Education
PhD in Applied Economics, Cornell University
Subjects
Development Economics, Gender, Climate Change, Digital Technology Adoption, Food Systems, Behavioral Economics, Machine Learning
Achievements
Chancellor's Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance in the Master's program at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR); straight-A record throughout graduate studies; Tata-Cornell Institute Scholarship for five consecutive years; published in World Development, Journal of International Development, and Global Food Security
About
Shree is a PhD candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University with over a decade of research experience across the Global South. Her work spans gender, climate change, digital technology adoption, and food systems transformation, combining causal analysis with behavioral economics and machine learning. She holds an MPhil and a Master’s in Economics from IGIDR, has led large-scale household surveys, and has mentored younger PhD students and research staff for over ten years.
Discipline
Economics & Business
Academic Achievements
Academic Achievements: Awarded the Chancellor’s Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance during the Master’s program at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). Maintained a straight-A academic record throughout graduate studies, demonstrating consistent academic excellence. Recipient of the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) Scholarship for five consecutive years, supporting advanced research in agriculture, nutrition, and rural development.
Teaching & Mentoring Experience
I have over 10 years of experience mentoring and training students and research staff in academic and field settings. As a senior PhD student at Cornell, I mentored junior PhD colleagues by providing regular guidance on research design, data analysis, and writing. I held weekly office hours (3 hours/week) to support students with coursework and research-related queries. During my time at IGIDR, I taught Introductory Microeconomics to incoming Master’s students, helping them build a strong foundation in economic theory. Beyond the classroom, I have trained nearly 150 field enumerators, aged 18 to 50, across multiple large-scale surveys in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. These training sessions focused on ethical and accurate data collection, survey protocols, and field troubleshooting. This hands-on mentoring and capacity-building work has been integral to the success of several impact evaluations and randomized controlled trials I’ve led or co-led.
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