Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience


  • Associate Professor; Department of Economics, San Diego State University (2020--present)

  • Research Economist; Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture (2021--2022)

  • Visiting Associate Professor; School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego (Spring 2022)

  • Consultant; World Bank (2020--2022)

  • Assistant Professor; Department of Economics, San Diego State University (2014--2020)

  • Predoctoral Instructor; Department of Economics, University of Washington (2010--2014)

  • Economist Research Analyst; Zillow (2012--2013)

  • Language and Intelligence Analyst; US Department of Defense (2004--2009)

Education

  • University of Washington, Ph.D. in Economics (2014)

  • The George Washington University, M.A. in International Affairs (2008)

  • University of Washington, BA in Linguistics (with distinction), BA in Chinese, BA in International Studies (2003)