Il-haam Petersen

Dr Il-haam Petersen is a Chief Research Specialist at the Centre for the Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). She holds a DPhil in Sociology from Trinity College Dublin.

Prior to joining CeSTII in 2017, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Education and Skills Development programme at the HSRC. Il-haam’s research focuses on inter-organisational innovation networks, particularly the micro-foundations of innovation, and experimentation with new methodologies for understanding and measuring innovation in informal settings. Her work is driven by a commitment to engaged research, emphasising the translation of research findings to inform policy and practice.