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PhD Candidate in Economics Macroeconomics & Housing Markets
PhD Candidate in Economics Macroeconomics & Housing Markets
Welcome, and thank you for visiting my website. I am a 5th year PhD candidate in Economics at West Virginia University. I am set to graduate in May 2026 and am currently on the job market. My primary research interests are in macroeconomics and urban economics with a focus on housing. I have experience in both reduced form and structural modeling techniques.
I currently work with my advisor Dr. Scott Schuh on research linking the housing market and monetary channels through SVAR analysis. My job market paper analyzes the impact of recent volatile population changes on regional housing market outcomes such as prices and new construction. I am very interested in continuing to expand structural models relating population dynamics and housing markets.
I have teaching experience in undergraduate macroeconomic courses (principles and intermediate) and a course in the Finance department (Financial Institutions and Markets). I also have been a teaching assistant for graduate courses.
Prior to coming to WVU, I earned a master's degree in economics at Penn State. There I also studied housing regulations in my master's thesis. My bachelor's degree is in Psychology from Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania.
If you have any questions or would like to collaborate, please reach out to me at my email below or the social media links.
I built a structural model to understand how sudden changes in population affects housing affordability. Due to sluggish housing supply and household substitution, population shocks have asymmetric effects in growing and declining regions.
Key Findings (5 year horizon after a 1% surprise increase in population):
In a growing region,
Home prices and rents increase 5%
Home construction increases ~ 1%
Households live in smaller homes (4% decrease in demand)
Either through new housing being smaller or more people welcome roommates
In a declining region,
Home prices and rents return to baseline
Outflow of population relieves pressure
Implication: Demographic volatility has meaningful effects on housing markets and affordability especially in areas with constrained supply.
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I am interested in securing an Assistant Professor position where I can continue my research in housing and bring enthusiasm and compassion to the classroom.
My research interests are within the realms of macroeconomics and urban and regional economics. Most of my research so far focuses on housing markets where I have a passion. I am interested in expanding on ideas focusing on housing utilization, housing supply elasticity, and migration.
I believe in compassion and relatability in teaching as the best way to connect with students and ensure the best learning outcomes. I have experience teaching Principles of Macro, Intermediate Macro, and Financial Institutions and Markets. I would be comfortable teaching other basic courses such as Money and Banking, Principles of Micro, Econometrics and field courses such as Urban Economics, and developing a Housing Economics course. I would also be willing to teach other related courses as needed.
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