Prerna Dokania is a PhD candidate in Economics at George Washington University and is on the 2024-25 job market. Her research interests lie at the intersection of behavioral and development economics, with a particular focus on gender and human capital development. For her job market paper, she conducted a lab-in-the-field experiment to explore whether providing information about job-related knowledge gaps nudges early childhood care providers to invest in their professional development. In another chapter of her dissertation, she collaborates with a co-author to analyze secondary data from India, examining the impact of parental seasonal migration on the educational outcomes of children left behind. Prerna previously completed a pre-doctoral fellowship at the Indian School of Business and holds a master’s degree in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Outside of academia, she volunteers with nonprofits in the education sector and enjoys baking in her free time.