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I study refugees, international cooperation, and multilateral organizations. My current research focuses on international cooperation on refugee issues, improving the economic livelihoods of those who have been forcibly displaced, and understanding the strategic use of camps to accommodate refugees and asylum seekers. This research is based on time spent conducting fieldwork and working with NGOs in Kenya, Uganda, Thailand, Greece, and the U.K. My research employs mixed methods, including causal inference, machine learning, and field-based qualitative interviews. 

 

I am a Graduate Fellow at the Immigration Policy Lab, a Stanford Impact Labs Fellow, and a Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Doctoral Fellow. My research has been supported by J-PAL/IPA Displaced Livelihoods Initiative, King Center on Global Development, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford Impact Labs, The Europe Center, and Institute for Research in the Social Sciences.

 

Prior to doctoral studies, I worked with refugees in Greece and the U.K. with Movement on the Ground, CalAid, and The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network. I was a researcher at YouGov, where I focused on quantitative and qualitative research for the U.K. government and public sector organizations. I also worked in venture capital at Oxford Science Enterprises, leading the external relations strategy for a £600m fund investing in biotechnology, energy, and artificial intelligence research from the University of Oxford. I received my B.A. (Double First Class) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. At Oxford, I was an Academic Scholar and Crankstart Scholar, and received the E. T. Warner Prize for Excellence in P.P.E.

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If you are a prospective student considering applying to the Political Science Ph.D. at Stanford, the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, or the Philosophy, Politics and Economics B.A. at Oxford, please feel free to reach out to me for advice. I particularly welcome the opportunity to speak with students who have experienced displacement and/or identify as women, first-generation, low-income, or queer/LGBTQ+.