SYEDA WARDA RIAZ

Welcome to my website! 

I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Agricultural & Economics at UC Davis. I will be joining the Lahore University of Management Sciences as an Assistant Professor of Economics in August 2025.

I am an applied microeconomist with research interests that span the fields of health, development, and labor economics, with a particular focus on household dynamics and gender. 

My research, focused on developing economies, addresses the role of social protection in: (i) women empowerment and employment; (ii) maternal healthcare utilization and mental health;  and (iii) child health.  In doing so, I also engage with how to make poverty alleviation programs more effective in the face of targeting and compliance challenges, and large-scale climatic shocks.

Always happy to collaborate on areas of similar interest!  Please feel free to reach me via email at swriaz@ucdavis.edu