Strategic Communications

I specialize in providing communications support to organizations focused on effective global development. My expertise lies in translating complex ideas and research into clear written materials, whether that be op-eds, blog posts, website content, social media posts, reports, or other formats. In support to senior leaders, I have ghost-written book chapters and op-eds that have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Devex. My cross-sector experience spans the sectors of global health, education, financial inclusion, governance, and humanitarian emergencies.

I've been privileged to be able to support leading organizations such as BRAC, Building Markets, IDinsight, Innovations for Poverty Action, New Incentives, Village Enterprise, Stanford University's King Center for Global Development, Yale University's MacMillan Center, and the World Bank's Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund.

Before transitioning to an independent consulting role, I worked at Innovations for Poverty Action for eight years in policy communications, starting as a writer and advancing to associate director, where I was responsible for leading the communications team and executing the organization’s communications strategy.

I have lived in Côte d'Ivoire, France, Ghana, Malawi, and Mexico.

Example Publications

 

Multidimensional Social Programmes at Scale for Lasting Pathways Out of Poverty OECD Development Cooperation Report 2024

Best Bets: Emerging Opportunities for Impact at Scale Innovations for Poverty Action, October 2023

Can Online Media Reduce Polarization and Foster Democratic Development? The King Center on Global Development, August 2023

The Power of Passive Technology The King Center on Global Development, July 2023

Acting Before Disaster Strikes: The impacts of anticipatory cash transfers on climate resilience in Northeast Nigeria International Rescue Committee, July 2023

Serving the Family and the Party: How Corruption Threatens State Capacity Building in Developing Democracies The King Center on Global Development, July 2023

Separate and Unequal: Evidence on Women’s Access to Justice in India The King Center on Global Development, Stanford University, December 2022

Building State Capacity with Increased Tax Revenue The King Center on Global Development, Stanford University, October 2022

Normalizing Community Mask-Wearing: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Bangladesh Innovations for Poverty Action, June 2021 

The Impact of Variations of Ultra-Poor Graduation Programming in Uganda May 2020

Improving Learning Outcomes: Lessons from Rigorous Evidence Innovations for Poverty Action, December 2019

2018-2019 Annual Report Innovations for Poverty Action

Are Cash Grants (Just) a Jump Start?  Innovations for Poverty Action, September 2019

Bottom-Up Accountability for Community Health Providers in Uganda October 2018

Benchmarking a Nutrition Program Against Cash Transfers in Rwanda September 2018

2017 Annual Report Innovations for Poverty Action

Nudges for Financial Health: Global Evidence for Improved Product Design Innovations for Poverty Action

Poster Child for Healthy Growth Innovations for Poverty Action, October 2017

Beyond the Classroom: New Directions in Financial Education January 2017

Pakistan: Does sharing test scores with parents improve student learning? The World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, December 2016

2016 Annual Report Innovations for Poverty Action

Ghana: Staying on Track in a Challenging Environment Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2013

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