Mariel Beasley

Mariel Beasley is a principal researcher at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University and co-founder of the Common Cents Lab, a subcenter committed to improving the financial behavior of low- to moderate-income households in the United States.  

Working directly with credit unions, nonprofits, and local governments, Beasley incorporates findings from the behavioral sciences to help members, clients, and residents lead happier, healthier, and wealthier lives. Beasley and her team use quantitative methods to design and rigorously test ideas in the field, exploring what is needed, what works, and how to move forward. To date, innovations from the Common Cents Lab have measurably improved the financial lives of over half a million people in the United States. Beasley also teaches a master's-level course in behavioral science for municipal policy at Duke University.

Mariel Beasley is a senior researcher at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University and co-founder of the Common Cents Lab, a research center dedicated to improving the financial behavior of low- and moderate-income households in the United States. Working directly with credit unions, nonprofit organizations, and local governments, Beasley incorporates findings from behavioral science to help people lead happier, healthier, and more prosperous lives. Beasley and her team use quantitative methods to rigorously design and evaluate ideas, exploring what is needed, what works, and how to advance the field. To date, Common Cents Lab innovations have improved the financial lives of more than half a million people in the United States. Additionally, Beasley teaches the Behavioral Sciences Applied to Municipal Policy course at the graduate level at Duke University.

Education 
Master of Public Policy (MPP), Concentration in Global Policy, Duke University
BA International Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/mariel-beasley-38608063/

Course
Behavioral Psychology for Designers