I am an electrical engineer turned economist. I was born and raised in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. After high school I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for college and subsequent work as an electrical engineer. Sometime later I stumbled upon the subject of economics and figured I would pursue a Ph.D. I left for Florida and spent four years completing my Ph.D.

My next stop was the political science department at Duke University. I've been at Duke for a little over a year and love it. I am entering the economics job market for the first time this year. Hopefully it goes well and I'll be able to update this page soon with a new destination.


Favorite places in Durham
The Q Shack
American Tobacco Trail
Fullsteam Brewery

Things I Miss about California
Family
Friends
Mountains
Ocean

Things I Miss about Tallahassee
Friends
FSU economics department
Saturday morning basketball
Hamanockers, the best BBQ I've ever had in my entire life.

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