Education
- Ph.D. Economics, Washington State University, expected 2022
- Advisors: Jonathan Yoder (chair), Gregmar Galinato and Randy Fortenbery
- M.S Economics, University of Oregon 2016
- B.S. Mathematics, B.A. Economics (cum laude) Pacific Lutheran University
Honors Program, 2014
Research Interests
- Fields: Econometrics, Environmental Economics and Industrial Organization
- Other Interest: Financial Economics
Research Experience
- Research Assistant – Washington State University
Jonathan Yoder, Ph.D., Summer 2017-Present - Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Joe Stone, Ph.D., Fall 2014-Summer 2016
Economic Applications in Elementary Education
Teaching Experience
- Instructor — Washington State University
- EconS 101 Fundamentals of Microeconomics: Summer 2018, Winter 2019 (online-asynchronous), Summer 2020 (online-synchronous)
- EconS 320 Money and Banking: Fall 2018
- Teaching Assistant — Washington State University
- EconS 101 Fundamentals of Microeconomics: Fall 2016, Spring 2017
- Graduate Teaching Fellow – University of Oregon
- Econ 418, 419 Economic Analysis of Community Issues: Winter 2015, Spring 2015
- Econ 201 Principles of Microeconomics: Fall 2015
- Econ 201 Principles of Macroeconomics: Winter 2016
Papers and Presentations
- “Homes and Havens: the Relationship Between Homes and Unburned Areas Within Wildfire Perimeters
- Annual Meeting of the Western Agricultural Economics Association, Summer 2020.
- “Wildfire Spread and Structure Locations”
- Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Summer 2020.
- Washington State University GPSA poster competition, Pullman, WA. Spring 2020
- “Empirical Test of Fire Managers Preferences Towards Competing Strategic Objectives.”
- Washington State University School of Economic Sciences Half-Baked Ideas seminar, Pullman, WA, Spring 2018
- “FOMC Simulation”
- Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference, Portland, OR, May 2014
- “Charitable Giving to Higher Education: Evidence from Pacific Lutheran University.”
- Pacific Lutheran University Board of Regents Advancement Committee, May 2013
- Pacific Lutheran University Office of Development, April 2013
Professional Activities
- Abstract Reviewer
- Annual Conference of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2018,2019
- Moderator
- Fire Continuum Conference Micro Talks, Missoula, MT, May 2018
- Leadership:
- School of Economic Sciences, Graduate Student Association Treasurer, 2018-2019
Skills
Computer: Python, STATA, ArcGIS, SQL, Excel, LaTex