The Inclusive Economy Lab partners with policymakers and communities to generate rigorous evidence in the fields of financial security and economic opportunity for communities harmed by disinvestment and segregation. I support several evaluations of cash transfer programs, with a particular focus on housing stability and financial health outcomes. This includes serving as a co-investigator on multiple projects studying the efficacy of cash payments at critical periods of crisis for those at risk of or recently experiencing homelessness.

Researching the labor policy landscape and quantifying best practices through the Best States to Work Index Reports 2018-2024. Developing tools to model and simulate labor market responses to minimum wage policy changes, particularly among low-income households and tipped workers.

Umbrela is a social venture out of the Polsky Accelerator dedicated to empowering our community through better financial health. We help underbanked communities leverage their social networks to access better savings and emergency lending services. More at http://umbrelasavings.org

Worked with Professors Bueno de Mesquita, Fouirnaies, Buisseret, Leitzel, and Burlig preparing, instructing, and evaluating graduate students in game theory, development economics, behavioral economics, and econometric program evaluation. Serving as Head TA for Prof. Burlig's Program Evaluation course.