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​About

I am a Development Economist at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division.  I completed my PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and previously studied at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies where I earned an M.A. in International Relations and at Wesleyan University where I did my undergraduate studies. I've spent a number of years living and working in different parts of Africa, including Peace Corps service in Niger and a year with the World Bank in Malawi.

My current research projects include:

• Sports betting to meet liquidity needs in Kampala, Uganda. (working paper)
• Private sector responses to violence in Afghanistan.​ (working paper)
• Sports programs for vulnerable youth in Monrovia, Liberia. (working paper) 
• Conception and Contraceptives in a Time of Drought.
• Marriage market responses to income shocks in Indonesia.

If you'd like to hear a short interview I did with our communications team about my path to a career in research and working at IFPRI, go here!