Abbie has spent the past five years working in Chicago as a researcher with Opportunity International, a global non-profit focused on economic development. While at Opportunity, she designed, conducted, and managed research in nine countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia as part of donor-funded research for institutions such as UK Aid, Global Affairs Canada, United Nations Capital Development Fund, and more. Her research to date has looked at the intersections of international development with gender, behavior change, values, microfinance, education, agriculture, and digital. She is particularly passionate about utilizing and developing new human-centered and participatory methodologies. Prior to attending the Humphrey School, Abbie completed a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Spanish at Wheaton College in Illinois.