Benjamin Daniels

Benjamin Daniels is a Research Fellow in the gui2de group at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, specializing in primary healthcare delivery systems in developing contexts through rigorous measurement of provider performance.

Education:

• M.Sc. from London School of Economics

His research integrates global health policy with development economics, focusing on healthcare quality assessment via standardized patient methodologies, clinical vignettes, and direct observation across India, Kenya, South Africa, and China. He develops reproducibility tools like iefieldkit and ietoolkit to enhance research credibility in development impact studies.

Recent publications demonstrate systematic application of standardized patient studies to evaluate tuberculosis care and antibiotic dispensing practices in urban India and Kenya, revealing critical gaps in healthcare delivery and emphasizing the need for direct measurement approaches in policy design.

Benjamin contributes to the QuTUB Project and DIME Analytics initiatives, developing research infrastructure including the DIME Wiki and Data for Development Impact resources to advance methodological standards in development research.