Current Projects

"Unemployment Insurance and the Business Cycle: What Adjustments are Needed?"

"A New Approach to Triggering the U.S. Standby Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program:
Identifying and Forecasting Poor Labor Market Conditions with Markov Switching Models."

"Do Temporary Extensions to Unemployment Insurance Benefits Alter Search Behavior? The Effects of the
Standby Extended Benefit Program in the United States"

"Income Inequality, Trade, Capital and Education: A Long Run Relationship." with Frederick Joutz (George
Washington University)

"Industry and Labor Institution Rents' Impact on the Wage Structure and Unemployment from 1992 - 2005."

"On the Impact of Concentration in the Market for Audit Services: Evidence using the Workhorse Audit Fee
Model and Panel Data Techniques." with Lawrance Evans (General Accountability Office)

Awards and Honors

Kendrick Prize, George Washington University, 2009.
Graduate Assistantship, George Washington University, 2004 - 2008.
John Kendrick Fellowship, George Washington University, 2004 - 2007.
Results through Teamwork Award, Government Accountability Office, 2007.
Stephen Shea Award, Boston College, 2000.

Professional Memberships

American Economics Association, Southern Economics Association, Eastern Economics Association, Golden Key Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society.