Welcome!

I am a second-year Post-Doctoral Researcher and health economist at the  National Bureau of Economic Research  researching the health and economic impacts of Native American communities during the onset of the pandemic.  My work focuses on the access, mobility, and utilization of care and incorporating proprietary health interview and GPS tracking datasets with a focus on quasi-experimental designs.  

My 2025-2026 job market paper  looks into mixed relationship of alcohol and recreational marijuana, using proximity of dispensary to alcohol retailers as a proxy for transaction costs, affecting consumer behavior and what's reported in aggregated data.  This is one of many projects looking into the policy implications of drug legalization and liberalization over the last decade.

In addition to the work done during my term at the NBER, my research agenda focuses on consumer behavior, health, crime, education, and real estate impacts from drug policies, incorporating spatial analysis when necessary.

I received my PhD in Economics from Wayne State University in 2024 where my dissertation focused on aspects of the urgent care market; with emphasis on location theory and provider competition within catchment areas.  

I enjoy teaching microeconomics, macroeconomics, healthcare economics, statistics, game theory, and business economics.  I wish to incorporate law and economics, anti-trust, and econometrics into my teaching schedule.

Outside of academia, hobbies of mine include woodworking, social dancing, photography, and drumming.  The picture on this page is a pizza peel I made for a friend using ten different woods.  It reminds me of a sunrise over sand dunes and water.

Please take a minute to look around and feel free to contact me.  I am a curious soul that loves figuring out puzzles.  I am always open for new and creative, interdisciplinary collaborations.