Bio

I am a first-generation doctoral candidate pursuing my Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. I am a development economist and apply microeconomic tools to investigate topics concerning the environment, gender dynamics, and human capital accumulation.

My dissertation explores the nexus between gender inequity and climate change. My Job Market Paper applies a unique data-driven methodology to identify which types of household members are most vulnerable after exposure to a climate-related shock. In particular, it investigates whether flood shocks in rural Bangladesh can instigate a change in the the way household members share household resources amongst one another, rendering some types of household members — such as women — more vulnerable to climate shocks than others.

Prior to starting my PhD, I earned a master’s in International and Development Economics from Yale University followed by research experience at the World Bank in Washington DC for three years. During this time, I contributed to a variety of policy-relevant research related to energy access, female labor force participation, maternal health, and girls’ education in South Asia. Before that, I completed my bachelor’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan), and worked as a Research Associate at the Ministry of Finance, Pakistan.