ABOUT ME
I am a PhD candidate in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. My interests lie in family demography, union formation, and race and ethnicity.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHD, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Expected 2018
Policy Analysis and Management, with a minor in Demography
MS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2016
Policy Analysis and Management
BA, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
2012
Economics, with minors in French and Math
PUBLICATIONS
SITUATING THE EXPERIENCE OF MATERNAL INCARCERATION: CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG ADULT CONTEXT
2015
with Allison Dwyer Emory. Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research.
RESEARCH
THE AGE OF INDEPENDENCE, REVISITED: PARENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY IN INTERRACIAL UNION FORMATION
with Sharon Sassler
Presented at ASA in 2015 and PAA in 2016.
SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS, PARENTS, AND DEPRESSION OVER THE LIFE COURSE
Sole-authored
Presented at ASA in 2016 and PAA in 2017.
THE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF ATTITUDES ON NON-MARITAL BIRTHS
Sole-authored
Presented at PAA in 2017.
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND INTERRACIAL UNION FORMATION ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE
Sole-authored
Presented at PAA in 2017.
THE EFFECT OF LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS ON COHABITATION
with Sharon Sassler and Katherine Michelmore
Presented at PAA in 2015.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
2014-2017
TONI MORRISON AWARD FOR GRADUATE MENTORSHIP
2016
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU POLICY TRAINING FELLOW
2016
SCHOLARS STRATEGY NETWORK CRIMINAL JUSTICE FELLOW
2014-2015
BCTR GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
2013-2014
CORNELL FELLOWSHIP
2012
TEACHING
GUEST LECTURE, PAM 2030
March 2017
I will give a lecture on how to write an effective policy brief.
GUEST LECTURE, PAM 2030
April 2016
I gave a guest lecture on Interracial Relationships and Marriages.
TA, CORNELL PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM
Spring 2013
I gave lectures and graded for an English Literature course.
OADI GRADUATE MENTOR
2015-Present
I mentored two undergraduate students on their research projects.
REFERENCES
Sharon Sassler
sharon.sassler@cornell.edu
Professor, Cornell University
Daniel T. Lichter
dtl28@cornell.edu
Professor, Cornell University
Kelly Musick
musick@cornell.edu
Associate Professor, Cornell University