C. Leigh Anderson

Leigh Anderson joined the Evans School faculty in 1997. Her current research focuses on rural poverty and agriculture, and how market and policy institutions affect individual decision-making. Professor Anderson founded EPAR in 2008, and continues to direct its work which focuses on agricultural measurement and evaluation, small-scale producers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and risk and inclusion. Anderson also serves as the Marc Lindenberg Professor for Humanitarian Action, International Development, and Global Citizenship and teaches courses in economics, statistics, and international development. Anderson holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington.