I am currently the Economics Department Chair in the School of Business Administration at Oakland University. My primary academic interests are in urban and regional economics, real estate economics, and public finance - with emphasis on Michigan's economy. My research has been published in National Tax Journal, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Land Economics, Real Estate Economics, Public Finance Review, Public Finance and Management, and Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, and I have been a referee for a number of journals, including: Environment and Planning A, Energy Economics, National Tax Journal, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Public Finance Review, Urban Studies, Public Finance and Management, Journal of Urban Affairs, and State and Local Government Review.

Prior to OU, I was an Econometrician/Data Scientist in both the Marketing and Dealer Analytics groups at Ford Motor Credit Company, and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Allegheny College where I taught Introduction to Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Urban Economics. I have also taught Principles of Microeconomics at Alma College, taught Introduction to Statistical Analysis for Appraisers for the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, was a research assistant at Michigan State University, and was hired as a consultant by various firms seeking statistical land valuation expertise. I completed my Ph.D. at Michigan State University in 2013 and received a B.A. from Calvin College in 2007.

I am married with two daughters and enjoy fishing, camping, and any other activity involving my family.