Employment History
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Assistant Professor (2022-)
Department of Economics, University of Essex
Lecturer (2021- 2022)
EC387: Experimental Methods in Economics (3rd year undergraduate)
EC955: Experimental Economics (Postgraduate)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2019-2020)
EC111: Introduction to Economics (1st year undergraduate)
EC114: Introduction to Quantitative Economics (1st year undergraduate)
Awarded: Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2020- )
Nominated for the 2022 PGR Supervisor of the Year
Nominated for the 2022 Excellence in Education Award
The Education Policy Institute
Senior Researcher (2019-2021)
I do quantitative research investigating education inequalities in the UK with a special interest in the school workforce.
Improvement Group (2020-21)
I was the de facto chair of the inaugural EPI Improvement Group. Worked on tasks given to us by the CEO, these include scoping research proposals related to Covid-19, identifying ways to improve staff wellbeing working from home and completed an ethnicity research audit.
Institute for Social and Economic Research
MiSoC Research Associate (2021- )
Research Officer (2015-2018)
Worked on the BOOST2018 project (ground-breaking study of student life), duties include recruiting students, manning payment stations, running the Essex lab (ztree and Qualtrics), testing the surveys and updating social media.
ISER Student Rep (2018-2020)
Cohort representative on the Staff-Student Liaison Committee (SSLC)
Sports Centre, University of Essex
Climbing Wall Instructor (2017-2021)
Teach the University of Essex beginners and intermediates Adult Climbing courses.
Sports Supervisor (2015-2021)
Supervise Sports Assistants and responsible for the day to day operational oversight of the Sports Centre. This includes the Evolve Gym, Sports Arena, Sports Hall, Climbing Wall, Squash Courts, Tennis Dome and Artificial Pitches.
Sports Assistant (2014-15)
University of Essex
Community Assistant, University of Essex (2015-16)
Senior member of the University Student Support team, providing Residents Assistants with support. Duties include holding regular team meetings, mediating serious disputes, organizing large scale events, completing welfare checks that are more serious in nature.
Resident Assistant, University of Essex (2013-15)
Support between 40-50 first year students living in University accommodation. Duties include mediating flat disputes, organizing programs resolving noise disturbances, deescalating potentially confrontational situations and advising residents as a first port of call.
Open Days Ambassador, University of Essex (2012-13)
Students Union, University of Essex
Treasurer, University of Essex Athletics Club (2015-16)
Insured that the club’s funds were properly managed and accounted for, prepared financial reports and ensured prompt payment of all the society agreed expenditure. We won Club of the year.
Vice President, University of Essex Athletics Club (2015)
Nominated for the role after the former President quit. Organized transport to the Cross Country Championships, worked with other universities and local athletics clubs to organize the first University of Essex athletics Invitational.
Secretary, University of Essex Liberty League (2014-15)
Contacted potential speakers on behalf of the society. I helped organize events and worked with the University for booking rooms, and bringing in speakers. Worked closely with other political societies to do joint events and managed the social media account.
Campaign Manager for Adrian Chira SU President – Victory in first round (2015)
Created the campaign strategy, recruited individuals and organized them into shifts and delegated responsibilities for campaigning. Managed the campaign budget, administrator of the official Facebook page and managed Adrian’s personal Facebook page.
Fundraising and Charities Officer, University of Essex Athletics Club (2013-14)
Organized charity events such as bake sales. Worked with local business to get sponsors for events. We had no coach, so I used my initiative and organized and lead athletics training sessions. We were shortlisted for Club of the Year.
Campaign Assistant for Michael Spencer VP education – Victory in first round (2014)
Miscellaneous
Reviewer for ESTRO (2017-2020)
ESTRO is an online academic journal run by, and for, University of Essex Students. I review quantitative social science papers.
Proofreader (2017-2020)
Clients include Economists at the Bank of Italy, University of Copenhagen and the University of Essex.
Early Learners Teaching Assistant, Kumon Birmingham (2014)
Campaign Assistant, Conservative Central Office, London (2013)
Open Days Ambassador, Sixth Form College Solihull (2010-12)
Campaign Assistant, Solihull Liberal Democrats (2011-12)
President of the Student Council, Sixth Form College Solihull (2011-12)
Gold Young Ambassador (London Olympics) (2010-12)
Student Council Treasurer, Sixth Form College Solihull (2010-11)
Intern, Office of Lorely Burt MP (2011)
