Career Conversation: Working in social policy research

Come hear Swetha Sridharan ’04 talk about her work as a researcher at Mathematica. Here, she assesses the effectiveness of global health and education programs, and helps program funders engage in evidence-based decision-making. She specializes in conducting research on reproductive health, maternal and child health, and secondary education programs. Prior to Mathematica, Swetha was the assistant director of the Task Force program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Swetha has also had stints as a paralegal at a corporate law firm in New York and as an intern at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mathematica is a nationally recognized research organization that conducts social policy studies on health care, disability, education, welfare, nutrition, and related topics. Our mission is to improve public well-being by bringing the highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence to bear on the work we do for our clients, which include federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private foundations.

There are two summer internships posted in MOJO now: Business Proposal Intern and Legal Intern