About

My career has been dedicated to using empirical social science to inform evidence-based policy and improve health and socioeconomic outcomes. 

I completed my PhD in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024, focusing on political economy and health policy.  My dissertation, The Politics of Regulating Data Privacy in the American Political Economy, explored the history and role of health insurers in shaping Federal health data privacy regulations.

From 2022 to 2024, I co-founded and organized (with Trevor Brown and Rachel Fordham) the Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group (CAPE-JWG), an online workshop series affiliated with the Consortium on American Political Economy (CAPE) and the American Political Economy (APE) section of the American Political Science Association (APSA).

From 2014-2017, I worked in program evaluation as a researcher at MEF Associates in Washington, DC where I provided technical assistance for impact evaluation and monitoring for public assistance programs, health workforce education and training, and other active labor market interventions. I earned my B.A. cum laude in Government and Economics from Smith College.