Experience

Rethink Priorities

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Economist

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Economist researching the intersection of consumer behavior, firm behavior, and public policy with a focus on how these policies impact animals and their welfare. Research agenda includes understanding the distributional and market structure effects of food taxes and investigating economic policies for relating to innovative foods. Economist researching the intersection of consumer behavior, firm behavior, and public policy with a focus on how these policies impact animals and their welfare. Research agenda includes understanding the distributional and market structure effects of food taxes and investigating economic policies for relating to innovative foods.



The Humane League Labs

• Economist

  • May 2018 - Oct 2021

  Economist researching the intersection of consumer behavior, firm behavior, and public policy with a focus on how these policies impact animals and their welfare. Research agenda includes understanding the distributional and market structure effects of food taxes and investigating economic policies for relating to innovative foods. Economist researching the intersection of consumer behavior, firm behavior, and public policy with a focus on how these policies impact animals and their welfare. Research agenda includes understanding the distributional and market structure effects of food taxes and investigating economic policies for relating to innovative foods.



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Graduate Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  Supporting pedagogy training of graduate teachers within the department, professional development and academic management, interdisciplinary research and networking.

• Graduate Student Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  Teaching Math Tools for Economists II (Calculus) as instructor of record; designing course curriculum; interacting with freshmen and influencing their decision to declare Economics as major.

• Economics PhD Candidate

  • Aug 2013 - May 2018

  Research Interests: - Environmental Economics (food labeling, food and solid waste, land use)- Industrial Organization (market structure under informational labels, market power in environmental sectors)- Policy (labeling policy, food taxes, waste diversion incentives)

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

  Leading recitation/discussion sections to support main lecture periods; creating interactive curriculum; encouraging group work and interaction as well as individual practice with complex material; answering and soliciting questions.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Assisting professors in fine-tuning and introductory macroeconomic course, including programming test bank software and investigating new instructional methods.

• Supplemental Instruction Leader

  • Sep 2011 - May 2013

  Create and lead weekly discussion sections focused on practicing difficult course material and learning valuable study skills.



Ritual Salon

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Receptionist

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  Schedule clients and perform administrative functions for several stylists who are independent contractors. Schedule clients and perform administrative functions for several stylists who are independent contractors.