I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Rutgers University.

I work at the intersection of development and health economics, using experimental and quasi-experimental methods to help answer three broad questions:

1. How can governments design social protection programs, particularly those targeted toward women, to maximize gains in maternal and child health?

2. Can reducing frictions in credit and insurance markets improve food security and well-being?

3. How can aid be used most effectively in fragile and conflict-affected economies?