Emilie Bagby, PhD is an expert in designing and conducting rigorous evaluations of education and workforce development programs, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). She specializes in impact, rapid cycle, and performance evaluations, acting as a learning partner to generate actionable insights for program improvement and decision-making. Her research focuses on vulnerable populations, including children and youth in adversity, indigenous groups, and ethnic minorities.
Core Expertise:
- Evaluation Design & Methodology:
- Impact evaluations (RCTs and quasi-experimental designs)
- Rapid cycle evaluations
- Performance evaluations
- Mixed methods approaches (quantitative and qualitative)
- Measurement of reading skills in local languages
- Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) assessment
- Classroom observation protocols
- Frequentist and Bayesian statistical analysis
- Sectoral Focus:
- Education programs (early grade reading, primary and secondary education, girls’ education)
- Workforce development programs (employability, skills training, labor market systems)
- Programs for children and youth in adversity
- Geographic Focus:
- Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
- Extensive experience in Africa, Central America, and Asia
Skills and Background:
- Ph.D. in Economics - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Languages: Fluent in French and Spanish
- Learning Partner Approach: Excels at collaborating with stakeholders to identify meaningful research questions and translate data into actionable insights.
- Data Expertise: Proficient in utilizing secondary data and managing primary data collection for rigorous evaluations.
Selected Projects:
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) - Morocco: Leading an RCT impact evaluation of a secondary education activity focused on improving graduate employability.
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) - Côte d’Ivoire: Directing an impact evaluation of a lower secondary education activity aimed at increasing access and quality, particularly for girls.
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) - Morocco: Directing an evaluation of a workforce development activity focused on improving employability through training and labor market system improvements.
- USAID - Senegal Lecture Pour Tous: Principal Investigator for the Rapid Feedback MERL engagement, utilizing rapid cycle evaluation to improve early grade reading program implementation.
- USAID - Various Countries: Led multiple evaluations of education activities (RCTs and qualitative research) in Nicaragua, Cambodia, India, Tajikistan, and Timor-Leste, and Niger.
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