About Me

Hello! I am an Assistant Professor at Texas State University. 

I completed my PhD in 2019 at Texas A&M University, where I developed research interests in energy, environmental, and resource economics, and a passion for studying the unconventional oil and gas industry. My dissertation focused on three topics: water use in hydraulic fracturing in Texas, information and strategic acreage acquisition by upstream oil and gas firms during the early development of the Williston Basin, and marine recreational fishing demand in the Gulf. 

After graduating, I spent two years as a Postdoctoral Scholar on the experimental economics team at the University of Chicago. During this time, I continued empirical work on energy and environmental issues while primarily learning to design and implement field experiments to test economic theory and study behavior in real-world market settings. 

More recently, I launched Cardonomics, a fun new initiative that blends sports cards, research, and university athletics to engage students, alumni, and the broader community. Visit the card show homepage for upcoming on-campus events, or see recent media coverage in Hillsview Magazine on the economics of collecting.