Bio

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of West Georgia. My research leverages quasi-experimental methods to study how discrimination, information, and public policy shape labor market outcomes, health, and household investment decisions.

Check out my newly updated searchable web app of economics journal rankings! The methods and code are available on my gitbub.

Email: joshua@westga.edu

Fields

• Applied Microeconomics
  • Primary: Labor, Health
  • Secondary: Urban, Household, Sports

Previous Employment

• Vanderbilt University (Postdoc; 2023-2025)

• Berry College (VAP while ABD; 2022-2023)

Education

• West Virginia University (2018-2023)
  • PhD: Economics
• University of Houston (2017-2018)
  • Postbac: Economics; Mathematics
• Oklahoma State University (2013-2017)
  • BS: Economics; Minor: French