I am an applied microeconomist currently holding a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the New Zealand Work Research Institute in the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. I earned a Ph.D. Economics from the University of New Mexico with major fields in labor economics and econometrics, with a minor field in natural resource economics. At the New Zealand Work Research Institute, I have worked on several government-funded projects, including examining the underutilized workforce, the effectiveness of local policies intended to minimize problem gambling, and the effect of low adult literacy and numeracy on labor market returns. My personal research includes examining the effect of strict COVID-19 lockdowns on domestic violence; the effect of minimum legal alcohol purchasing ages on alcohol-related crime; the impact of financial aid on academic achievement; and many others.
