I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Resource Economics at UMass Amherst. I will be joining American University’s Department of Public Administration & Policy in Fall 2024.

My research examines the roles of information and cost in shaping health care decisions, and I also have several projects exploring how public policies and social comparisons shape self-image, attitudes toward beauty, and weight-related behaviors. I earned my PhD from Vanderbilt University in 2021.

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