My research focuses on the economics of crime, education, and immigration, using experimental and quasi-experimental methods. As a researcher, I work to support innovative policy-making at the local and state level. My ongoing projects study the impacts of restorative justice practices in public schools; the effects of rehabilitative programming in state prisons; and racial and socioeconomic disparities in the U.S. criminal legal system. I am a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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