About Me

Starting in November 2025, I am a Staff Data Scientist at LinkedIn's Economic Graph Research Institute, where I’ll be part of a team that uses LinkedIn data to answer pressing questions about the labor market.

Prior to joining LinkedIn, I was a Principal Economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, where I served in the Labor Markets section within the Division of Research and Statistics. From 2017 to 2019, I served as an Assistant Professor at the UC Davis Department of Economics, where I taught an undergraduate course in Intermediate Microeconomics and a second-year PhD course in Labor Economics.

My recent research explores cyclical and seasonal changes in labor market conditions, safety-net programs for unemployed and disabled workers, economic measurement, and economic forecasting. In earlier work, I analyzed the labor market impacts of technology and trade.

I want this site to be a clearinghouse for practical guidance tailored towards research assistants and early-career economists. I give lectures on best practices for organizing code and data, and I’ve posted a host of resources for economics majors, PhD students, and anyone in a position to make the economics profession a better place for everyone in it and everyone left out.