Curriculum Vitae
A summary of my academic positions, education, and professional experience.
Education
PhD, Behavioural Science & Public Health
Institute for Global Pandemic Planning, University of Warwick
Thesis: "The Social Influence of Vaccine Misinformation and Its Correction"
Advisor: Prof. Ivo Vlaev and Dr. Redzo Mujcic · Doctoral Committee: Prof. Nick Chater, Prof. Thomas Hills
Fully-funded PhD Fellowship from Institute for Global Pandemic Planning.
MSc Behavioural and Experimental Economics
University of East Anglia, UK
MA Economics
Banaras Hindu University, India
BA (Honours) Economics
University of Delhi, India
Research & Professional Experience
Short-Term Consultant — Health Financing Landscape Analysis
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK
National health financing landscape analysis for Sierra Leone's National Health Financing Dialogue. Desk research, key informant interviews, policy synthesis.
Research Fellow
Centre for Research on Health & Social Care Management, Bocconi University, Milan
HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3 funded REACH-OUT project. Vaccine delivery strategies for zero-dose children in Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda.
Research Assistant
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Big data analysis using EventWiki dataset (~21,000 major historical events). XML/Python text processing, AI model accuracy measurement.
Short Term Consultant
Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit (eMBeD) — World Bank
Research Assistant
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Consultancy
Health Economics Consultant
InAfrica Ltd, UK — Focus: Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Funding proposals (emergency care, maternal healthcare, Climate Health Fellow recruitment), concept notes for WHO AFRO climate health and child survival initiatives.
Teaching
Senior GTA — Fundamentals of Judgment & Decision Making
Warwick Business School
Senior GTA — Big Data Analytics
Warwick Business School
GTA — R Programming
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick
Awards & Fellowships
Doctoral Research Fellowship (£101,000)
Institute for Global Pandemic Planning, University of Warwick
Junior Research Fellowship
University Grants Commission (UGC), India
Bronze Award · Transforming Education Award · Student Engagement Award — University of East Anglia
Service & Leadership
President, Warwick Behavioural Insights Team
University of Warwick
Associate Editor
BehavioralEconomics.com
Professional Memberships
International Health Economics Association · Society for Judgment and Decision Making · Behavioral Science & Policy Association · Behavioral Science & Public Health Network