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Kathy Hall
Kathy Hall is Chief Operating Officer. Kathy works closely with the Dean and senior faculty to set the School’s strategic direction. She leads the School’s professional staff in implementing the strategy and in supporting the teaching, research, ...
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Stefan Dercon
Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department, and a Fellow of Jesus College. He is also Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. He combines his academic career wit...
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Noam Angrist
Noam Angrist is the Academic Director of the What Works Hub for Global Education. His interests focus on bridging the gap between evidence on ‘what works’ to enable young people to thrive and translation into scaled intervention and polic...
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Jessica Nicklin
South Africa
Jessica is a pre-doctoral research fellow in economics and public policy for the What Works Hub for Global Education Outcomes Fund Study Team. Prior to this role, Jessica worked as a research assistant for Dr Kate Orkin, where she assisted in advisin...
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Michelle Kaffenberger
Michelle Kaffenberger is the Director of Evidence Translation at the What Works Hub for Global Education, where she leads efforts to connect research, policy and practice in support of improved foundational learning outcomes. She specialises in synth...
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Sharnic Djaker
Sharnic Djaker is a Research Scientist at the What Works Hub for Global Education at the Blavatnik School of Government and an Associate Member of St Antony’s College. His research centers on persuasion and information design, exploring how careful...
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Heather Leigh Kayton
South Africa
Heather Leigh Kayton is a Senior Education Specialist at What Works Hub for Global Education at the Blavatnik School of Government. Her work focuses on improving educational outcomes in developing countries, with a particular focus on the relationshi...
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Katie Cooper
Katie Cooper is the Research Projects Manager for the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC), an interdisciplinary research programme that seeks to understand and strengthen law, norms, and institutions to restrain, regulate, and...
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Yue-Yi Hwa
Yue-Yi Hwa is a Senior Synthesis Manager on the evidence translation and synthesis team at the What Works Hub for Global Education. Yue-Yi’s research is on improving implementation and children’s learning in education systems, with particular int...
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Clare Leaver
Rwanda, Ghana
Clare Leaver is Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, and a Fellow of University College. Much of Clare’s research focuses on careers and incentives within the public sect...
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