APPLIED ECONOMIST DEMOGRAPHER

I am tenured researcher at The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED). My research explores the connections between health, the environment, and social inclusion in developing countries. 

In addition, I am an Adjunct Researcher at CEPED-IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development). I acted as  Field Lead for several surveys of the ATLAS project, assessing the introduction and promotion HIV self-testing in West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire).

Previously, I worked as Research Fellow at the World Bank, in the Social Protection & Labor Global Practice. There, I was involved in the Human Capital Project, a global effort to accelerate  quality investments in people. I have been awarded the World Bank Group FY19 VPU Team Award for Human Capital. 

Before joining the Human Capital Project, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in a joint ICAP/Columbia University and University of Witwatersrand fellowship program. There, I worked on the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIA) project in 11 sub-Saharan African countries, including Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 

I also consulted for many international organizations, including the World Health Organization and the World Bank..

I obtained a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) and the French Institute for Demographic Studies  (France).