Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut.

My research focuses on environmental and resource economics, development economics, and political economy. I use econometric and geospatial tools to study natural resource governance and energy transitions, often in the context of the oil and gas industry, mining, and tropical agriculture.

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Geneva and a Fulbright Research Fellow at Unicamp, in Brazil. I earned my PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Recent media and public engagement:
VoxDev: How Landholders Shape Politics in the Brazilian Amazon
Policy Implications Podcast: Oil Sanctions on Russia’s Energy Sector
UConn Today: A UConn Economist Explains Venezuela’s Oil Industry
UConn Today: Agricultural Expansion in the Amazon
Linnaean Society of New York: Are Birds Impacted by Energy Infrastructure?
Connecticut NPR: The Pros and Cons of Going Nuclear
Connecticut NPR: Why Are Connecticut Electricity Prices So High?