I am a fourth-year PhD candidate in economics at Washington University in St. Louis anticipating graduation in Spring of 2028.
My research examines how social structure shapes what people believe and how they behave. Underlying network structures determine whose information we see, which sources we find credible, and with whom we cooperate. I work across theory, experiments, and applied empirical methods.
My current projects cover persistent disagreement and failures of social learning, cooperation in endogenous networks, the process of belief formation utilizing interdependent information sources, and the relationship between social structure and propensity for civil conflict.
I previously completed graduate work in crisis and trauma studies, focusing on community resiliency and social response to crises, and spent seven years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, including deployments across Asia and Oceania. These experiences shaped my interest in how people formulate beliefs in social environments, aggregate interdependent information to learn about the world, and cooperate with each other.
Beyond my work, I like to be outdoors and spend my free time hiking, climbing, and camping.
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