I am a joint PhD Candidate of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University. I hold an MA in International Economic Policy from Sciences Po and a BA in Commerce from Makerere University. My research focuses on governance and international development with a particular interest in the role of bureaucrats, traditional leaders, and NGOs in political and economic development. For my dissertation, I investigate how foreign aid impacts the incentives and performance of bureaucrats in aid-recipient countries. My other works in progress include chiefs, political participation, and service provision in rural Ghana and how NGOs respond to repressive governments in Cambodia, Uganda, and Serbia. I apply both quantitative and qualitative methods in my research including survey experiments and interviews. Previously, I have worked in Kampala, Uganda as a Lecturer at Makerere University Business School and research associate at Economic Policy Research Centre, as a consultant with International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada, as a visiting researcher at BRICS Policy Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and as a visiting scholar at University of Colorado, Denver’s School of Public Affairs.