Education

PhD, Comparative and International Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, 2012.

EdM, International Education Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008.

BA, English Language Studies, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1999.

Country Experience

Georgia, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, and Uzbekistan

Languages

English (native), Russian (native) and French (intermediate)

Professional Experience

2018 – Present Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education, Employment and Engagement Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC

2015 – 2017 Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education/Global Learning Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC

2011 – 2015 Associate Director, Research and Evaluation, Global Education/Global Learning Business Unit, FHI 360, Washington, DC

2010 – 2011 Senior Education Specialist, Global Learning /Education Policy and Data Center, AED, Washington, DC

2008 – 2010 Graduate Research Assistant, National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York

2009 Research Consultant, JBS International, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York

2003 – 2007 Project Management Specialist, USAID Regional Mission in Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2000 – 2003 Project Management Assistant, Economic Growth, USAID Regional Mission in Central Asia Region, Almaty, Kazakhstan