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Susan Godlonton, Associate Professor of Economics, Williams College
Lectures: How to Randomize, Randomized Evaluation from Start to Finish
Susan Godlonton is an Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College. Her research focuses on economic development in Africa, with specific interests in preventative health care, transitions to work and agricultural productivity. She holds a BA from the University of Stellenbosch, an MA from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD from the University of Michigan.
Edward Asiedu, Senior Lecturer Development Economics, University of Ghana Business School
Lectures: Theory of Change and Measurement, Why Randomize
Dr Edward Asiedu is a development economist currently based at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS). He is an Affiliate Research Fellow at the Chair of Development Economics at the University of Passau and an affiliate researcher on projects at the Center for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) at ETH Zurich. His current research focuses on testing mechanisms to expand pensions to the informal sector workers, improving health insurance coverage leveraging digital tools and national identification systems, expanding access to tractor services in Northern Ghana, and evaluating the effect of the pandemic on female businesses and poor households.
Rulof Burger, Professor of Economics, Stellenbosch University
Lectures: Sample Size and Power
Rulof Burger is a professor in economics at Stellenbosch University. He conducts much of his work in South Africa. His research has focused primarily on applying micro-econometric techniques to answer South African labour market questions. He is also the founding director of Predictive Insights, a machine learning product design studio. Rulof received his PhD in economics from the University of Oxford.
Sarah Kopper, Associate Director of Research, J-PAL Global
Lectures: Threats and Analysis, The Generalizability Framework
Sarah Kopper is the Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Global at MIT. She works to improve research operations at J-PAL, with a focus on research resources and knowledge sharing across offices and projects. She leads J-PAL's research transparency work and coordinates processes related to J-PAL's affiliates. Sarah's research focuses on the relationship between agricultural input markets, input use, and production in Eastern and Southern Africa. Her field experience includes agro-ecological research in Malawi and qualitative work on a palm oil plantation in Cameroon. She holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Michigan State University and a BA in economics from Cornell University. Prior to graduate school, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal for two years.
Matthew Edmundson, Senior Evidence to Scale Manager, J-PAL Global
Lectures: Applying and Using Evidence
Matt Edmundson is a Senior Evidence to Scale Manager at J-Pal Global, where he supports the organization’s efforts to catalyze adoption of evidence-based policies at scale. Prior to joining J-PAL in 2023, Matt co-founded and served as Co-President for Violet Health, a nutrition-focused social enterprise in Bangalore, India, for 10 years. Prior to Violet Health, Matt served as Operations Officer for RefugePoint, a Kenya-based non-profit that develops health and safety programs to serve at-risk refugees. Matt holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Tufts University.
Clare Hofmeyr, Education & Training Manager, J-PAL Africa
Lectures: What is Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Clare Hofmeyr is an Education & Training Manager at J-PAL Africa. She leads J-PAL Africa’s training activities as well as the drive to increase the representation of African researchers within J-PAL’s network and experimental economics. Prior to joining the J-PAL team in 2021, Clare worked in the field of monitoring and evaluation for mothers2mothers and Firdale Consulting. Her previous experience includes conducting training, policy writing and communications work at SALDRU, as well as at J-PAL Africa, where she was part of the first team when the office opened in 2010. Clare holds a Master’s in Applied Economics from the University of Cape Town, and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Finance from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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