I am a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute.

My research is on policy implementation and how governance systems, institutional incentives, and citizen engagement and voice shape how policies and programs unfold on the ground, particularly in the domain of food security in low- and middle-income countries. Increasingly, I study how climate change is reshaping both the policies needed to support rural communities and the conditions under which they are implemented.

Experience working in government continues to shape how I approach research. I aim to answer questions policymakers are confronting in real time, communicate findings clearly, and design research informed by institutional and political realities of implementation. This work is grounded in sustained engagement and research partnerships across West Africa and South and Southeast Asia, particularly in Nepal, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Mali.

My work has been published in Journal of Political Economy, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Rural Studies, Democratization, and Studies in Comparative International Development, among other academic journals. It has also been featured in The Economist, NPR, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Forbes.