Terence Wood

Terence Wood is a Research Fellow at the Development Policy Centre within the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University (ANU). His work focuses on aid effectiveness, Melanesian electoral politics, and the intersection of foreign aid policy with public opinion dynamics. He has conducted extensive research in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, examining topics such as clientelism, ethnic voter behavior, and women's political participation.

Education: PhD from ANU, Master's in Development Studies from Victoria University of Wellington.

Research interests include:

• Aid policy determinants and recipient impacts
• Elections and political economy in Melanesia
• Foreign aid popular support mechanisms

Recent work highlights include:

• Analysis of vaccine hesitancy in developing countries (2022-2024)
• Geopolitical influences on public aid attitudes (2021)
• PNG election dynamics and development outcomes (2023-2025)

Grants: Managed three Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants. Actively involved in ANU's Development Policy Centre, a leading institution for Pacific development research.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the Development Policy Centre research network, collaborating with PNG University academics on field studies.