I am an assistant professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus.
My research spans the fields of Health Economics, Labour Economics, Applied Microeconomics and Econometrics, with a focus on the economics of well-being of vulnerable populations in Canada, as well as the economics of cancer and social policy-related topics. I have taught and currently teaching both graduate and undergraduate classes in Microeconomics, Health Economics, Econometrics, Healthcare Finance, and Statistics. I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics in 2019 and have held a postdoctoral research fellow position at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am also an adjunct professor at the School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University.
Fields of Interests
Health Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Labour Economics
Indigenous Health and Income Inequalities
Education and Training
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Health Economics, 2019 - 2020
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Ph.D. in Economics, 2014-2019
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
M.A. in Economics, 2012-2014
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Research Fundings, Honours, and Awards
• SSHRC PG Grant - Stage 2 (CI), 2022-2027
• UBC Startup Grant, 2021-2025
• Hampton Research Grant (PI), 2021-2023
• CRDCN and Indigenous Service Canada Research Funding (PI), 2021/2022
• Nova Scotia Graduate Student Research Scholarship, 2017/2018
• Faculty of Graduate Studies Ph.D. Fellowship, 2014-2019
• Travel Grant from Department of Economics, 2014-2019
• Canadian Economics Association Travel Grand, 2019
• Graduate Scholarship, 2014-2019
• China National Scholarship, 2009
Affiliations
American Economic Association
Canadian Economic Association
Atlantic Canadian Economic Association
Canadian Health Economics Study Group
International Health Economics Association