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Positions
2006-Current, Université du Québec á Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, Canada, Assistant Professor of Economics
2005-2006, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, 2006
A.M., Economics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, 2000
B.A. (summa cum laude), Economics (major) and Mathematics (minor), St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA, 1998
VWO diploma, Stedelijk Gymnasium, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 1994

Research
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Honors/Fellowships
2003 Population Council Dissertation Fellowship                                                                                                     
2003 Ritichie Reed Award, Population Council
2002 Social Science Research Council Fellowship in Applied Economics
1999 Brown University First-Year Fellowship
1998 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Watson Foundation
1998 Robert Consler Business Leadership Award, St. Lawrence University
1997 Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award, St. Lawrence University

Teaching Experience
Labor economics, masters level, UQAM, 2007-2009
Econometrics, advanced undergraduate, UQAM, 2007-2009
Special Topics in Environment, Politics, and Society of East Africa, University College Utrecht (Tanzania Field Studies), 2008
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Development, University College Utrecht (Tanzania Field Studies), 2007-2008
Society and Culture of East Africa, McGill University (Kenya Field Studies), 2005-2006
Sheridan Center Teaching Certificate, Brown University, 2002
Labor Economics, Managerial Economics, Brown University, 2001-02, Teaching Assistant
Public Sector Economics, Environmental Economics, and Intro. Microeconomics, Teaching Assistant, St. Lawrence University

Languages
Dutch, English, French, and Swahili (excellent)
German and Spanish (intermediate)

Other
Africa SOMA, non-profit organization supporting education initiatives for marginalized African youth, co-founder and board member (pro bono), 2005-current
GPower Kenya, pro bono advisor, 2006-current [download Verge Magazin article]
World Bank, consultant (Ethiopia, Kenya, USA), 2002-2008
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Uganda, consultant, 2008
The Mountain Institute (Nepal), consultant (pro bono), 1999
Drought Preparedness Intervention and Recovery Program (Kenya), consultant (pro bono), 1998