Thanicha is a data scientist with expertise in quantitative, text, and geospatial data retrieval, analysis, and triangulation. Prior to her role at the IEO, she led the Sustainability Analytics research group within the University of Maryland's First-Year Innovation and Research Experience program. In this capacity, she trained undergraduate students in data science and applied economics research methods, mentoring them as they undertook novel research projects to assess the impact of environmental interventions. Thanicha holds a BA in Economics from Chulalongkorn University and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she examined unintended consequences of air pollution regulation in California, fisheries regulation in Washington State, and fuel regulation in Thailand.
