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I am an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at University at Albany, SUNY. Before coming to Albany I received my PhD in Public Policy and MA in Economics from Duke University and BA in Economics and East Asian Studies from Yale University.

My research examines questions at the intersection of education policy, human development, and social inequality. I am particularly interested in the ways in which public school systems interact with other systems (such as criminal justice, environmental, and health systems) to shape long-term individual trajectories. I typically use quasi-experimental methods with administrative data to conduct this research.

I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Association of Education Finance and Policy, as an Associate Editor at Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and as the University at Albany Provost Fellow of Faculty Diversity and Retention.