Anahita Kumar

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I am a PhD candidate in Human Development and Quantitative Methods at the University of Pennsylvania.I recently received an MA in Statistics and Data Science from Wharton Business School and I have a BA from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai, India. Prior to my doctoral studies, I worked at UNESCO in Ethiopia on resilience-building programs. Currently, I am also an affiliate of the U.S. Institute of Education Sciences and a recipient of the 2024 APA Dissertation Research Award.

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Awards, Grants, and Honors

American Psychological Association
Award Title: APA Dissertation Research Award 2024Society for the Research on Educational Effectiveness
Award Title: Researcher of Color Mentored Award 2024Center of Advanced Study of India (CASI) at UPenn
Award Title: CASI Research Award 2021 and 2022 (two-time recipient)University of Pennsylvania
Award Title: Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Innovation 2021University of Pennsylvania
Award Titles: (miscellaneous) Dean’s Fellowship; Full merit-based scholarship (5 years)Children’s Hope India: Research Grant

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My Completed Projects

Kumar, A., Bartoli, B., Lichand, G., & Wolf, S(2023).Sociodemographic predictors of depressive and anxiety symptomatology among parents in rural Côte d'Ivoire. Journal of Affective Disorders, 338, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.060
Kumar A., & Oduolowu E., Play & Resilience – A Toolkit for Teachers, Caregivers, and other Stakeholders. Addis Ababa: UNESCO, August 2019. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370734

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Teaching

Instructor
EDUC 3560 Human Development in the Developing Nations Spring 2025Teaching Assistant
EDUC 6462 Principles of Monitoring and Evaluation; Fall 2024
EDUC 6689 Evaluation of Policies and Programs; Fall 2024
EDUC 8560 Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development; Spring 2024
EDUC 514 Basic Education in Developing Countries; Fall 2020Visiting Fellow
World Teach, Chang Jun High School; Changsha, Hunan Province; China.
2016 – 2017
Hunan Agricultural University;
Changsha, Hunan Province; China. 2018