She has worked at the World Bank (Washington, D.C.) on education and gender, conducted research related to education reforms in the United States at the George Washington University, and worked as an economist at an engineering firm in Lahore. Masooma has a Doctorate in Education Policy and Administration from George Washington University and a Master’s in Economics from McGill University, Canada. Her research interests include contract teacher reform, teacher incentives, private and public schooling and economics of education.