Dr. Ipsita Das

Ipsita Das is a Research Scientist at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. As a quantitative social scientist, her research is at the intersection of environment, health, and development. Her prior and ongoing research includes understanding the drivers of environmental health adoption and long-term impacts of clean energy use on human well-being. She has substantial experience implementing field research in India, Malawi, and Rwanda. At Duke, Ipsita is conducting cost-benefit analyses of clean cooking transition in Kenya and Nepal and co-leading an evaluation of solar mini-grids in Myanmar. Ipsita holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Master’s of Public Policy from Duke University.