Education

MA, International Educational Development, Columbia University, Teachers College. New York, New York. 2012.

BA, Magna cum laude, English Literature, Colby College, Waterville, Maine. 2005.

Country Experience

Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand.

Languages

Mongolian (intermediate) and Russian (intermediate)

Professional Experience

2019 – Present: Senior Research Associate, Research and Evaluation, Global Education, Employment and Engagement Department, FHI 360, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2017 – 2019: Research Associate II, Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC)/Research and Evaluation, Global Education, Employment and Engagement Department, FHI 360, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2012 – 2017: Research Associate I, Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC)/Research and Evaluation, Global Education, FHI 360, Washington, DC and Monrovia, Liberia

Jun – Dec 2012: Research Intern, Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC), Global Education, FHI 360, Washington, DC

Sep – Dec 2012: Research Assistant, Asian Development Bank, Washington, DC

Feb – Jun 2012: Program Coordinator, Pre-Service Teacher Education in Pakistan (Pre-STEP) Study Tour, Teachers College, Columbia University, Washington, DC and New York, NY

Oct – Dec 2008: Instructor, Center for English Studies, University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Additional Experience

Jul – Aug 2011: Education Consultant, Urban Light, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2010 – 2011: Associate Editor, Current Issues in Comparative Education, Columbia University, New York, New York

2006 – 2008: Teacher Trainer, Department of Education, United States Peace Corps, Erdenet, Mongolia