Perceptions Hub — Global Health Communications Research Gates Foundation, 2023–2025
Marshall developed and led a multi-wave research project spanning 15 countries and 14,000 respondents — the most comprehensive study of global health communications perceptions conducted to date. Key findings include empirical evidence that active-contributor framings of aid recipients outperform passive-recipient framings, and that Global South voices increase the effectiveness of donor-market communications.
Explore the research → perceptionshub.com
How to Talk About the Importance of Lived Experience in Solving Homelessness
FrameWorks Institute, June 2025 — Lead Advisor: Marshall Stowell
Marshall conceived this empirical research project and served as lead advisor on its design and findings. The report establishes evidence-based framing recommendations for how nonprofits and advocates can communicate the value of lived experience — centering agency, not deficit — in the context of homelessness.
Read the report → frameworksinstitute.org
The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers
DONDON, Haiti — Adrienne Present steps into the thin forest beside her house and plucks the season’s first coffee cherries, shining like red marbles in her hands. More…
A Conversation with Marshall Stowell on Centering Community Presence and Power
SCG is excited to announce that Angel Roberson Daniels, Executive Director of the Angell Foundation, and Marshall Stowell… More…
