Julia Ladics Collins works closely with professor Asim Khwaja and other LEAPS PIs providing support on financial administration, project management, grant proposals, policy outreach, and research dissemination. Prior to her role as Senior Research Manager for GEAR:UP for Asim Khwaja, Julia was a Research Fellow working with Professor Khwaja on projects related to education financing and state authority in Pakistan. Before joining the Harvard Center for International Development, Julia worked in the Education Global Practice of the World Bank, examining the use of classroom observation tools for teacher evaluation in developing countries. Julia has her BA in development studies and economics from Brown University, and an MPA, also from Brown University.