I am a Pre-doctoral Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, based at the University of California, Berkeley, where I work with Professor Joseph Shapiro. Previously, I worked at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy and Research, and the University of Mannheim. I graduated with highest distinction from the University of Iowa with a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics in 2021.

My fields of interest are environmental/public economics, industrial organization, and health. In general, I focus on incentives in environmental settings. These incentives are created by interactions of natural resource availability, instutitutional policy, and market structures.

I am applying to Ph.D. programs in Fall 2023.

Experience

2023 - Present: Pre-doctoral Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley.
2022 - 2023: Research Fellow at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy and Research.
2021 - 2022: Fulbright Research Fellow at Univeristät Mannheim.
2020 - 2021: Undergraduate Research Fellow at Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates.
2020 - 2021: Research Fellow at Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa.

Honors, Awards, Grants

2022: Fulbright Research Grant - Economics.
2021: George S. Schaeffer Scholarship in Science. University of Iowa.
2021: Dare to Discover - Excellence in Research. University of Iowa.
2021: Phi Beta Kappa. University of Iowa.
2020: Research Grant. Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates. $4500
2020: Research Grant. Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. $1500

Published/Forthcoming

“Are Earmarks Equally Targeted: Evidence from US Drinking Water”, 2024. NBER WP#32058. Submitted for AEA Papers and Proceedings 2024. (with David A. Keiser, Bhashkar Mazumder, David Molitor, and Joseph S. Shapiro).

Other interests

Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, camping, long-distance running, and generally breathing fresh air. Also, I play ice-hockey 1-3 times a week and occassionally attend chess clubs.