Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
Kelly Hallman joined the Population Council in 2001. Her research at the Council focuses on transitions to adulthood, especially the dynamics among schooling, sexual activity, and work. She is interested in how poverty and culture mediate the sequencing and timing of these events, and how policies and programs can increase the decisionmaking power of young people (especially girls) with regard to their education, livelihoods, marriage, and sexual and reproductive health choices.
Hallman is the director of the Addressing the Balance of Burden in AIDS Research Programme Consortium (ABBA RPC). The ABBA RPC is a partnership of researchers led by the Population Council working in eight countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Other partners include: Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) in South Africa, Research and Development Division (RDD) in Ghana, Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) in Kenya, and Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust in Malawi. ABBA partners work to identify the social, economic, and institutional factors that make HIV and AIDS a particular threat to poor and vulnerable groups, and to strengthen policies and programs to reduce the burden of HIV and AIDS by assisting governments and organizations in Africa to use research evidence. Research themes include: orphanhood and vulnerable children; caregivers and home-based care; ARVs and health-related quality of life; HIV/AIDS and people with disabilities; effective programs for young people; healthcare workers and access to services; emergency situations and hyperendemic settings; and structural drivers of HIV and AIDS. The consortium, working with three other DFID RPCs that constitute the Sexual Health and HIV Evidence into Practice (SHHEP) Group, was recently nominated by BMJ as one of four finalists for the "Getting Research into Practice" award for 2010.
Hallman received her Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University. She is affiliated with the Population Council's Poverty, Gender, and Youth program.
Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
Addressing the Balance of Burden in AIDS (ABBA) (more)
The ABBA Research Programme Consortium is a multi-country research project in sub-Saharan Africa that explores the social context around prevention, treatment, care, and mitigation of the effects of HIV and AIDS in vulnerable populations.
(6/2006 - ongoing)
Topics: HIV care, support, and treatment; Vulnerable populations
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda
Comparative Studies on the Transitions to Adulthood (more)
These studies use comparable data from many developing countries to analyze key aspects of transitions to adulthood, including schooling, time use, marriage, sexual initiation, and parenthood.
(1/1998 - ongoing)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood
Countries: Developing Countries
Enhancing the Economic, Health, and Social Capabilities of Highly Vulnerable Youth (more)
"Siyakha Nentsha" (isiZulu for "building with young people") is responding to the unmet needs of young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and helping them learn how to manage their daily economic, social, and health challenges.
(11/2007 - ongoing)
Topics: Behavior change; Financial literacy/livelihoods; Social isolation/support
Countries: South Africa
Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Youth HIV Risk (more)
Council researchers explored the effects of gender, poverty, orphanhood, and social isolation on adolescent HIV and pregnancy risk and gender-based violence in South Africa.
(1/2004 - 12/2007)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; People living with HIV; Social isolation/support
Countries: South Africa
Transitions to Adulthood in the Context of AIDS (more)
Council researchers explored the determinants of adolescent risky sexual behavior and educational attainment in South Africa, an environment characterized by high HIV prevalence and high income inequality.
(1/1999 - 12/2007)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Behavior change; Sexuality and sexual behavior
Countries: South Africa
Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
Evidence-based approaches to protecting adolescent girls at risk of HIV (PDF)Bruce,Judith; Temin,Miriam; Hallman,Kelly
AIDSTAR-One Spotlight on Gender
Publication date: 2012
The cost of reaching the most disadvantaged girls: Programmatic evidence from Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda (PDF)
Sewall-Menon,Jessica; Bruce,Judith; Austrian,Karen; Brown,Raven; Catino,Jennifer; Colom,Alejandra; Del Valle,Angel; Demele,Habtamu; Erulkar,Annabel S.; Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva; Zibani,Nadia
Technical report
Publication date: 2012
Siyakha Nentsha: Building economic, health, and social capabilities among highly vulnerable adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2011
Social exclusion: The gendering of adolescent HIV risks in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Hallman,Kelly; Klot,Jennifer; Nguyen,Vinh-Kim
from The Fourth Wave: Violence, Gender, Culture and HIV in the 21st Century, pp. 53-80
Publication date: 2011
Identifying sources of adolescent exclusion due to violence: Participatory mapping in South Africa (PDF)
Kenworthy,Nora; Hallman,Kelly; Diers,Judith A.
