About
I am a development economist and work as a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). I am also a Research Affiliate of the Ford Program within the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In this role, I serve as a founding member of the Collaborative for Econometrics and Integrated Development Studies (CEIDS).
Background
I hold a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics from Michigan State University. I have also previously served as a Research Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service and as a Research Associate at the U.S. Global Development Lab within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Research
My research focuses on applied development microeconomics with applications in agriculture, conflict, and psychology. I also do some work on applied research methods relating to estimation strategies and measurement.
Working Papers:
1. "A Network-Driven Data Collection Approach for Agri-Food Value Chains," (with Kate Ambler, Alan de Brauw, Sylvan Herskowitz, and Julia Wagner), Revise & Resubmit at the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
2. "Social Protection and Perinatal Depression: Evidence from South Africa," (with Syeda Warda Riaz and Mo Alloush), Under Review.
3. "The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics," (with Nick Huntington-Klein and Claus C. Portner along with many co-authors as part of the Many Economists Research Collective), Revise & Resubmit at the Journal of Economic Literature.
4. "Show me the money! Experimental evidence on preferences for cash vs. digital payment," (with Kate Ambler, M. Mehrab Bakhriar, and Muhammad Riad Uddin), Under Review.
5. "Internal displacement and the promotion of agricultural intensification in Nigeria: Experimental evidence from a fragile setting," (with Rewa Misra, Kate Ambler, Julia Wagner, and Mulubrhan Amare), In preparation for submission.
6. "Shaken, but Not Deterred: Acute Stressors and the Formation of Hope and Aspirations among Tertiary-Educated Youth in Myanmar in the Aftermath of the 2025 Earthquake," (with Yashadhan Ghorpade and Muhammad Saad Imtiaz), Under Review.