CV
Employment
- Associate Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, 2020–present
- Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, 2013–2020
Professional Affiliations
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Program on Children and Families, 2023–present
- Faculty Research Fellow, NBER, Program on Children, 2017–2023
- Affiliate, Scholars Strategy Network, 2021–present
- Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), University of Connecticut, 2014–present
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Davis, 2013
- M.A., Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2008
- B.A., Economics and Religious Studies, Guilford College, 2003
Areas of Research
Economics of Children and Families, Health Economics, Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital, Applied Microeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Policy and Applied Policy Evaluation
Publications and Working Papers
See the Research page for a complete list with links to papers.
Honors and Awards
- Grillo Family Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Connecticut, 2019
- American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Best Paper Award 2018, for “Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health” (with Hilary Hoynes and Doug Miller)
- Grillo Family Award for Excellence in Research, University of Connecticut, 2016
- UNCG Bryan School Medal of Academic Excellence, 2008
- Magna Cum Laude, Guilford College, 2003
Fellowships and Grants
- W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Early Career Research Grant, 2019–2020
- Innovative Education in Health and Society Fund, $138,000, 2016–2022
- Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience Award (SHARE), University of Connecticut, 2015
- National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, UC Davis, 2011–2012
- Bilinski Fellowship, UC Davis, 2011–2013
Service
Referee for: American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, AEJ: Economic Policy, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, American Journal of Health Economics, National Science Foundation, and many other journals.
For the full CV — including invited presentations, media coverage, op-eds, and graduate students advised — please download the PDF.