Nigora Isamiddinova

Project Manager and Researcher at DPA

Nigora Isamiddinova is Uzbekistani and her professional experiences span five countries across four continents (USA, France, Uzbekistan, Senegal and Tunisia). She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and an MPA in Development Practice with specializations in Advanced Economic & Policy Analysis and Management from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). As a development practitioner and public policy specialist, she has a passion for designing systems and solutions to sustainable development challenges. She has experience working on youth development and financial inclusion in Tunisia, having conducted research on conservation financing and climate change induced rise in conflicts and migration in West Africa and data analytics tools to inform decision making in public policy. As a Project Manager and Researcher at DPA, Nigora is leading COVID-19 socio-economic impact assessments and recovery projects in Liberia, South Sudan, Togo, Maldives and in the 7 countries of Western Sahel. She was also responsible for leading the “Leveraging Big Data Sources for COVID-19 Response, Policy Evaluation and Analysis in Lebanon and Jordan” project, which sought to develop analytical approaches, tools, and policy systems to utilize new data sources in order to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and respond to crisis situations. Her interests and expertise lie at the intersection of inclusive growth, climate change and mainstreaming the use of data, evidence and participatory methodologies in policy-making.