Non-durable Consumption in Recourse and Non-recourse States
My current working paper examines mortgage recourse and household consumption smoothing. The manuscript is under revision.
About
I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Berea College. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Houston in 2023. I was awarded the Best Graduate Instructor award in 2022 by the Department of Economics at the University of Houston.
My research examines household consumption, credit-market institutions, and banking. An additional interdisciplinary program investigates the circumstances associated with students’ academic progress.
I teach macroeconomics, money and banking, development economics, and applied econometrics. With two colleagues, I developed and secured institutional approval for Berea’s new B.S. in Quantitative Economics. My Time Series Econometrics and Panel Data Methods courses form part of its advanced methods sequence.
Current research
URCPP: Student Well-Being and Academic Progress
A collaborative study supported by Berea’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Program, with survey and laboratory data from 105 undergraduates and a six-student research group.
News
- November 2026.Southern Economic Association. My recourse paper has been accepted for presentation; forthcoming.
- 2026.EconGames championship. Faculty co-advisor with Volker Grzimek to Berea’s team, which placed first among 30 teams.
- Spring / summer 2027.Upcoming teaching. Panel Data Methods and a Germany BIST course; both planned.