Hi! I’m an MD/PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Michigan — Ann Arbor. My fields are health economics, industrial organization, and public finance. My committee includes Amanda Kowalski (co-chair), Yeşim Orhun (co-chair), Sarah Miller, and Francine Lafontaine. Prior to graduate school, I attended Columbia University, where I received a BA with Honors in Economics-Mathematics, Biochemistry, and Classics.
Using tools from causal inference and structural IO, my economics research explores decision-making about resource allocation in healthcare environments causally.
My job market paper exploits exogenous shocks in primary care provider schedules (from patient cancellations and no-shows) to study the causal effects of time windfalls on subsequent resource allocation for patients and explores heterogeneity in these effects by patient type, provider type, and patient-provider concordance. Several other working papers study provider decision-making with alternative contexts and causal designs.
Other work in economics and policy explores the welfare benefits of social programs like Medicaid, the welfare consequences of selection and alternative payment models in commercial insurance marketplaces, and public-private tradeoffs in pharmaceutical innovation.
My clinical and translational research investigates novel methods for the evaluation and improvement of diagnostics and therapeutics in clinical settings, including surgery, oncology, and critical care.
I am an avid tennis/pickleball/squash player (not the acorn variety) and enjoy a good board game. Off the courts, I frequent cafés, in search of the next best overpriced “craft” latte. Newfound methods for procrastination include bullet chess and hip hop.
Please get in touch, I am always open to unexpected conversation and company.
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