Experience

MEF Associates

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Clemson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student

  • Aug 2018 - May 2022

  Economics (B.S.) with minor in Political Science

• Writing Consultant

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Work with undergraduate and graduate level students on revising academic writing projects in a variety of fieldsPresented on Effective Writing Center Pedagogy at the National Association of Communication Centers 2020

• Community Development Intern

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Worked with a multidisciplinary team of professors and students to develop sustainable economic development projects in federally designated Opportunity Zones in Upstate South Carolina that face high rates of poverty and inequality.Conducted surveys on affordable housing in Upstate South CarolinaResearched Promise Zone Grant information and compiled relevant data for policy evaluation

• Research Assistant - Food Insecurity

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Worked with a multidisciplinary team of researchers on a 9-county survey of food insecurity and social determinants of health in South Carolina. Conducted phone calls, co-led team meetings of a 10-student research team, conducted an analysis of news articles on food insecurity amidst COVID-19



The Brookings Institution

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Economics Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Provided research assistance on policy proposals, briefs, blog posts, and framing papers• Collected literature and created figures for an internal comment to the USDA on the Federal Nutrition Assistance Program revisions• Led my team in collecting and organizing data on the Pandemic EBT program• Co-authored a piece on the ineffectiveness of Block Grants for Nutrition Assistance Programs• Co-authored a piece on young adult participation in the labor force with figures created utilizing Stata and data from the CurrentPopulation Survey• Developed figures on macroeconomic impacts of the 2021 Infrastructure Bill to be used in Congressional Testimony



Adair Boroughs Campaign for Congress

• Political Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Discussed relevant issues with key stakeholders regarding Adair Borough's Campaign for Congressional District SC-02Compiled key policy briefs on various relevant issues in SC-02 Discussed relevant issues with key stakeholders regarding Adair Borough's Campaign for Congressional District SC-02Compiled key policy briefs on various relevant issues in SC-02