I am an associate professor in economics at the University of Sussex and am currently the faculty education enhancement lead for the Business School. I received my PhD in Economics from the University of Western Australia and my MSc in Economics from the University of Sussex. My research interests are in development economics, focusing on health, political economy, labour, and gender. I have a decade of prior teaching experience at BRAC University, Bangladesh, and the University of Western Australia, Australia. I have also worked as a consultant for the Mind, Behaviour and Development (eMBeD) Unit, the Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice, and the Education Global Practice at The World Bank, focusing on social safety nets, social registries, and female empowerment in Bangladesh.