Political Economist, Australian Agency for International Development, Drug-Resistant Malaria in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, 2011-2012.

 

Consultant, Winrock International, 2010.

 

Consultant, The World Bank, 2008-2009.

 

Consultant, UN FAO-funded contract with Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, 2008-2009.

 

Consultant, InterMedia, a leading consulting and research organization that specializes in media and communications, Washington, DC

 

Evaluator of the quality of the content of the Khmer Service Broadcast, Radio Free Asia, 2007.

 

Consultant, Pact Cambodia (an International NGO), Phnom Penh

 

Author a report on the recent freedom of expression and human rights events in Cambodia (specifically 10 December 2005-20 January 2006). Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of national and international activities during the recent events with a view toward providing “lessons learned” for citizen advocates as well as civil society. Identify important relationships and networks established and advocacy channels that were used to achieve desired results. Present findings to stakeholders. February-May 2006.

 

Consultant/Project Researcher, Peace Dividend Trust (an International NGO based in Ottawa, Canada), Phnom Penh

 

Author chapter on the economic impact of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia in a Volume on ‘The Economic Impact of Peacekeeping Missions’ commissioned by the Best Practice Unit of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and co-funded by Department of Foreign and International Development (United Kingdom), AusAID, the World Bank and the UN. Make structural and operational recommendations on how to improve the impact United Nations’ missions on the host economy, and where there are negative impacts to outline ways to reduce those negatives. September 2005-January 2006.

 

Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley

 

Research and author paper on the political economy of pro-poor livestock policy reform in Cambodia for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization under the direction of Research Director and Professor David Leonard, 2004-2005.

 

Consultant/Co-Project Manager, World Bank, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

 

Co-authored a report “Expenditure Analysis and Stocktaking of Social Protection Efforts in Cambodia,” and present findings at Social Protection Dialogue, 2003-2004.

 

Research Assistant, Center for Society and Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University

 

Worked with Dr. Zafiris Tzannatos, Advisor to the Managing Director of the World Bank, to produce a chapter entitled “Gender Inequalities In The Labor Market And Their Implications For The Health Of Nations And People” (with Antonia Tzannatos) in a Global Inequalities at Work: Work’s Impact on the Health of Individuals, Families, and Societies edited by Dr. Jody Heymann, Oxford University Press, 2003. Research carried out in 2001-2002 while based in Berkeley, CA.

 

Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

 

*       Economist/Political Scientist covering international experience in good governance (particularly Africa), “Washington Consensus” reforms, and how to involve the private sector in combating corruption.

*       Delivered a seminar at ADB Headquarters, spoke in the Plenary session of International Conference on “Building a Coalition for Transparency” and co-facilitated a workgroup at the same conference in August 2001.

 

Graduate Assistant, Data and Statistical Services, Princeton University

 

Assisted students, faculty and staff with the use of statistical software (STATA, SAS, SPSS) for data analysis. Selected, implemented, and interpreted statistical models and performed data management tasks on Excel and DBMS under the direction of Dr. Linda Windeler, DSS Chief, Fall 1996 and Spring 1997.

 

Research Fellow, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Phnom Penh

 

Taught research methods course to Phnom Penh University undergraduate students and published articles and briefing papers on Cambodia’s economy. Drafted speeches and talking points for senior members of the Government and attended international conferences and government meetings with multilateral donors, Summer 1996.

 

WWNFF/PPIA Fellow, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley

 

Taught the use of a re-districting geographic information system mapping software and authored manuals for its use, undergoing intensive training at software maker’s headquarters in Pasadena, CA, Summer 1995.

 

Consultant, Academic Achievement Division, University of California, Berkeley

 

Taught World Wide Web search and research techniques using the Internet, Fall 1994 and Spring 1995.

 

Tutor, Disabled Students Program, University of California, Berkeley

 

Tutored a dyslexic student in macroeconomics, Fall 1993.