Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD Economics, University of Toronto, Expected 2026.
- Committee: Gustavo J. Bobonis (Supervisor), Ceren Baysan, Rob Gillezeau
Visiting Student Research Collaborator, Princeton University, Winter/Spring 2023.
- Center for Health and Wellbeing
MA Economics, University of Toronto, 2019.
Hons. BA Economics (Major), Mathematics (Minor), German (Minor), University of Toronto, 2018.
Other Coursework:
- Graduate Course in Peace Research, University of Oslo and Peace Research Institute of Oslo, 2017.

Job Market Paper

Working Papers

"Improving Judicial Protection in Intimate Partner Violence Cases: The Role of Specialized Courts and Judges."
With Carolina Arteaga, Gustavo J. Bobonis and Paola Salardi.
Revise and Resubmit, Review of Economics and Statistics.
"Poppy Bloom and Bust: Violence and Poverty During the Mexican Opium Crisis."

Publications

"Electoral Cycles in Female Sterilization."
With Simeon Nichter.
Accepted, World Development.

Published Non-Peer Reviewed Work

"Local Manufacturing in a Conflict Zone: Lessons from the White Helmets' PPE Project."
With Carolina Canepari, Isabel Davis, Kristyn Lee, and Stanley Zlotkin.
Reach Alliance, 2022.
"#AUEU: A Twitter analysis of the AU-EU summit 2017."
With Alexander Gaus.
African Policy Circle, 2018.

Presentations

2025: Canadian Economics Association (CEA) Annual Conference, Workshop on Firms and Inclusive Economic Growth (Queen's University), Banff Empirical Microeconomics Workshop (University of Calgary), University of Toronto (SWEAT, Emp. Micro. Brown Bag)
2024: University of Toronto (Emp. Micro. Brown Bag)
2023: Princeton, American Society of Health Economists Annual Conference
2022: Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Annual Meeting, Reach Symposium (Munk School of Global Affairs)
2021: University of Toronto (Emp. Micro. Brown Bag)

Shortlisted Candidate for TATP TA Teaching Excellence Award, 2023.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship, (4×$20,000), 2021–2024.
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Doctoral Award, ($35,000), 2020–2021.
University of Toronto Doctoral Fellowship. (5×$17,000), 2019–.

Reach Alliance, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Researcher, 2021–2023.
Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin), Research Intern—Peace and Security Group, 2017.
University of Toronto Economic Review, 2015–2018.
- Editor-in-Chief (2018 Issue), Managing Editor (2017 issue), Editor (2016 issue)

Course Instructor

PPG201 — Microeconomics for Engineers, Fall 2024.
PCJ260 — Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice I: Data and Applications, Fall 2023.

Teaching Assistantships

ECO334 — Political Economy of Media, Winter 2019, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
GLA1010 — Microeconomics for Global Affairs, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025.
GLA2060 — Topics in Development I, Fall 2021, Fall 2022 [@ Munk School MGA].
ECO372 — Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics in Practice, Fall 2022.
PCJ360 — Topics in Peace, Conflict, and Justice, Fall 2022.
PCJ260 — Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Justice I: Data and Applications, Fall 2022.
ECO102 — Principles of Macroeconomics, Winter 2020 [Head TA], Winter 2021 [Head TA], Winter 2022 [Head TA].
ECO368 — Economics of Conflict, Winter 2020, Fall 2021.
PCJ460 — Causes and Consequences of Civil War, Fall 2020.
ECO403 — Topics in Development, Fall 2018, Fall 2019.
ECO324 — Economic Development, Fall 2019.
ECO334 — Political Economy, Winter 2019.
ECO320 — Economics and the Law, Winter 2019.
ECO101 — Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2018.

Graduate Students Support Working Group, 2024.
Graduate Appeals Committee, 2023–2024.
Department Chair Search Committee, 2022.
Graduate Student Mentor, 2021–2022.
Graduate Economics Union
- Co-President, 2020–2021.
- Event Coordinator, 2019–2020.
- First Year Representative, 2019–2020.