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Toronto, On, Ca

Georgetown, Dc

RISE conducts extensive research to examine the impact of nationwide reforms that the Tanzanian Government is undertaking to improve learning outcomes for primary and secondary school students.Baseline Survey to Assess the Tanzanian Education Sector • Programmed questions on SurveyCTO and tested to ensure survey constraints were implemented. • Programmed high frequency checks in STATA to flag potentially inaccurate responses. • Analyzed data in STATA to examine the characteristics and functions of education officers. • Supported Principal Investigators (PIs) in editing and producing tables and graphs for final baseline report.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Education Management Survey• Collaborated with PIs in adapting survey questions from the World Bank Management Survey (WMS).• Interviewed education officers on their management strategies to understand their functions and constraintswithin the education sector.• Programmed questions on SurveyCTO for pilot surveys.• Assisted program manager in training enumerators on survey functions.

Abuja, Nigeria

• Created and issued surveys to students and teachers in order to ascertain the effectiveness of JAN’sBe Entrepreneurial program.• Communicated with JAN’s sponsors to schedule Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) training sessions.• Updated JAN’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) during events.

South Hadley

1. Conduct evening help sessions to assist students with course work.2. Help students to use R Studio software3. Grade students’ assignments and quizzed on behalf of course instructor.

South Hadley

1. Write weekly articles for Op/Ed section of newspaper.2. Interview college students to find out opinions on current events3. Source and research quotes for article

Nigeria

1. Conducted evidence based research on the skills mismatch present in Nigeria’s labor force, and co-published report examining its links to the structural issues in the country’s educational sector. (See 'Publications')2. Worked on a team to review past national budgets in order to assess the effectiveness of the proposed 2016 Nigerian National Budget (approx. 19 billion USD).3. Collected and analyzed data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in order to summarize - Nigeria’s transport sector performance for CSEA’s quarterly Economic Review. 4. Researched and wrote report on the sources of regional fragility in the six Nigerian geo-political zones.5. Assisted research fellows by providing brief reports on preliminary research areas.6. Gathered and analyzed relevant macro economic data for weekly Economic Updates.

Holyoke, Ma

1. Assisted students (K - 5) with school assignments2. Supervised students during recreational activities3. Attended training seminars on using teaching techniques to increase English proficiency in students

Abuja, Nigeria

1. Assisted Camp Directors in organizing daily activities2. Compiled and material for daily seminars3. Presented material to designated class at seminars

Master In Public Policy

Bachelor’S Degree (Magna Cum Laude), Economics, Gpa: 3.75/4.0

Activities and Societies: Mount Holyoke Afro-Carribean Students'​ Association (MHACASA) Sacred Symphonies Economics Society