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▪ I prepare official, nonpartisan revenue estimates of tax legislation considered by members of Congress, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives.▪ My current work focuses on Federal excise taxes and modelling individual income taxation; past work includes the earned income tax credit and excise taxes on fuels.▪ For the Joint Committee broadly I perform a statistical match of households in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to a… Show more ▪ I prepare official, nonpartisan revenue estimates of tax legislation considered by members of Congress, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives.▪ My current work focuses on Federal excise taxes and modelling individual income taxation; past work includes the earned income tax credit and excise taxes on fuels.▪ For the Joint Committee broadly I perform a statistical match of households in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to a sample of individual Federal tax returns. The matched data serve as a primary input for the Committee's Individual Tax Model, which models the majority of legislative issues relating to individuals' personal income tax returns. Show less

▪ I designed and conducted statistical analyses of large- and small-scale consumer survey data, sales data, and administrative records, adapting statistical methods in light of the data generating process and data availability to permit causal inference.▪ I drafted and reviewed surveys to provide analytical support for pricing decisions, a long-term strategy for survey research, scientific evidence for litigation, and manuscripts for regulatory review.▪ I developed economic models to… Show more ▪ I designed and conducted statistical analyses of large- and small-scale consumer survey data, sales data, and administrative records, adapting statistical methods in light of the data generating process and data availability to permit causal inference.▪ I drafted and reviewed surveys to provide analytical support for pricing decisions, a long-term strategy for survey research, scientific evidence for litigation, and manuscripts for regulatory review.▪ I developed economic models to contextualize the results of statistical analyses. I conducted systematic reviews of academic and industry literature to guide analytical decisions and model assumptions. I presented data, delivered reports, manuscripts, and presentations of findings to clients, in peer-reviewed publications, and at professional conferences.▪ I led teams of analysts to quickly and accurately return client-ready results for managerial review, audited analysts’ statistical codes, and evaluated the intermediate results with a focus on logical consistency, interpretation, and relationship to overall project.▪ I drafted proposals for new potential clients and to expand the scope of existing projects. Show less

▪ Research Assistant to Profs. Sean Nicholson and Claudio Lucarelli investigating prescription patterns and trends in chemotherapy use for colorectal, breast, and non-small cell lung cancer using linked Medicare health care claims and National Cancer Institute cancer registry data (SEER-Medicare).▪ Teaching Assistant to Prof. Donald Kenkel for the course “Economics of Public Health,” developing course materials, leading review sections, and holding office hours.▪ University Tutor in the… Show more ▪ Research Assistant to Profs. Sean Nicholson and Claudio Lucarelli investigating prescription patterns and trends in chemotherapy use for colorectal, breast, and non-small cell lung cancer using linked Medicare health care claims and National Cancer Institute cancer registry data (SEER-Medicare).▪ Teaching Assistant to Prof. Donald Kenkel for the course “Economics of Public Health,” developing course materials, leading review sections, and holding office hours.▪ University Tutor in the Office of State Programs teaching supplemental sessions for “Introduction to Statistics” and “Multiple Regression Analysis” to students from underrepresented backgrounds. Show less