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Welcome! I’m a Research Associate at the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University, where my research spans health economics, labor economics, and public economics.

I am particularly interested in how social and economic policies can help disadvantaged groups in the United States. My current projects examine the effects of drug decriminalization, the determinants of rural healthcare access, and discrimination in education and the labor market.

I previously served as a Postgraduate Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. I hold a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maine and a graduate certificate in policy analysis from the University of Southern Maine.

I’ve published peer-reviewed research on the effects of minimum wage increases on low-wage workers’ health, the effects of expanding optometrists’ scope-of-practice, the economic consequences of drug overdose deaths in Maine, and the impact of government regulation on access to hospital services in rural and urban areas.

My research has been widely cited in the media (including The New York Times and Wall Street Journal), by leading think tanks (including the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute), by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, and in testimony before state legislative committees.

My non-academic writing has been featured in many national and local news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, STAT News, Morning Consult, RealClear Policy, Townhall, and the Miami Herald.

Last updated: October 20, 2025