I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia. My research focuses on the structural transformation of African economies, particularly how agricultural growth affects well-being and how labor shifts out of agriculture as economies develop. I hold a PhD in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University. Prior to my academic career, I worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, managing agricultural policy and data grants, and as an economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. I also hold BS and MS degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University.