Welcome! I am a PhD Economist, currently working at the FDIC within
the Consumer Research group within the Division of Depositor and
Consumer Protection. I earned my Economics Ph.D. last year from American University
in August 2023.
Broadly, I am interested in identifying and understanding mechanisms
which improve consumer economic well-being and community development. At
present, my research has two areas of focus. The first area combines
decision research, labor and welfare research in public policy, and
complexity economics to identify how emergent human behaviors impact
macro-level policy decision making. Currently, with funding from the
National Science Foundation, I am examining how individual-level
heterogeneity in risk preferences across different choice contexts
influences the direction of federal safety regulations.
The second area combines network theory and community development to
examine how changes to the Community Reinvestment Act impact banking
networks and local development over time.