Sharnic Djaker

PhD Scholar, Applied Psychology with concentration in Economics

Sharnic Djaker is in the doctoral program at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. Prior to joining NYU, he served as a research associate at J-PAL South Asia. His studies combine the disciplines of economics and psychology. He examines how teachers' perceptions of student abilities influence academic performance. In the context of improving educational outcomes in low and middle-income countries, he is particularly interested in understanding how student and teacher beliefs and behaviors vary. Sharnic's work in this area focuses on developing and evaluating policy-relevant interventions that target individual behavior, conducting randomized field trials in South Asia and Latin America. He holds a Master's degree in Education and International Development from University College London and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Shiv Nadar University, India.