I am a PhD Researcher at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London since 2020 and a Data Specialist Consultant for the World Bank since 2015.

My research and professional engagements are focused on employing data, especially spatial data, to inform policy, planning and decision-making in the Global South.

My PhD is focuses on using Agent Based Modeling to inform the response to infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, with a focus on occupation-based mixing. I have sector expertise in water & sanitation, urban development, health, and financial inclusion. I have managed projects in Latin America, Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.

I have also designed and managed the implementation of multiple impact evaluations and behavioral interventions. During my PhD I have been developing further skills in data science and spatial modeling of human behavior. 

Research Areas: Agent Based Modeling, geospatial data science, data analysis, impact evaluation, targeting, epidemiology, behavioral experiments, water & sanitation, developing economies

Languages: English (native), Spanish (fluent) and Japanese (intermediate/advanced).