Pronouns
she/her
Assistant Professor
Applied Economics
MPC Primary Research Areas
Research Interests
My population studies related interests include how participants in food assistance programs interact with their food benefits and the food retail environment. I study how participants and firms respond to incentives created by policy structures around obtaining food benefits. I aim to understand how food retail and program regulations affect participation, benefit use, and participants health and economic outcomes.
Biography
I am an applied microeconomist with a background in agricultural and food economics, public economics, and econometrics. My research examines the interactions between food assistance programs and the food retail environment. I study how incentives created by program design affect participants' and firms' behavior and outcomes.