Neha Nanda

Neha Nanda’s work during the past 15 years has focused on managing and conducting rigorous and mixed method evaluations of workforce development and occupational training programs aimed at vulnerable populations, including single mothers, veterans, older adults, and low-income populations through the U.S. Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training and Workforce Innovation Fund grants, and other federally funded programs. She has also led behavioral trials to nudge women from low-income backgrounds to consider training programs in high-demand, high-growth occupations and industries.

Dr. Nanda has led the design and evaluation of multiple complex and large-scale demonstrations and evaluation studies. She has experience applying behavioral insights to test continuous program improvement efforts using experimental rapid-cycle evaluation methodologies. She has led environmental scans, random control trials and quasi-experimental analyses on older workers’ labor market participation, self-employment training of unemployed workers, employment, and occupational training of low-income individuals in high-demand and high-growth industries.

Currently, she is the project director and lead for the quantitative study of a Department of Education grant aimed at developing and piloting a technology tool for adult education teachers. The tool was designed to help teachers better align the skills and topics they focus on in the classroom with learners' broader needs and interests. She is also leading three studies funded by foundations focused on improving adult literacy, numeracy, English language proficiency, and providing occupational training in sustainable career pathways to promote economic mobility.