About Me

I am a PhD student in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). My primary research field is in Environmental Economics where I am interested in the intersection of Theoretical and Empirical work. I am also interested in the intersection of Environmental Economics with Political Economy as well as the social and climate policy implications of my research. My work often involves the use of geospatial tools and remote sensing.

My current projects seek to (1) explore adaptive migration responses to local climate induced disamenities and (2) explore the economic consequences of improved biodiversity on agent decisions related to resource extraction.

I earned a B.S. in Physics with a specialization in Astrophysics (Honors with High Distinction) and a B.A. in Political Science from the UC San Diego (UCSD), both conferred in 2022. I also earned a M.A. in International Affairs from the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UCSD where I specialized in both Economic and Environmental Policy and an M.A in economics from UC Santa Barbara.  I was named a Dean's Fellow, at the School of Global Policy and Strategy in 2023 and awarded the Econometric Prize in 2024. Prior to joining UCSB, I was a research assistant at UCSD's School of Physical Sciences (2019 - 2022), School of Social Sciences (2022) and School of Global Policy and Strategy (2023 - 2024).