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Working for a development research firm, data is a word I can’t escape. But what’s really interesting to me is not the data itself; it’s what it can mean when it becomes knowledge. If the circumstances are right, data can even lead to impact. I want to understand what ingredients researchers and development workers need to turn data into positive social change.<\/p>\n

Introducing Kristin<\/h4>\n

My career has not been a linear one (more multivariate, if you will). Let me start from the beginning.<\/p>\n

I completed a Bachelor\u2019s degree in urban planning from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. I wrote my thesis on how the idea of \u2018community\u2019 can serve as a marketing tactic by property developers, which ultimately reinforces (geographic) social divisions. Since this time, my interest in studying and understanding inequalities has only deepened.<\/p>\n

After graduating I spent four years working on contentious environmental policy reforms for the New South Wales state government. I learned a lot about politics, to put it lightly. I then moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where I briefly studied economics at the Vrije University before landing my first communications job for an impact investing firm.<\/p>\n

In 2019, I started my current role in communications and business development for Laterite, aforementioned development research firm. Laterite aims to deliver evidence-based solutions to development questions across East Africa, with a focus on data and ethics. So I come across a lot of interesting ideas about data for development in my working life. And I’m excited to have the opportunity to delve deeper into these themes in this blog.<\/p>\n

When I’m not working or blogging, I also enjoy reading, cooking and watching unhealthy amounts of TV.<\/p>\n

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