About

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University. Previously, I spent a year as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Regional Economic Research Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University. I completed my PhD in Natural Resource Economics from West Virginia University in Spring 2025.

I am a Regional Economist. My research focuses on how local labor markets adjust to structural economic changes, with a goal of providing policy-relevant insights to inform workforce development in rural and distressed areas. My work focuses on topics related to labor markets, industrial transitions, human capital, public policies, and regional growth.