Rebecca Toole

Becca joined the Evans School Ph.D. Program in Public Policy & Management in 2024. Broadly, her research interests lie at the intersection of agricultural technology adoption and climate adaptation decisions. Prior to enrolling at Evans, Becca worked as a Research Scientist at the Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group (EPAR), University of Washington, managing a portfolio of program evaluations of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation investments in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and India. Becca was also previously a Policy Manager at J-PAL at MIT, where she managed two competitive funds for randomized evaluations in agriculture and climate change and led the development of J-PAL’s policy briefs and evidence synthesis.