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 30)
Publication date: 2008
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (abstract)
Grant,Monica J.; Hallman,Kelly
Studies in Family Planning 39(4): 369-382
Publication date: 2008
Reaching the girls left behind (abstract)
Bruce,Judith; Hallman,Kelly
Gender and Development 16(2): 227-245
Publication date: 2008
Researching the determinants of vulnerability to HIV among adolescents (abstract)
Hallman,Kelly
IDS Bulletin 39(5): 36-44
Publication date: 2008
An integrated economic and social analysis to assess the impact of vegetable and fishpond technologies on poverty in rural Bangladesh
Hallman,Kelly; Lewis,David; Begum,Suraiya; Adato,Michelle; Meinzen-Dick,Ruth S.
from Agricultural Research and Poverty: Economic and Social Impacts in Six Countries
Publication date: 2007
Assessing the multiple disadvantages of Mayan girls: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 16)
Publication date: 2007
Evaluación de las múltiples desventajas de las niñas mayas: efectos del género, el origen étnico, la pobreza y el lugar de residencia sobre la educación en Guatemala [Assessing the multiple disadvantages of Mayan girls: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala] (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas Resumen (No.16)
Publication date: 2007
Guatemala
Dries-Daffner,Ingrid; Hallman,Kelly; Catino,Jennifer; Berdichevsky,Karla; Arnett,Jeffrey Jensen
from International Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Publication date: 2007
Indigenous girls in Guatemala: Poverty and location (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia; Lewis,Maureen; Lockheed,Marlaine
from Exclusion, Gender and Education: Case Studies from the Developing World, pp. 145-175
Publication date: 2007
Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra (abstract)
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly; Ruel,Marie T.
Journal of Development Studies 43(3): 420-455
Publication date: 2007
Nonconsensual sex, school enrollment and educational outcomes in South Africa (abstract)
Hallman,Kelly
Africa Insight 37(3): 454-472
Publication date: 2007
Reducing the social exclusion of girls (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 27)
Publication date: 2007
Reducir la exclusión social des las niñas [Reducing the social exclusion of girls] (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva
Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas Resumen (N 27)
Publication date: 2007
Invertir cuando hacerlo cuenta: Generando la evidencia base para politicas y programas para adolescentes muy jóvenes---Guía y juego de herramientas [Investing when it counts: Generating the evidence base for policies and programmes for very young adolescents--Guide and tool kit] (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Hallman,Kelly; Brady,Martha
Publication date: 2006
Investing when it counts: Generating the evidence base for policies and programmes for very young adolescents--Guide and tool kit (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Hallman,Kelly; Brady,Martha
Publication date: 2006
Multiple disadvantages of Mayan females: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and residence on education in Guatemala (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 211)
Publication date: 2006
Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in South Africa (PDF)
Grant,Monica J.; Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 212)
Publication date: 2006
Rural drinking water at supply and household levels: Quality and management (abstract)
Hoque,Bilqis A.; Hallman,Kelly; Levy,Jason; Bouis,Howarth E.; Ali,Nahid; Khan,Feroze; Khanam,Sufia; Kabir,Mamun; Hossain,Sanower; Alam,Mohammad Shah
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 209(5): 451-460
Publication date: 2006
The Guatemala Community Day Care Program: An example of effective urban programming (PDF)
Ruel,Marie T.; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly; de la Briere,Benedicte; Coj de Salazar,Nora
IFPRI Research Report no. 144
Publication date: 2006
Causas de bajos logros educacionales y transición temprana a la edad adulta en Guatemala [Causes of low school achievement and early transition to adulthood in Guatemala] (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Publication date: 2005
Gendered socioeconomic conditions and HIV risk behaviours among young people in South Africa (abstract)
Hallman,Kelly
African Journal of AIDS Research 4(1): 37-50
Publication date: 2005
Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Behrman,Jere R.; Stromquist,Nelly P.; Cohen,Barney
from The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies, pp. 200-269
Publication date: 2005
Mothers' work and child care: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala (abstract)
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte
Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(4): 855-886
Publication date: 2005
The impact of life skills education on adolescent sexual risk behaviors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (abstract)
Magnani,Robert; Macintyre,Kate; Karim,Ali Mehyrar; Brown,Lisanne; Hutchinson,Paul; Transitions Study Team; Kaufman,Carol E.; Rutenberg,Naomi; Hallman,Kelly; May,Julian; Dallimore,Anthea
Journal of Adolescent Health 36(4): 289-304
Publication date: 2005
Voices of vulnerable and underserved adolescents in Guatemala: A summary of the qualitative study: 'Understanding the lives of indigenous young people in Guatemala' (PDF)
Colom,Alejandra; Ruiz,Marta Julia; Catino,Jennifer; Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Shellenberg,Kristen M.
