Nate Remcho

PhD Political Science | Ghent University 2025 – present

Project: When Policy Hits Home: Understanding Losers’ Consent in the Context of Salient Policy Decisions

M.Sc. Global Development | University of Copenhagen 2022 – 2024

Relevant Coursework: Advanced Research Methods, Growth & Inequality, Interdisciplinary Fieldwork (Nepal)

B.A. International Relations, Political Science & Spanish | Gonzaga University 2018-2022

Relevant Coursework: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, African Politics and Development

Research Associate | Development Economics Research Group (UCPH) Nairobi, Kenya & Lusaka, Zambia | 2023 – 2025

• Led 4 interdisciplinary policy research teams in collaboration with government and academic partners
• Analyzed large administrative datasets (>150M obs.) to assess policy risks and design tax reform
• Presented policy research to cabinet secretaries, MPs, and stakeholders at 5 dissemination workshops in Nairobi
• Represented the Danish Embassy, DANIDA, and the University of Copenhagen at regular policy-making events

Technical Advisor | Adam Smith International Nairobi, Kenya | 2025

• Assisted in the drafting of successful grant proposals for multi-million-dollar development projects in Kenya
• Worked to tight deadlines to produce key insights and forge partnerships necessary for sustainable collaboration

Humanitarian Innovation Finance Assistant | Danish Red Cross Cross Copenhagen, Denmark | 2022 – 2023

• Conducted policy research on decentralized finance mechanisms in humanitarian settings
• Supported workshops on transparency, legitimacy, and stakeholder trust in crisis response

Legal & Field Researcher | The Way to Justice Law Firm        Spokane, USA | 2021 – 2022

• Conducted multilingual interviews on procedural fairness and due process for minority defendants
• Analyzed access-to-justice outcomes to inform policy advocacy around legitimacy and systemic bias

Senior Law and Justice Hotline Manager | Spokane County Spokane, USA | 2020 – 2022

• Managed a team placing over 20,000 calls contributing to a 24% decrease in incarceration rates
• Conducted performance and compliance evaluations and presented findings on trust-building interventions

Green Fund Committee Member | Gonzaga University Spokane, USA | 2021-2022

• Managed the allocation of over $70,000 for the development and implementation of green initiatives at Gonzaga University and in the greater Spokane area

Immigration Management Intern | World Relief Spokane Spokane, USA | 2021

• Conducted trauma-informed interviews in English and Spanish with individuals and families facing complex immigration issues
• Formulated legal assessments regarding asylum, immigration technicalities, and immediate basic needs
• Aided refugees fleeing Afghanistan in legal and humanitarian matters regarding immigration, housing, and family reunification

Mayberg Research Fellow | Gonzaga University Spokane, USA | 2020 – 2021

• Synthesized academic papers and legal documents in Spanish and English to analyze primary and secondary data on Guatemalan emigration
• Presented findings at the 2021 Gonzaga CURCI Annual Meeting and in Spanish at the 2020 Universidad de Deusto Research Showcase

“When Policy Hits Home: Understanding Losers’ Consent in the Context of Salient Policy Decisions” (FWO Junior Research Project, Ghent University, 2025–2029)

This project examines how citizens respond to unfavorable policy outcomes, investigating the psychological, institutional, and contextual factors that shape policy losers’ consent in Belgium and the Netherlands through survey experiments and physiological measurement.

“Economic Research and Policy Making in Kenya” (Collaborarative Research Project between the University of Copenhagen, and the Government of Kenya Funded by DANIDA and the Royal Danish Embassy in Kenya, 2023-2025)

This project is a multiyear collaborative effort by Danish and Kenyan institutions to develop equitable and development-oriented policies in Kenya. It focuses on tax, agricultural, trade, and social policies.

• Redefining Global Tax Cooperation: An Inclusive Framework for Equitable and Sustainable Development (2025) — T20 South Africa / KIPPRA
• A Comprehensive Analysis of the Kenyan VAT System (2025) — African Economic Research Consortium
• Reforming Excise Taxation on Tobacco Products in Kenya (2025) — African Economic Research Consortium
• Reforming Excise Taxation on Alcohol Products in Kenya (2025) — African Economic Research Consortium
• Understanding the Public Revenue System in Kenya: An Overview of the Tax System (2025) — African Economic Research Consortium
• An Interdisciplinary Study on Inter-Tribal Cooperation, Trust, and Peacebuilding in Northern Kenya (2024) — University of Copenhagen
• A Crumbling Wall of Prosperity: CICIG and Guatemalan Endemic Corruption (2021) — Gonzaga University Journal of Scholarship and Opinion

Please note that this list of publications may be incomplete, check the publications page or reach out to me for more information.

Technological Skills

• Quantitative: Stata, Python, R, PowerBI, Excel, Microsoft VS Code
• Qualitative: NVivo, Kobo Toolbox, SurveyCTO
• Other: LaTeX, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite

Specializations

• Experimental design and field experiments
• Meta-analysis and literature review
• Policy advising in development contexts
• Interdisciplinary research methods

Languages

• English | Native
• Spanish | Full Professional Proficiency (C1)
• Danish | Intermediate (B2)
• Swahili | Beginner (A2)

Wolff Fellowship | Gonzaga University | 2022

Civic Fellowship | Gonzaga University | 2022

Munich European Forum Outstanding Representative Award | 2021

Ignatian Leadership Scholarship | Gonzaga University | 2018

Newman Scholarship | Gonzaga University Honors Program | 2019

For a list of references (professional and/or personal) please reach out to me directly.