Caroline Brassard

Caroline Brassard is French Canadian and is living in Singapore with her three sons. She holds an undergraduate degree in Mathematics-Economics (University of Montreal), a Master’s in Economics (University of Toronto). Prior to obtaining a PhD in Economics at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, she undertook long term assignment with UNICEF in Madagascar, CARE Bangladesh and short term assignments in Vietnam.

Caroline has been a full-time faculty at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore from 2002 to 2015, before becoming adjunct faculty until now. Since 2017, she has been academic adviser at the Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is also an honorary fellow at the Centre for Women Studies, Kumaun University, India.

Her research focuses on development policy lessons from disasters (hazard-based and man-made) in the Asia-Pacific, and disaster governance and humanitarianism in urbanizing contexts in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Indonesia. She is currently writing a manuscript on the impact of five megatrends on the Himalayas, namely climate change, rapid urbanisation, demographic change, technological innovations and geopolitical shift.

Education

• Ph.D. (Economics) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK 2005
• Thesis Title: “Poverty and Inequality in Vietnam: Legacies from the Past”
• Supervisors: Professor Anne Booth, Professor John Weeks and Dr. Jonathan Pincus
• Professional Accreditation - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2001
• M.A. (Economics) - University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1992
• B.Sc. (Mathematics and Economics) - University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1991

Highlights

• May 2014 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
• Aug 2017 - Present Academic Advisor at BRAC University, Centre for Peace and Justice, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• May 2018 - Present Honorary Fellow at Centre for Women Studies, Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, India
• Sept 2018 - Present Executive Education Associate at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore