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Awards:

2026 -- Honorable Mention, NIU Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

2025 -- Outstanding Graduate Scholar: NIU Dept. of Economics

2024 -- Runner-up, PhD Paper Competition: Illinois Economic Association (IEA)

2015 -- Best Graduating Economics Student, University of Cape Coast

Service:

2025/2026 Academic Year--  President, Association of Graduate Economics Students, NIU

Volunteer, NIU Huskie Food Pantry, Huskie Closet & Northern Illinois Food Bank