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I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Columbia Population Research Center and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
My research addresses the economic consequences of crime and incarceration policy in the United States, with an emphasis on racial inequality. I study the economic determinants of racial disparities in homicide and policing, the effects of criminal history disclosure requirements on labor market outcomes and recidivism, and the impacts of gun violence policy reform.
My research has received support from the Russell Sage Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Policies for Action Initiative, the Columbia Population Research Center, and the Columbia Data Science Institute. I was awarded a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar Fellowship for the 2024–25 academic year. Previous honors include the NYU Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship, the NBER and MIT Predoctoral Fellowships, and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award (Republic of Mali).
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Department of Economics
Barnard College, Columbia University
1018 Milstein Center
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027