I'm an applied microeconomist working in the fields of microeconomic development, social economics, and behavioral economics. My work is driven by an interest in vulnerability, resilience, and behavioral responses to risk among the poor. While financial services and social networks provide coping strategies, they may also induce risks of their own. To study these risks, I draw upon a variety of methods and data sources, including randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations, behavioral lab experiments, digital trace data, and social network survey data. Some of my work also seeks to make practical contributions to applied econometric approaches using machine learning and simulation methods.

In fall 2025, I will start as an assistant professor at Michigan State University, jointly appointed between Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, and Media and Information. Before joining MSU, I was Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Innovations for Poverty Action. I hold an M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis and a Bachelor's in both Economics and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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