I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of New Mexico. I am available for the  2024-2025 job market. 

I am an Applied Microeconomist with an overarching research interest in social interventions and policy evaluation. Specifically, in the fields of Development Economics, Health Economics, and Economics of Education. My research in the economics of education focuses on the attributes and intricacies of educational policies, as well as their impacts on human capital. My research in development economics uses causal inference to evaluate the impacts of social interventions on societal outcomes in developing countries. In Health Economics, my research lies in the area of substance use.

Research Interests: applied microeconomics, development economics, economics of education, public policy (program evaluation, social interventions), health economics

Teaching Interests: microeconomics, macroeconomics, development economics, economics of education, health economics, econometrics, public policy