About Me
I am an applied microeconomist, with an expertise in the intersections between food markets, food policy, equity, and health.
I am a Research Agricultural Economist at the USDA Economic Research Service in the Food Markets Branch.
I am based in Ithaca, NY.
NEW Published RESEARCH
May 9, 2024: “Heterogeneous Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Food Security Measures,” with Bhagyashree Katare and John Lowrey in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
March 20, 2024: “Development of the Food-at-Home Monthly Area Prices Data,” with Megan Sweitzer (lead), Elina T. Page, Andrea Carlson, Linda Kantor, Mary K. Muth, Shawn A. Karns, and Chen Zhen (ERS Report).
February 15, 2023: “A closer look at the relationship between concentration, prices, and market power in food retail—A monopolistic competition and differentiated products approach,” with Xiao Dong (lead) and Joseph V. Balagtas in Applied Economics Perspectives and Policies.
Press release from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association can be found here.
January 10, 2023: “But it came from a food pantry: Product stigma and quality perceptions of food pantry offerings,” with David R. Just and Chris B. Barrett in Agricultural Economics.
News coverage by Spectrum News 1 can be found here.