Harvard Graduate School of Educationmartadormal@g.harvard.edu
Please find my CV here.
I am a fourth year PhD Student in Human Development, Learning and Teaching. I am also a member of the SEED lab, a graduate affiliate at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, a graduate student associate at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and a Stone PhD Scholar in Inequality and Wealth Concentration.
My research focuses on Early Childhood Development (ECD) issues, specifically on measuring and improving the quality of ECD programs in low- and middle- income countries (e.g., preschools, home visiting programs). This is important because research suggests that only programs implemented with sufficient quality can have positive impacts on children. My research uses quantitative methods, in particular econometric and psychometric techniques.
Before joining Harvard, I was a researcher on ECD at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. In that capacity, I provided technical assistance to governments in Latin America on the design, implementation, and impact evaluation of their ECD interventions. I also conducted impact evaluations with J-PAL/IPA in Uganda and worked for the Ministry of Finance of Djibouti through the UK Department for International Development (ODI Fellowship Scheme).
I hold a master’s in Economics from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and an Ed.M in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University.