Policy Reports & Public Writing
Theory matters when it changes what a practitioner does next. Alongside my academic research, I write for policymakers and practitioners — and brief the institutions doing the work.
Transforming State: Pathways to a More Just, Equitable, and Innovative Institution
Truman Center for National Policy, 2021 (with M. Saifee, W. Reisser, & K. Olson). Covered by NPR, Mother Jones, and Politico. Read the report.
New State Department Diversity Data Exposes New Challenges and Opportunities
FP21, 2023 (with E. Huang, T. Scherer, & D. Spokojny); reprinted in The Foreign Service Journal, September 2023. Read the analysis.
Assessing Workplace Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills in Africa: The ESTEEM Framework
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 11128, 2025 (first author). World Bank Open Knowledge PDF.
D&I Policy Reports
The Kapor Center for Social Impact, 2020 — policy reporting on Silicon Valley diversity programs.
Selected Briefings & Invited Talks
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — D&I Task Force (2022)
- U.S. Department of State — Bureau of International Organization Affairs (2021)
- U.S. Federal Courts System — D&I Task Force (2022)
- U.S. Special Operations Command, NORTHCOM (2021)
- Georgetown University — McCourt Community Lecture Series (2023)
- Black Professionals in International Affairs — State of the Merit Service (2022)
- Princeton University — Students & Alumni of Color Mentor Lectures (2021)