Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist


I am an assistant professor and extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University. My work is focused on the economics of specialty crops and the economics of agricultural policy more generally. Applications have included analyzing agro-environmental policy, market analysis, minimizing costs of processing supply chains, and optimizing orchard replacement.

I hold a Ph.D. and M.S. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley as well as a Bachelor of Resource Economics (Hons. 1M) from the University of Sydney, Australia. During my postdoctoral studies at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, I co-authored several inter-disciplinary reports for the California Department of Food and Agriculture analyzing the expected impacts of proposed pesticide regulations.

My primary fields of study are agricultural, environmental, and natural resource economics.