I assumed the role of Interim Director of the Office of Performance Evaluations on July 1, 2024.

2022: I am working on a team evaluating Idaho's Direct Care Workforce for home and community based services, while also conducting follow-up reviews of our reports on the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center and Residential Care.2021: I led a project on the Division of Medicaid's process for setting payment rates for providers. We found that the Division lacked the management capacity for a systematic rate review process and recommended the Division invest in management capacity and performance monitoring for access, quality, economy, and efficiency. 2020: I led a project assessing the Idaho Legislature's options for evaluating the 150+ tax preferences currently in code and for evaluating any new preferences.

At the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations, we evaluate state programs and policy, as directed by the equally bipartisan Joint Legislative Oversight Committee. I have led two evaluations: State Jurisdiction in Indian Country, released in March 2017, examined the legal and practical complexities involving legal jurisdiction on Idaho's reservations. SB1320 in 2018 was the result of this report. The report won NCSL's Notable Document Award.Residential Care, released January 2018, evaluated the state's licensing and certification processes for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and children's residential care facilities. We identified significant human resource issues on the nursing home survey team, and provided suggestions for process improvements for the other two teams. The study also compared Idaho's system of residential care to those of five of its neighbors and identified opportunities for improvement. I have also worked on three other evaluations: the State's Use of Legal Services, Design of the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan, and the Commission on Pardons and Parole. I became a Senior Evaluator in July 2015.

I taught a semester of Program Evaluation (Public Administration 506) a graduate level course in public administration for Boise State's School of Public Policy. "This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of program evaluation. Students will learn to apply the concepts of evaluation to in public and nonprofit settings and learn the strength and limits of the evaluative way of thinking."As part of this course, I had guest speakers Rakesh Mohan, Director of the Office of Performance Evaluations, and T.J. Thompson, then member of the Boise City Council and alumnus of the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

I taught for two semesters as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the political science department's Program in Democracy and Citizenship. Fall 2013: I designed and taught Economics 385/Political Science 385: Economic and Political Liberty. "This course is an inquiry into the nature, goals, and problems of a free society. First, we explore just what liberty means and the consequences of the different definitions. Second, we explore the value of a free society, focusing on the knowledge-processing capabilities of different political systems. Third, we explore the problems that a free society faces, focusing especially on the difficulty of collective action with individual freedom. Finally, we will survey the economic approach to politics. As an inquiry course, students will have a large say in where we go, and participation is essential."Spring 2014:I designed and taught two courses:Economics 385/Political Science 385: Political Economy of the City"This course will provide a platform for students to explore the political economy of cities and the role of urban centers in greater economic trends. We will cover the history of ideas regarding cities, particularly out of the Western Enlightenment tradition, especially against the backdrop of other political economic trends such as the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, struggles and successes with economic development, and the possibility of the ‘death of distance.’ We will also consider some of the post pressing issues facing cities, including land use, transit, and security."Economics 385/Political Science 385: History of Political Economy"This course will provide a platform for students to explore the history of political economy. There will be a special emphasis on the scholars of the Scottish Enlightenment—especially Adam Smith. When political economy divides itself into economics and political science, my greater experience with economics means that the readings will be biased in favor of economists."

I worked towards my Ph.D. at George Mason University as a research fellow with the Mercatus Center. I wrote my dissertation under Peter Boettke, with Christopher Coyne and Virgil Storr.

I designed and taught four sections Econ 385 - International Economic Policy over two semesters. The course was for Global Affairs majors, and was the only required economics course in their curriculum.I synthesized basic Micro/Macro, International Trade, Economic Development, and Political Economy to provide Global Affairs students with an introduction to the economic way of thinking.

I worked with Russell Roberts during the 2009-2010 academic year, collecting information on the housing market and congressional policy.I worked with Alex Tabarrok during the 2010-2011 academic year, collecting data on patents and Indian schools.