About Me
I am an applied microeconomist, focusing on the intersections between food markets, food policy, equity, and health. I build from economic theory and employ quantitative and computational methods to study questions that relate to food distribution, marketing, access, and acquisition.
I am a Research Agricultural Economist at the USDA Economic Research Service in the Food Markets Branch. In addition to my work for the USDA, I teach Principles of Microeconomics at Syracuse University.
I completed my PhD in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University in May of 2021 and my MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University in 2016, in my hometown of Fort Collins, CO. Prior to graduate school, I earned a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado, after which I taught middle and high school mathematics and economics.
I am based in Ithaca, NY.
NEW Published RESEARCH
February 15, 2023: “A closer look at the relationship between concentration, prices, and market power in food retail—A monopolistic competition and differentiated products approach,” with Xiao Dong (lead) and Joseph V. Balagtas in Applied Economics Perspectives and Policies.
Press release from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association can be found here.
January 10, 2023: “But it came from a food pantry: Product stigma and quality perceptions of food pantry offerings,” with David R. Just and Chris B. Barrett in Agricultural Economics.
News coverage by Spectrum News 1 can be found here.
November 10, 2022: “What is free food worth? A nonmarket valuation approach to estimating the welfare effects of food pantry services,” with David R. Just in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
News coverage in U.S. News & World Report can be found here.