Human Capital
Human productive capacities, institutions, industrialisation and environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Gender
Women’s economic participation, microfinance sustainability, entrepreneurship and the well-being of informal traders.
Sustainability
Environmental sustainability, microfinance sustainability and sustainable economic growth in Africa.
Firms & intellectual capital
Firm capabilities, intellectual capital efficiency, performance and sustainable growth.
Institutions & policy evaluation
Governance, structural transformation and inequality, with an emerging focus on experimentation and policy impact evaluation.
From questions to evidence.
Her work brings economic theory, data analysis and stakeholder engagement together. Experimentation, randomised trials and policy impact evaluation are emerging areas of her research agenda.
Research & policy experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of South Africa
- Conduct research on sustainability, human capital, and industrialisation, contributing to independent and collaborative academic enquiry.
- Co-supervise master’s and doctoral students and facilitate research workshops, seminars, colloquia, and conferences.
Senior Research Fellow
Non-Residential Fellowship Programme, Nigerian Economic Summit Group
- Develop policy briefs on Exploring Gender Dynamics to Household Resilience in Combating Food Insecurity in Nigeria
- Engage in a team on collaborative research on social inclusion and governance, with presentations to the appropriate stakeholders and policy briefs developed.
Doctoral Researcher
Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Conducted literature searches and desk reviews on firm performance and sustainable growth; developed research through doctoral coursework, seminars, and thesis work.
- Published five articles arising from seminars, coursework, and the thesis, and collaborated with university and external researchers.
Research Assistant
Centre for Policy and Research, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Conducted economic policy and market research aligned with the centre’s research themes and funded project objectives.
- Coordinated field activities, supervised field officers, and conducted post-survey spot checks to support data quality.
- Cleaned, transformed, analysed, and interpreted data using economic theory to guide interpretation.
- Contributed to research reports, policy briefs, and policy dialogue, and co-authored four peer-reviewed articles.