Her primary research interests include household decision-making, financial access and innovation for the unbanked, and household health-seeking behavior. Her current research projects include a study of whether financial services and entitlement reform can boot women’s empowerment in India, impact evaluations of new financial services products in Ghana, and an evaluation of whether information on the quality of migration service providers can improve international migrant welfare in Indonesia. She is also working with the government of an Indian state on a pilot study of a family-based breastfeeding education curriculum. Prior to joining Dartmouth, Dr. Schaner completed her PhD in economics at MIT.