I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California (USC).  I will be on the 2025-26 Job Market.

I am a development economist specializing in political economy and the economics of education.  I study governance and education in low-income countries with a behavioral and gender perspective. 

I primarily focus on traditional local governance systems in developing countries where modern elected leadership does not exist. As part of previous and on-going research in Malawi, I explore ways to improve social welfare at the village level through field and lab-in-the-field experiments (Political Economy).

I am also interested in the role of gender in human capital development by measuring and evaluating the impact of policies aimed at increasing access to education (Economics of Education).