Publication date: 2005
Socioeconomic disadvantage and unsafe sexual behaviors among young women and men in South Africa (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 190)
Publication date: 2004
Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra (PDF)
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly; Ruel,Marie T.
Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper (no. 153)
Publication date: 2003
An integrated economic and social analysis to assess the impact of vegetable and fishpond technologies on poverty in rural Bangladesh (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Lewis,David; Begum,Suraiya
Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper (no. 163)
Publication date: 2003
Childcare and work: Joint decisions among women in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte
Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper (no. 151)
Publication date: 2003
Coliforms in the water and hemoglobin concentration are predictors of gastrointestinal morbidity of Bangladeshi children ages 1-10 years (abstract)
Bhargava,Alok; Bouis,Howarth E.; Hallman,Kelly; Hoque,Bilqis A.
American Journal of Human Biology 15(2): 209-219
Publication date: 2003
Does cash crop adoption detract from childcare provision? Evidence from rural Nepal
Paolisso,Michael J.; Hallman,Kelly; Haddad,Lawrence; Regmi,Shibesh; Quisumbing,Agnes R.
from Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research, pp. 95-100
Publication date: 2003
Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries (PDF)
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 183)
Publication date: 2003
Marriage in transition: Evidence on age, education, and assets from six developing countries [Arabic] (PDF)
Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Hallman,Kelly
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 183)
Publication date: 2003
Mother-father resources, marriage payments, and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.
from Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research, pp. 115-120
Publication date: 2003
Resource allocation and empowerment of women in rural Bangladesh
de la Briere,Benedicte; Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.
from Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research, pp. 89-94
Publication date: 2003
Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte; Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Coj de Salazar,Nora
from Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research, pp. 219-224
Publication date: 2003
Childcare, mothers' work, and earnings: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala City (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 165)
Publication date: 2002
Childcare, mothers' work, and earnings: Findings from the urban slums of Guatemala City [Arabic] (PDF)
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 165)
Publication date: 2002
Does cash crop adoption detract from child care provision? Evidence from rural Nepal
Paolisso,Michael J.; Hallman,Kelly; Haddad,Lawrence; Regmi,Shibesh
Economic Development and Cultural Change 50(2): 313-337
Publication date: 2002
Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? Evaluation of a government-sponsored program in Guatemala City (PDF)
Ruel,Marie T.; de la Briere,Benedicte; Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Coj de Salazar,Nora
Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion Paper (no. 131)
Publication date: 2002
Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
A longitudinal analysis of the effect of bilingual schooling on the educational outcomes of indigenous children in Mexico (abstract)Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 1 May
Soler-Hampejsek,Erica; Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2009
Beneficiarios y focalización de las estrategias de reducción de pobreza extrema [Beneficiaries and targeting of strategies for reducing extreme poverty]
Presentation at ¡Reducir la Pobreza es un Hecho y un Derecho! Encuentro Latinoamericano Nuevas Estrategias para Reducir la Pobreza Extrema [Reducing poverty is a fact and a right! Latin American meeting on new strategies for reducing extreme poverty], Guatemala City, 2 April
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2009
Education of monolingual and bilingual indigenous children in Mexico (abstract)
Poster presentation at the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, Marrakech, 2 October
Soler-Hampejsek,Erica; Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2009
Enhancing the health, social, and economic capabilities of highly vulnerable adolescents for protection against HIV and adverse SRH outcomes (abstract)
Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 30 April
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva
Publication date: 2009
Protection for the lifecourse: Enhancing health, social, and economic capabilities of highly vulnerable adolescents (abstract) (PDF)
Presentation at the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, Marrakech, 28 September
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva; Govender,Kasthuri; Mbatha,Emmanuel; Pattman,Rob; Bhana,Deevia; Rogan,Mike
Publication date: 2009
A four-fold disadvantage: The effects of gender, ethnicity, poverty, and location on education in Guatemala
Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society 51st Annual Conference, February
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Publication date: 2007
Applying human rights principles to reach vulnerable young people in Guatemala and South Africa
Presentation at Global Health Council Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 29 May
Hallman,Kelly; Roca,Eva
Publication date: 2007
Building the social, economic, and health capabilities of highly vulnerable youth (PDF)
Presentation at Youth Microenterprise Conference, Washington DC, 10 September
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2007
Collecting gender-disaggregated asset data in household surveys in developing countries
Presentation at the Measuring Women's Assets Workshop, World Bank, 13 March
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.
