Senior Behavioral Researcher

castroco@gmail.com

Born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, Toni is currently a Senior Behavioral Researcher at Duke University’s Common Cents Lab. She spent almost ten years in New York City, first pursuing her doctoral degree looking at ways that low- and moderate-income communities respond to financial challenges using ‘informal’ financial mechanisms, and later as a Research Associate at the policy evaluation firm, MDRC, and as a consultant for a private investment firm. Prior to that, she set up and managed a sustainable development cooperation program at the British Embassy in Mexico City.

She holds a MSc. in Development Management from the London School of Economics and a PhD. in Public and Urban Policy from the New School for Social Research.