ABOUT ME

 I am an applied economist and developmental researcher committed to improving education equity for marginalized children in the United States and low- and middle-income countries. My work focuses on strengthening how we measure children’s learning, executive function, curiosity, and creativity, and integrating these measures into rigorous economic evaluations of education and social protection programs.

I specialize in combining randomized controlled trial (RCT) analysis, econometrics, and psychometric methods to understand not just whether programs work, but how effective they are relative to their cost. I am particularly interested in developing contextually grounded, comparable approaches to cost-effectiveness analysis that help funders and policymakers allocate resources toward programs that produce meaningful improvements in children’s learning and development.

Over the past 12 years, I have led and analyzed research in Bangladesh, Ghana, Tanzania, and the United States, collaborating with partners such as J-PAL, IPA, the Center for Global Development, and local government agencies. My field experience—working closely with children, caregivers, teachers, and community leaders—deeply informs my approach to measurement and evaluation.

I am motivated by the belief that rigorous evidence paired with culturally relevant measurement is essential for identifying scalable, high-impact interventions that truly improve children’s wellbeing and long-term opportunities. My goal is to generate research that is analytically robust, accessible to practitioners and policymakers, and directly useful for decisions about program design, funding, and scale.

I received my PhD in June 2025 from Stanford University Graduate School of Education. I am on the 2025-26 job market.