Publication date: 2007
Identifying and reaching girls most vulnerable to HIV
Presentation at the Global Health Council and Population Council panel discussion on girls and HIV/AIDS, 51st UN Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations, New York, 28 February
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2007
Livelihoods assets and HIV risk behaviors among poor South African youth
Presentation at Global Poverty Research Group Conference, Oxford University, 18 March
Hallman,Kelly; Govender,Kasthuri; Mbatha,Emmanuel; Swan,Nick; Walsh,Jill
Publication date: 2007
Social capital, socioeconomic aspirations, and HIV risk behaviors among poor South African youth
Presentation at the 3rd South African AIDS Conference, Durban, June
Hallman,Kelly; Govender,Kasthuri; Mbatha,Emmanuel; Walsh,Jill; Pattman,Rob; Bhana,Deevia
Publication date: 2007
Social exclusion, orphanhood and poverty: Gendering of adolescent HIV risk
Presentation at The Fourth Wave: An Assault on Women Conference, Paris, 4-5 October
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2007
A longitudinal analysis of the effects of orphaning on sexual debut in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (abstract) (PDF)
Poster presentation at XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, 13-18 August
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2006
Orphanhood and adolescent HIV risk behaviors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (abstract)
Paper prepared for presentation at the Population Association of America 2006 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 30 March-1 April
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2006
The relationship between household health shocks and adolescent sexual debut in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (abstract) (PDF)
Poster presentation at XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, 13-18 August
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2006
Adolescent schooling and pregnancy in South Africa: Exploring the causal linkages
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, April
Hallman,Kelly; Grant,Monica J.
Publication date: 2005
El contexto de los/las adolescentes indígenas en la región de América Latina y el Caribe [The context of indigenous adolescents in the Latin American and Caribbean region]
Presentation at the meeting Estrategias multisectoriales innovadoras para satisfacer las necesidades de jóvenes indígenas y de otras/os adolescentes vulnerables [Multisectoral strategies to address the needs of young indigenous and other vulnerable adolescents] Antigua, Guatemala, 1-2 December
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2005
Gender, poverty, and orphanhood as factors for youth HIV risk behaviors in South Africa
Presentation at Second South African AIDS Conference, Durban, May
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2005
Reducing girls' HIV risk through education, social support, and financial lifeskills
Presentation at the United Nations 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, What Can You Give to a 12-year-old Girl That No One Can Take Away? February
Hallman,Kelly; Onabanjo,Julitta
Publication date: 2005
Sexual violence and girls' education in South Africa
Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, April
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2005
Causes of low educational attainment and early transition to adulthood in Guatemala
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, 1-3 April, and at the Population Council National Youth Forum, Guatemala City, September
Hallman,Kelly; Peracca,Sara; Catino,Jennifer; Ruiz,Marta Julia
Publication date: 2004
Gender, relative poverty, and orphanhood as factors for youth HIV risk behaviors in South Africa
Paper presented at the 2004 Reproductive Health Priorities Conference, Sun City, South Africa
Hallman,Kelly
Publication date: 2004
Social isolation, economic vulnerability, and gender: HIV risk factors for young people in South Africa
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Boston, 1-3 April, and at the 2004 Global Health Council Meeting, Washington DC
Hallman,Kelly; Diers,Judith A.
Publication date: 2004
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