Practitioner-policy analyst with experience designing and evaluating scalable, evidence-based solutions to reduce social disparities and inequities.
Research areas include complex social systems including child welfare, public benefits, social security disability, basic income, and other social safety-net programs.
Methodological expertise in survey design, intersectional mixed-methods research
Professional experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic change management, and capacity building grounded in racial equity and anti-oppressive frameworks. Previous work experience providing trauma-informed direct services in gender-based, sexual, and domestic violence, and child commercial exploitation.
MPP, UMass Boston
MS, Northeastern University
BA, American University
Nsiah-Jefferson, L., Martin, J., Kelleher, C., Fernandes Prabhu, A., Kalejaye, A. (2026). Carrying the Weight, Leading the Change: How Women of Color Grassroots Leaders Navigate Inequities While Driving Solutions. https://www.bostonwomensfund.org/carryingtheweight
