Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2007-Present
B.A. in Economics (Minors in Mathematics and Political Theory), Vassar College, 2001-2005

Research Experience

Research Assistant, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2009-Present

Research Assistant, Domestic Research Function, Federal Reserve Bank of NY, 2005-2007

Research Assistant to Dennis Fixler, Chief Statistician, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Summer 2004

Research Assistant to Geoffrey Jehle, Vassar College Department of Economics, 2003-2004

Research Assistant, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs, US Dept. of Commerce, ITA, Summer 2003

 

Teaching Experience

Instructor, Principles of Microeconomics (Web Course), University of Minnesota, 2009-Present

Instructor, Intermediate Microeconomics, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009

Teaching Assistant, Principles of Macroeconomics, University of Minnesota, 2007-2008

Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics,  University of Minnesota, Summer 2008 

Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Microeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Vassar College, 2004-2005

 

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Teaching Award                                                    University of Minnesota, 2009

Distinguished Teaching Award                                                    University of Minnesota, 2008

Emilie Louise Wells Graduate Fellowship                                      Vassar College, 2007 
Performance Plus Award                                                            Federal Reserve Bank of NY, 2006 

General and Departmental Honors                                               Vassar College, 2005

Phi Beta Kappa                                                                          Vassar College, 2005

Jackson Prize for Best Senior Thesis in Economics                       Vassar College, 2005

Brownell Prize for Distinction in the Study of Political Economy    Vassar College, 2005

Joint Program for Survey Methodology Junior Fellowship              University of Maryland, 2004
Omicron Delta Epsilon                                                                Vassar College, 2003

Publication   

• (with Bart Hobijn) “What Did Homeland Security Cost? An Assessment: 2001-2005.” Current Issues in Economics and Finance, February 2007, 13(2).
  

Programming

Fortran, Matlab, Gauss, Stata, RATS, Eviews, Latex