Isabelle Cohen

Consultant

Seattle, Washington, United States13 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley
Expertise in Development Economics and Public Policy
International experience across multiple continents

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Development Economist with expertise in Public Policy and Data Analysis.

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Skills

Core Skills

Development EconomicsPublic PolicyData AnalysisResearch DesignResearch TransparencyTeachingImpact EvaluationField ResearchProject DevelopmentData ManagementField ManagementCommunity OutreachEvent PlanningFinancial ManagementResearch

Other Skills

StataSPSSPolicy AnalysisLaTeXAnalytical Code ReplicationsField WorkResearch Project DevelopmentE-SurveyingExcelPowerPointQualitative ResearchStatisticsProgram EvaluationGrantsMicrosoft Office

About

Assistant Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington. Development economist who has lived and worked on multiple continents. Completed my PhD in Economics at UC Berkeley in May 2021.

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Evans school of public policy and governance, university of washington

Assistant Professor

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

StataSPSSDevelopment EconomicsPolicy AnalysisResearchPublic Policy

University of california, berkeley

3 roles

Graduate Student Researcher

Jan 2020 – May 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Worked on a variety of research projects for Professor Fred Finan

Graduate Student Instructor

Aug 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Taught a variety of undergraduate courses, including microeconomic analysis, case studies in development economics, and impact evaluation

TeachingImpact Evaluation

Graduate Student Researcher

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos

Conducted focus groups and other field work to develop a research project in Uganda

Field WorkResearch Project DevelopmentField ResearchProject Development

Abdul latif jameel poverty action lab (j-pal)

Research Transparency Fellow

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos

Conducted analytical code replications of pre-publication research papers, wrote report summarizing transparency initiative and findings

Data AnalysisAnalytical Code ReplicationsResearch Transparency

D-lab, uc berkeley

Senior Data Science Fellow and Instructor

Aug 2016 – May 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Developed and taught workshops in Stata and LaTeX, and did one-on-one consultations in data analysis, data cleaning, and research design

StataLaTeXData AnalysisResearch Design

Centre for micro finance, ifmr lead

2 roles

Research Manager

Promoted

Feb 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Chennai Area, India

Field management, financial management, grant management, data management and data analysis on a randomized control trial of financial access in rural India, with a focus on data quality.

Field ManagementData ManagementData Analysis

Senior Research Associate

Jun 2013 – Jan 2014 · 7 mos · Chennai Area, India

Field management, grant management and data analysis on a randomized control trial of financial access in rural India.

Field ManagementData Analysis

Harvard university

Research Fellow

Jul 2012 – Jun 2013 · 11 mos

Data analysis, e-surveying and field management in randomized evaluations of international development.

Data AnalysisE-SurveyingField Management

Duke university

Associate in Research

Jun 2012 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr

Data analysis, e-surveying and field management in randomized evaluations of international development.

Data AnalysisE-SurveyingField Management

College of william and mary

Public Policy Teaching Assistant

Aug 2011 – May 2012 · 9 mos

Tutored weekly review sessions for a graduate-level economics course.

Organizing for america

Fall Fellow

Aug 2011 – Dec 2011 · 4 mos · Williamsburg

Planned and organized local political events to recruit and manage volunteers plus undertook community outreach, canvassing and phone-banking.

Centre for micro finance

Intern

May 2011 – Aug 2011 · 3 mos

Analyzed financial management by women over sixty in India, life insurance and technology usage in microfinance. Designed fact sheets and a new brochure.

Community OutreachEvent Planning

College of william and mary

Economics Teaching Assistant

Sep 2009 – Dec 2009 · 3 mos

Tutored weekly and individual review sessions on international trade theory.

Data AnalysisFinancial Management

The world bank

Consultant

May 2009 – Aug 2009 · 3 mos

Researched agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Compiled database of climate variables and geo-coded surveyed villages to compare endowments to yields.