
Contact information:
heather.schofield@gmail.com
hws44@cornell.edu
617-863-0726
@h_schof
Sage Hall, 375
Ithaca, NY 14850
Dr. Heather Schofield is an Assistant Professor in the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. She is an economist studying development, health, and behavioral economics, with a focus on the bidirectional relationships between poverty, cognition, and wellbeing.
Dr. Schofield completed her Ph.D. in Business Economics, MS in Global Health and Population, and BA in Economics at Harvard University.
Together with Gautam Rao and Frank Schilbach, she co-manages the Behavioral Development Lab in India. She is an affiliate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD).
Administrative Support:
Carmela Beliciu
clb352@cornell.edu