2023: Diversity risks and Diversity leaders’ characteristics: A Comparative Study (With Gui Deng Say) -- Singapore Management University (S$40,000)
2022: Data Access, American Voices Project (With Claire Altman) -- Russell Sage Foundation
2020: Truman School of Public Affairs doctoral grant
2020: Roe L. Johns student travel grant
2018: International Public Policy Association travel grant
2018: MU Graduate and Professional Council professional development grant
2014: MasterCard Foundation Summer School scholarship
2014: The UK Foreign Commonwealth Office Chevening scholarship. #iamchevening
2024: Independent Consultant
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)/ Humanitarian Aid
Project: Multipurpose Cash Assistance Program (MPCA) to address urgent basic needs of flood- and landslide-affected families in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Yen Bai, Vietnam. An SDC Post-distribution monitoring survey of 106 households.
Read the final report here.
2021: Research Assistant to Dr. Irma Arteaga
UM-Columbia
Project: Food access for WIC (Women, Infants and Children) participants during the pandemic.
Qualitative data collection, produced data reports.
2017-2018: Research Assistant to Dr. Irma Arteaga
UM-Columbia
Project: “Right-from-the-Start” curriculum evaluation.
Managed survey data collection from 5 sites, produced data reports.
2016: Research Associate
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Project: Agriculture value chains in Vietnam.
In charge of Research design, Data collection, and Final reports.
2015: Local Research Assistant
University of Minnesota
Project: Decision processes of Vietnamese micro-entrepreneurs.
Coordinated with the local team and the U.S. team in data collection and translation.
2014-2015: Consultant
Indochina Research and Consulting, Vietnam
Projects: Commissioned evaluation projects by CARE International, KOICA, and others.
2010-2013: International Relations Officer
TYM Microfinance Institution, Vietnam
Assisted in-house research and external impact evaluations of micro-loan and micro-saving programs