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

Provide technical assistance on qualitative and quantitative analyses to the research, monitoring, and evaluation teams on projects, including the USAID YouthPower Action and USAID Ghana Partnership for Education: Learning programs.

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

Supported research, monitoring, and evaluation efforts on USAID projects. Conducted validation study in Ethiopia of a disability screening toolkit. Led cross-organizational working groups for the Education Equity Research Initiative Disability Task Team that produced reviews related to inclusive education policy and approaches to disability screenings. Managed EPDC’s public access database.

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

Applied strong analytical skills in developing research publications, policy briefs, profile series, and literature and landscape reviews, including work for UNICEF on the relationship of inequality to violent conflict, for UNGEI on the global availability of gender-disaggregated data, and for the Education Equity Research Initiative on the measurement of equity and the comparability of equity data. Used quantitative methods in producing data visualizations; education projections; and reliable, comparable education indicators from a range of data sources for EPDC’s public access database. Developed measurement frameworks and tools, including work for the Brookings Institution on the breadth of learning opportunities available in schools and for Educate A Child on identifying children most at risk of dropout. Provided training on data analysis and data utilization, including developing and leading workshops on the sue of school census data for Liberian county and district education officials. Offered analytical support on research, monitoring, and evaluation. Conducted qualitative and quantitative fieldwork at schools in developing contexts.

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

Created country profiles on education topics, including national education trends and projections. Collected education data from national administrative sources for low- and middle-income countries.

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

Supported coordination of international education policy research conference. Edited research studies on education finance, school meal programs, and school uniform cost reduction.

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

Provided logistical oversight for USAID funded study tour which focused on strategic planning for Pakistani education officials involved with the Pre-STEP program. Applied communication skills to coordinate effectively with program staff and business providers.

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

Facilitated 160 hours of academic writing classes for 65 college students and adults; designed daily lesson plans. Provided career counseling to students from rural provinces.