I am an environmental scientist specializing in applied microeconomics and econometrics to study how citizens in developing countries make decisions around natural resources. My research focuses on the causes and consequences of fires and air pollution, with an emphasis on evaluating the effectiveness of adaptation mechanisms in mitigating their impacts. I examine how these environmental shocks affect farmers and citizens, and how they respond through behavioral, technological, or institutional adaptation.

My work has informed policy decisions across California, South Asia, and the MENA region, and has been published in peer-reviewed journals including The Economic Journal, Science, and Energy Policy. I am a Regent’s Fellow in Environmental Science at the University of California. My research has been supported by the International Growth Center (IGC), the Schmidt Family Foundation, The World Bank, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and numerous local organizations across the Central California region.

I served as a full-time Research Fellow at the Development Research Group at the World Bank during my PhD at the Bren School. I joined Bren after completing a Pre-Doc at Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), UCLA. I have a BSc. (Honors) in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.