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.

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

SITUATING THE EXPERIENCE OF MATERNAL INCARCERATION: CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG ADULT CONTEXT

2015

with Allison Dwyer Emory. Contemporary Perspectives in Family 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.

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

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.

Sharon Sassler

Professor, Cornell University

Daniel T. Lichter

Professor, Cornell University

Kelly Musick

Associate Professor, Cornell University