Costa Rica
Research on Labor Migration and Recruitment of Nicaraguan Workers in Pineapple Sector on the Huetar Norte Region of Costa Rica
· Desk research and expert consultations on labor migration, laws on migration and recruitment, and analysis of recruitment and labor violations
· Field research (expert consultations and 40 interviews with Nicaraguan migrant workers) on recruitment and labor violations on pineapple plantations in the Huetar Norte Region 
· Carried out for the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Honduras
Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector
· Development of research methodology and tools
· Desk research and drafting of in-depth research report and recommendations 
· Interviews with experts and workers in Honduras
· Carried out for Verité

Research Projects in Central America

Central America
Labor Migration, Ethical Recruitment and Employment Practices in Central America and Mexico
· Desk research, and 51 expert consultations, and 89 migrant worker interviews on labor migration, laws on migration and recruitment, and recruitment and labor violations in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 
· Field research for case studies on labor migration and recruitment and labor violations in the Costa Rican pineapple sector and Mexican tourism and hospitality sector
· Drafting of in-depth research report and recommendations (soon to be published)
Carried out for the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Research on Small Arms and the Cycle of Violence: The Rise of Transnational Gangs in Central America
· Desk research and expert consultations on the ways in which migration to the United States and the flow of U.S. arms into Central America created a cycle of gang violence.
· Carried out independently by REACH.

Research Projects in North America 

Guatemala

Research on Indicators of Forced Labor in the Guatemalan Coffee Sector  
· Responsible for contracting and training research team and developing tools.
· Desk research, expert consultations, and 372 interviews with workers in their communities of origin on indicators of forced labor, child labor, and other labor issues
· Data analysis and drafting of research report
· Translation of final report into Spanish
· Carried out for Verité with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor

Research on Labor and Human Rights Risk Analysis of the Guatemalan Palm Oil Sector
· Development of research methodology and tools
· Interviews with 46 experts and 76 workers in Retalhuleu, Escuintla, San Marcos, Coban, and Petén. 
· Drafting of research report
· Translation of final report into Spanish

Risk Analysis of Labor Violations Among Farmworkers in the Guatemalan Sugar Sector
· Desk research, consultations with experts from 16 institutions, and 41 worker interviews 
· Drafting of in-depth research report on the sugar sector, recruitment, forced labor, child labor, freedom of association, gender-based discrimination, wages, hours, health and safety, living conditions, and community impacts
· For Verité, with funding from the Skoll Foundation

Transforming Community-Level Violent Conflict: Militancy, Inter-Subjectivity and Social Networks in Conflict
· Research on acts of violence, reconciliation, and social networks during the civil war 
· In-depth interviews with 125 survivors of civil war massacres in the departments of Quiche, Sololá, and Huehuetenango 
· For the Dorham Global Security Institute at Dorham University

Memories of the Civil War Widows of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
· In-depth case study and multi-media interviews with women who were widowed during the civil war on the lasting effects of the war and enduring needs
· Drafted an article for Entremundos magazine, focused on one of the women
· Carried out independently by REACH

Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector
· Interviews in Guatemala with experts and migrant workers in their communities of origin 
· Carried out for Verité

Research Projects in South America

Nicaragua
Research on Forced Labor and Child Labor Risks in the Honduran Coffee Sector
· Interviews with experts and Nicaraguan migrant workers in their communities of origin
· Carried out for Verité

Examples of research projects undertaken by REACH and its Director include: