Curriculum Vitae
A pdf of my CV is available here.
Education
Florida State University (Tallahasse, FL)
Ph.D., Economics (Expected) May 2028
M.S., Economics December 2024
Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA)
B.S., Economics (summa cum laude) May 2023
B.S., Finance (summa cum laude) May 2023
Fields of Interest
Economics of Education, Public Economics, Crime Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics
Working Paper(s) and Work(s) in Progress
- “The Lifelong Criminal Consequences of Kindergarten Cutoff Dates”
- “Abstraction vs. Computation in Mathematics Education: Evidence from New Math”
Publications
- "NFL QB Development—The Role of Competing QBs, Rookie Playing Time, and Team Quality" , The American Economist, 2025
with Brent Evans, Joshua Pitts, and Donavan Lingerfelt (written in undergrad)
Teaching Experience
As the Instructor of Record at FSU
- Principles of Microeconomics (Evaluations: 5/5)Summer, 2025
- Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Summer, 2026
As a Teaching Assistant at FSU
- Microeconomic Theory I & II (Ph.D.) Fall, 2024-Spring, 2026
- Principles of Micro/Macro Fall, 2023-Spring, 2025 & Spring, 2026
- Economics of Development Fall, 2025
- Mathematics for Economists (Ph.D. Math Camp) Summer, 2024 & 2025
- International Finance Spring, 2024
- Business Organization and Market Structure Fall, 2023
As a Supplemental Instruction Leader at GC&SU
- Principles of Macroeconomics Spring, 2020-Spring, 2022
Honors, Scholarships, and Fellowships
- Charles and Persis Rockwood Fellowship, Florida State University 2023-Present
- Don Lavoie Fellowship, Mercatus Center at George Mason University 2026
- Hayek Fund for Scholars, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) 2023
- Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE) Grant, GC&SU 2022
Research Assistantships
Florida State University
With Dr. Jeongbin Kim Summer, 2024
Georgia College & State University
Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE) with Brent Evans Summer, 2022
Conference and Seminar Presentations
2026
- Midwestern Economic Association annual meetings (Upcoming) Chicago, IL
- Invited to present at Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
2025
- FSU Quantitative Economics Workshop Tallahassee, FL
2023
- Academy of Economics and Finance annual conference Orlando, FL
2022
- College of Business Research Assembly at Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
Computational Skills
R, STATA, LaTeX
References
Dr. Carl Kitchens, Charles and Joan Haworth Professor of Economics at Florida State University
Dr. Shawn Kantor, L. Charles Hilton Jr. Distinguished Professor of Economics at Florida State University
Dr. Luke Rodgers, Associate Professor of Economics and Bernard Sliger Scholar at Florida State University