I am an applied microeconomist with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.  My research sits at the intersection of academia, policymaking and practice. I primarily use experimental methods to understand policy and governance challenges, and test solutions to overcome these challenges under political, institutional, technical and resources constraints. Implementing those projects has involved wide ranging collaboration with other scholars locally and internationally, significant international fundraising and developing skills in managing large and complex projects. I have lived in all the countries where I have conducted research, including Sierra Leone (SL), where I have been based for nearly 8 years and worked for International Growth Center (IGC).  I care deeply about engaging with policy-makers and practitioners to support reforms and achieve societal impact. I have successfully built close relationships with policymakers to design and implement creative and impactful research projects, and then operationalize key findings. My research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Development Economics, Nature, and Science Advances.