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Berkeley, California, United States

Remote

• Provide quantitative and policy analysis to support the
• examination of equity needs in early learning with emphasis on CSPP and TK
• impact investigation of ELCD programs on academic achievement and learning engagement
• development of evaluation plan for pilot Individualized County Child Care Subsidy Plans

Oakland, California, United States

Lead project to assess expansion of developmental screening access for children in Oakland ages 0 to 5, and to improve related policies and practices.

Oakland

• Led workshops for agency leadership and staff on the use of data in program management and implementation.
• Authored report on developmental screening activity and associations of results with children's demographic characteristics.

San Francisco

• Provided technical assistance to Data & Evaluation team efforts to advance the use of data in policy implementation.
• Integrated OECE subsidized enrollment data with budgeting tools to improve the precision of budget projections.

Berkeley, CA

• Provided research support for California policy leaders and experts to inform discussion of state early childhood policy reform.
• Authored and supported authorship of briefs on ECE policy topics including paid family leave and access to center-based care.

Berkeley, CA

• GSI of Public Policy - Data Visualization, Summer 2019
• GSI of Public Policy - Introduction to Public Policy, Spring 2019
• GSI of Education - Data Analysis in Education Research, Fall 2018
• GSI of Public Policy - Innovation, Strategy, and Leadership, Summer 2018
• GSI of Public Policy - Quantitative Methods, Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
• GSI of Public Policy - Quantitative Methods, Fall 2015 & Spring 2016

Berk

Assemble and prepare panel data set to study the the later-life consequences of early-life lead exposure, and the synergistic impacts of investments in early childhood health and K-12 schooling, as well as lead-abatement policies, on academic achievement, health status, externalizing behavior problems, and contact with the criminal legal system.

Remote

Perform propensity score-adjusted survival analysis to assess the association of participation in Sonoma County Probation’s Day Reporting Center services with recidivism

• Lead quantitative analysis for evaluation of community outreach model for the prevention of gender violence in El Salvador.
• Wrote program to run randomization inference tests, allowing for arbitrary randomization procedures

San Raphael, CA

Developed cost-neutral improvements to Marin County's General Assistance program.

Bogotá, Colombia

Conducted study of poverty entry and exit in urban Colombia.

Kampala, Uganda

Managed a team of 58 and a budget of $2 million to evaluate USAID Uganda maternal and child health program.

New Haven, CT

Provided remote support and project management consulting for ATAI and IGC-funded studies in Zambia.

Chipata, Zambia

Lead a staff of 30 and managed a budget of $140,000 to pilot and evaluate nutrition and credit intervention in Zambia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Cleaned household survey data, prepared summary tables, and performed preliminary analysis for various studies.

Penville, Dominica, Eastern Caribbean

Organized teams of nurses and teachers to implement grant programming in family literacy and health outreach.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy

• Coursework in microeconomics, econometrics, labor economics, and public economics. • Supervised independent study in developmental.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis, 3.9

• Coursework: Impact Evaluation, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Economic Development Policy, Policy Analysis, Leadership & Management

Ba, Philosophy, Political Science, 3.5

Activities and Societies: • Michigan Student Assembly Peace and Justice Committee • FairTees • Pre-Law Professional Fraternity Phi Alpha.

Economics, Political Science, 3.7

• Study abroad, winter 2007 • Completed coursework in economics and political science, achieved Spanish language proficiency

Mathematics, 4.0

• Post-baccalaureate work in mathematics

Mathematics, 4.0

• Post-baccalaureate work in mathematics