About

Hi, I’m Lucie. I’m an applied economist and software developer focused on designing digital tools for field research.

I hold a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of San Francisco, where I specialized in Development Economics and began developing mobile simulation games for randomized controlled trials. Before graduate school, I spent more than five years working in the Bay Area tech industry, building experience in software development, project management, and user-centered design.

That combination of research and technology led me to create ProsperPlay. I work with researchers to translate experimental designs into intuitive, field-ready digital experiences, particularly for studies conducted in low-connectivity, multilingual, and low-literacy settings.

My work has included agricultural and financial decision-making experiments in Uganda, India, Peru, Zambia, and Haiti, with projects ranging from fertilizer and climate-information simulations to financial literacy and savings games.

When I’m not building research tools, I’m usually playing ultimate frisbee or goaltimate somewhere in San Francisco.