAustralia Pacific Climate Partnership - MERL Services for APCP [22153]Palladium International Pty Limited22 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Winterford K,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Chowdhury TJ,
- Megaw T
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPartner organisation capacity strengthening research [22130]Australian Volunteers International7 Nov 2022 - 30 Apr 2023People funded by this grant:
- Gero A,
- Meaney-Davis J,
- Megaw T,
- Winterford K