Education
Ph.D. Economics, Clemson University (Expected May 2027)
Dissertation Title: Essays on the General Equilibrium Effects of School Choice
Committee: Michael Makowsky (chair), Robert Fleck, Aspen Gorry, and Adam Soliman
M.A. Economics, Clemson University (May 2024)
B.S. Economics, University of Evansville (May 2022)
Minor: Mathematics
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Research in Progress
"Negative Selection and Peer Effects in Indiana's Voucher Program" (JMP)
“Private School Tuition in the Voucher Setting: Evidence from Indiana”
“The Effect of Indiana’s Private School Voucher Program on Teacher Compensation”
Honors and Awards
2026 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), LGBTQ+ Mentor Program
AEFP, Roe L. Johns Grant
2025 Best Third Year Paper, Clemson University
Committee on the Status of Women in Economics (CSWEP) Mentoring Workshop Stipend
Price Theory Summer Camp, University of Chicago
2024 Best Second Year Paper, Clemson University
2023 Graduate Student of the Year, Clemson University
2019–2022 Presidential Scholarship, University of Evansville
Presentations
2026 Midwestern Economic Association (MEA) Annual Meeting
AEFP Annual Meeting
Midsouth Education Policy Workshop (scheduled)
Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting (GRAD student session nominee) (scheduled)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Annual Meeting (scheduled)
2025 SEA Annual Meeting
CSWEP Mentoring Workshop
2024 SEA Annual Meeting
Teaching Experience
Principles of Microeconomics (Primary Instructor) Summer 2024 to Summer 2026
Average Rating: 4.46 (Department Average: 4.34)
Principles of Macroeconomics (Breakout Section Leader) Spring 2024
Average Rating: 5.00 (Department Average: 4.61)
Principles of Macroeconomics (Breakout Section Leader) Fall 2023
Average Rating: 4.53 (Department Average: 4.26)
Public Choice (Teaching Assistant) Spring 2026
Health Economics (Teaching Assistant) Fall 2022
Undergraduate Involvement: Women in Economics Club