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About Candidate
With 10 years of experience analyzing the economic impacts of environmental policy, I have used my strong quantitative and writing skills to inform policy development at the US EPA and NOAA Fisheries. As an economist at the EPA, my work estimates the impacts of air pollution regulations and supports data-driven decision-making to address complex air quality challenges. My empirical research background in the field of fisheries economics has prepared me to contribute sound econometric analysis to a range of difficult questions facing policymakers. Dedicated to combining rigorous research with actionable insights, I bring a collaborative and innovative analytical perspective to my teams and support the creation evidence-based solutions that benefit public health and welfare.
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Master's Degree in Environmental Management with a concentration in Economics and Policy
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• Work in multidisciplinary teams to develop air pollution regulations. Perform economic impact analysis and prepare public-facing technical documents presenting regulatory costs, benefits, small business impacts, and market impacts. • Serve as lead economist for several different types of Clean Air Act regulations and for a variety of industries such as commercial sterilizers, chemical manufacturing, and oil and gas. • Develop and refine analytical methods to improve regulatory analysis, serving as lead contributor in areas such as regulatory impacts on household energy burden and on technological innovation in regulated industries. • Completed the Federal Data Science Training Program, gaining skills in data management, analysis, and visualization; plus experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence in a variety of programs such as R and Python. Final project used machine learning to assess drivers of PFAS pollution in well water. Presented results to senior EPA colleagues and other federal agencies. • Served as grant reviewer for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program, mentor for summer interns, and contracting officer. Assisted with public hearings.
• Empirically assessed impacts of transition to rights-based management in eight US fisheries on risk-taking behavior among commercial fishermen. Used Stata to clean large trip-level datasets and used econometrics to estimate causal impacts of policy change on the propensity to fish in dangerous weather conditions. Combined quantitative and qualitative methods in cases where empirical strategy not appropriate. • Presented results at conferences to diverse audiences and published two papers in peer-reviewed journals.
• Assisted with office hours, grading, student mentoring, and administering of Master’s level Environmental Economics course as Teaching Assistant. • As Research Assistant, cleaned large datasets and quantitatively investigated impacts of fisheries management policies on market prices, seafood product diversity, and harvest season length in several US commercial fisheries.
• Performed cost-benefit analysis for US Coast Guard of proposed pollutant discharge regulations for ships traversing through Arctic US waters. • Produced quantitative and qualitative analysis, managed data systems in Microsoft Access, wrote technical reports, and gave presentations on projects for other federal clients such as the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism program.
