Experience

Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP)

• Australia
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Social Protection Specialist (Economist)

  • Jul 2023 - Present



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Economist

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2023

• Young Professional

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

• Social Protection Economist

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

  o Managing the Bank’s analytical work on labor migration in the Pacific Island countries, including designing policy relevant surveys, organizing knowledge sharing events, and contributing to vision pieceso Supporting the Bank’s engagement on social protection in Pacific Island countries, including the provision of TA to client countries and contributing to regional reportso Supporting the preparation of regional diagnostics and knowledge products, including the PIC-8 Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Social Protection Reporto Providing cross-support to other Global Practices on analytical and advisory services including the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management and Poverty teams, as well as IFCo Liaising with key government counterparts in both Australia, New Zealand and client countries, as well as other donor agencies (ADB, ILO, SPC) on labor mobility, social assistance and the link with disaster risk management Show less



Development Policy Centre

• Australia
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Officer

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2014

  o Analysed regional labour migration initiatives, including the Seasonal Worker Program and the Kiribati-Australia Nursing Initiative o Engaged with regional media on findings from labour migration research o Contributed regularly to the Devpolicy Blog o Attending the Pacific Island Labour Sending (PAILS) Forum in Samoa and compiled a report on conference proceedings o Analysed regional labour migration initiatives, including the Seasonal Worker Program and the Kiribati-Australia Nursing Initiative o Engaged with regional media on findings from labour migration research o Contributed regularly to the Devpolicy Blog o Attending the Pacific Island Labour Sending (PAILS) Forum in Samoa and compiled a report on conference proceedings



Institute for International Development

• Adelaide, Australia

• Research and Development Intern

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

  o Provided background research on rural development and disaster risk management, including the international development community’s response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar o Edited for the publications branch o Contributed to website development o Provided background research on rural development and disaster risk management, including the international development community’s response to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar o Edited for the publications branch o Contributed to website development



World Policy Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  o Conducted public policy research for senior fellows on projects focusing on shared global prosperity, environment, energy, human security, and labour migration o Contributed to the World Policy Journal Blog o Established new avenues of funding o Facilitated fund-raising drives amongst existing donors o Conducted public policy research for senior fellows on projects focusing on shared global prosperity, environment, energy, human security, and labour migration o Contributed to the World Policy Journal Blog o Established new avenues of funding o Facilitated fund-raising drives amongst existing donors



Eurasia Group

• United States
• International Affairs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Feb 2009 - May 2009

  o Monitored political, economic, social, and security developments in regions covered by the team of analysts o Conducted background research on cross-border issues including trade, energy and other commodities, financial regulation, climate change, and global health o Managed outreach activities for the office of the president o Assisted with administrative tasks for the office of the president o Monitored political, economic, social, and security developments in regions covered by the team of analysts o Conducted background research on cross-border issues including trade, energy and other commodities, financial regulation, climate change, and global health o Managed outreach activities for the office of the president o Assisted with administrative tasks for the office of the president



Grameen Koota

• India
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

  o Studying the Grameen microcredit delivery system o Surveying members of Grameen Bank in rural Bangladesh o Compiling research aimed at the development of Grameen-modelled microcredit programs for Eastern Europe o Studying the Grameen microcredit delivery system o Surveying members of Grameen Bank in rural Bangladesh o Compiling research aimed at the development of Grameen-modelled microcredit programs for Eastern Europe