Associate Director

• Jan 2023 - Present

Manager, Evidence Generation

• Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

Senior Policy Analyst

• Sep 2017 - Feb 2021

• Managed AidData’s Listening to Leaders program: Oversee the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys and snap polls sent to 100,000 decision-makers in 140 countries. Managed program staff and provided guidance to project teams on survey best practices.• Led collaborative research projects: Ensured timely and high-quality deliverables on grants and contracts ranging from $200,000 to upwards of $1 million. Designed analysis plans, supervised data collection, conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses, drafted policy reports, and managed partnerships with clients such as USAID, US Department of State, German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, IMF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Hewlett Foundation.• Communicated research effectively: Participated in high-level briefings, panel discussions, webinars, and international events to communicate research findings to inform organizational decision-making • Led capacity-building initiatives: Trained two Kenyan think tanks to gather insights through online feedback surveys to help align their data offerings to user needs; trained 200+ African leaders on data visualization through the US Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) • Designed surveys in line with best practices: Achieved the highest response rate (>30%) among AidData elite surveys on two snap polls to 10,000+ government officials Show less

Policy Specialist

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

• Communicated AidData’s research through summaries and policy briefs, and support collaborative projects with government and non-government organizations. • Led dissemination and outreach efforts of AidData’s work through presentations at international conferences and events, briefings, and blogs and contribute to grant proposals.

Senior Policy Associate

• Sep 2013 - Nov 2014

• Led the scoping, design and kick-off for evaluation projects with the Ministry of Health in Tamil Nadu (India): Liaised between government officials and J-PAL researchers to find solutions to the ministry’s most pressing challenges. Led field research involving interviews and consultations with provincial and municipal government officials, community workers, residents, and grassroots organizations to inform the design of interventions • Increased the demand for program evaluation and evidence: Presented findings from J-PAL research to policymakers and practitioners. Produced materials such as evaluation summaries, briefs, and newsletters to increase visibility and policy impact of J-PAL’s evaluation studies • Capacity-building: Trained government officials, civil society, and donors in South Asia on logic models, program evaluation methods and impact indicators including at J-PAL’s flagship Executive Education Course • Recruited for internal policy positions: Administered and graded technical tests, and conducted interviews Show less

Summer Intern/Consultant

• May 2012 - Sep 2012

• Produced data for a policy brief on international mobility of skills for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Prepared the Statistical Annex for the ADBI-OECD publication on Labor Migration in Asia • Produced data for a policy brief on international mobility of skills for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Prepared the Statistical Annex for the ADBI-OECD publication on Labor Migration in Asia

Assistant Editor

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

• Manuscript evaluation and substantive editing: Reviewed, critiqued and edited research papers and articles in economics and social sciences for publication, and published editorials. • Capacity-building: Trained 150+ PhD scholars and faculty as part of Workshops on Research Writing and Publication, conducted jointly by the EPW and the University Grants Commission, in multiple Indian cities. • Manuscript evaluation and substantive editing: Reviewed, critiqued and edited research papers and articles in economics and social sciences for publication, and published editorials. • Capacity-building: Trained 150+ PhD scholars and faculty as part of Workshops on Research Writing and Publication, conducted jointly by the EPW and the University Grants Commission, in multiple Indian cities.