I'm an assistant professor (research) of health policy and management at the University of Southern California's (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy and a scholar at the USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service. I'm an applied microeconomist specializing in health and labor economics, with a diverse range of research interests unified by the goal of informing public policy decisions that foster societal well-being. My current research focuses on: 

• Economic impacts of chronic diseases 

• Public program eligibility and take-up 

• Social determinants of health and associated disparities

I earned my PhD in economics from USC in 2024 and BS in economics from Tulane University in 2015. Prior to my current role, I worked in both academic and government research settings, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Labor, and the Center for Economic and Social Research.