EMPLOYMENT
Kurzius Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2008-present
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Davis, 2008
M.A., Economics, University of California, Davis, 2004
B.S., Economics, Santa Clara University, summa cum laude, 2000
HONORS
Lurcy Grant, Tulane University, 2009
COR Summer Research Grant, Tulane University, 2009
Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California, Davis, 2007-2008
Ray Beaumont Award, University of California, Davis, 2007
Elliott Fellowship, University of California, Davis, 2006-2007
UC Davis & Humanities Grant, University of California, Davis, 2006
FLAS Summer Fellowship, Stanford University, 2006
Ag History Research Grant, University of California, Davis, 2006
Cota-Robles Fellowship, University of California, Davis, 2003-2005
Hazel Award, Santa Clara University, 2000
Alpha Sigma Nu, Santa Clara University, 2000
RESEARCH POSITIONS
Graduate Research Assistant to Professor Hilary Hoynes, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis, 2005-2006
Research Assistant to Dr. Barry Ben-Zion, Forensic Economist and Professor Emeritus, Sonoma State University, 2002-2003
TEACHING POSITIONS
Instructor, UC Davis, Davis, CA, Winter 2007
English (as a foreign language) Teacher, Madrid, Spain, 2001-2002
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Labor Economists, American Economic Association, Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society).
PRESENTATIONS
Society of Labor Economists (2008), Sacramento State University (2008), Western Economic Association (2006), Indiana University (2007).
JOURNALS REFEREED
Journal of Human Resources (2009)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English (native); Spanish (advanced); Swahili (intermediate); Italian, Thai, and German (beginning).