Sarah Kopper
Associate Director of Research, J-PAL Global
Sarah Kopper is the Director of the Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT), a global network of campuses and partners committed to training the next generation of researchers and decision makers.
She is also the Associate Director of Research and Education at J-PAL Global at MIT. In this role, she works to improve research operations at J-PAL, with a focus on research resources and knowledge sharing across offices and projects, and served as Interim Director of Research at J-PAL Africa from July 2023-December 2024. Past research focuses on the relationship between agricultural input markets, input use, and production in Eastern and Southern Africa. Her field experience includes work in Cameroon, Malawi, and South Africa.
Sarah holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Michigan State University and a BA in economics from Cornell University. Prior to graduate school, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal for two years.