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I am a public policy researcher interested in examining the contextual factors and policy levers that affect women's livelihoods and health in low and middle-income countries. Methodologically, I am experienced in quasi-experimental research designs and statistical analyses of large datasets using Stata and R. My research focuses on the pathways shaping women's economic inclusion, including the role of agency, social norms and family structure. Other strands of my work have examined the intersection of gender and health, in particular female-male differences in health over the life course, and the evaluation of public policies such as maternal cash transfers on child nutrition.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Evans School Policy Analysis & Research Group (EPAR) at the University of Washington. I was also a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Gender Equality Metrics (GEM) team at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. My postdoctoral research at IHME examined differences in causes of disease burden between females and males over the life course.
I have worked as a Research Consultant with the GENDER Project as well as other research projects at the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego. I also consult with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for the CGIAR Gender Equality & Social Inclusion initiative.
I hold a Ph.D. in Public Policy & Management from the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington, Seattle. In my doctoral dissertation, I used nationally representative survey data to focus on how policy interventions and contextual factors shape the economic dimension of women's decision-making in India and Malawi. Here is a link to my profile page at the Evans School.
Prior to my PhD, I worked in the scientific publishing industry for several years as a project manager and team lead.
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