MPC Primary Research Areas
Research Interests
My population studies related interests include how participants in food assistance programs interact with their food benefits and the food retail environment. I study how participants and firms respond to incentives created by policy structures around obtaining food benefits. I aim to understand how food retail and program regulations affect participation, benefit use, and participants health and economic outcomes.
Biography
I am an applied microeconomist with a background in agricultural and food economics, public economics, and econometrics. My research examines the interactions between food assistance programs and the food retail environment. I study how incentives created by program design affect participants' and firms' behavior and outcomes.