I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at McMaster University, jointly appointed with the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement. I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy in 2026. As an applied microeconomist, I work in development, labor, and behavioral economics, studying how inequality restricts access to opportunity and evaluating interventions that improve mobility in low-income contexts.

From Fieldwork to Frameworks

My journey into development began as an undergraduate in India, where I co-founded the Project Reach Foundation, a nonprofit that focused on closing immunization gaps for infants. That early exposure to local institutions and the challenges of implementation shape how I design and interpret field experiments today. Prior to starting my Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, I trained in data analytics and policy at Carnegie Mellon University, which equipped me to combine econometrics with experimental design. I have also worked with the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) and Development Research Group (DRG) teams on projects related to transport and gender.