Education
2026 (expected) PhD, Economics, University of Kansas
2023 (en route) MA, Economics, University of Kansas
2021 BA, Economics, Butler University, Summa Cum Laude
Research Interests
Gender Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Journal Articles
"Critics' Pick or Social Media Smash: The Effect of Critics' Reviews and Social Media on Broadway" (with Kathy Paulson Gjerde), Applied Economics Letters, 2024
Technical Reports and Policy Briefs
"The Economics of Child Care and Child Care Licensing in Kansas" (with Misty Heggeness and Jennifer Babitzke), United Women's Empowerment, forthcoming
Working Papers
“Occupational Hazard: An Analysis of Birth Outcomes Among Physician Mothers” (with Anupam B. Jena & David Slusky)
Works in Progress
“Pandemic Paternity Leave? How An Adaptive Labor Market Shifted Labor Supply for Infants’ Parents" (with Misty Heggeness and Yurong Zhang)
"The Impact of Abortion Bans on Fertility and WIC Participation"
Teaching Experience
University of Kansas
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
ECON 142 Principles of Microeconomics: Fall 2022, Spring 2023
ECON 144 Principles of Macroeconomics: Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Head Graduate Teaching Assistant: Spring 2023
Lead Instructor:
ECON 144 Principles of Macroeconomics: Summer 2023
ECON 564 Health Economics: Spring 2024
Butler University
2019-2021 Economics Tutor
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
2021- Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship
2022 R.S. Howey Award (Top performances on microeconomics and macroeconomics qualifying exams)
2021 Highest Distinction in Economics
2020 Charles O. McGaughey Economics Leadership Award
2017 W & J Sellick & Blomberg Business Scholarship
Conference Presentations
2023 Missouri Valley Economic Association
Seminar Presentations
2023 University of Kansas
Other Employment
2021- Research Assistant to David Slusky, University of Kansas
2023 Research Assistant to Misty Heggeness, University of Kansas
2020 Research Intern, EMILY’s List, Washington D.C.
2019-2020 Research Assistant to William Rieber, Butler University
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association
American Society of Health Economists
Population Association of America
Skills
Programing: LaTex (proficient), STATA (proficient), R (beginner)
Political Research: Public Records Search, State Legislature Database, Advanced Social Media Search