About Me

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) and the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. I serve as the Hawaiʻi Community Reinvestment Corporation (HCRC) Professor of Affordable Housing Economics, Policy, and Planning. I am also a Research Affiliate at New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.

Education

Ph.D. in Economics

2024
Duke University

B.A. in Mathematical Economics

2016
University of Pennsylvania

Working Papers

  • The Long Road to Equality: Racial Capital and Generational Convergence
  • Presentation: AREUEA, Carnegie Mellon University, US Census, Columbia University, Harvard University, IMF, University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, Stanford University, University of Southern California, UEA Europe 2023 - Keynote, University of Utah, Vanderbilt University, Wharton
  • Housing Vouchers and Neighborhood Effects: Can Expanding Access to Opportunity Pay for Itself?
  • solo-authored
    [Draft available upon request] | [Abstract]
  • Improving Access to Opportunity: Housing Vouchers and Residential Equilibrium
  • solo-authored
    Presentation: AREUEA 2024, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Indiana University, KER 2023, KIET, KIF, NARSC 2023, New York University, Sogang University, TAMC 2023, UEA North America 2023, UEA Summer School 2023, University of Alberta, University of California - Irvine, University of Southern California, Wharton
    Awards: AREUEA Dissertation Award Honorable Mention, Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship Finalist, NARSC Student-Authored Competition Finalist
  • Separate and Unequal: Race and the Geography of the American Housing Market
  • Presentation: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

    Works-in-Progress

  • Neighborhood Access for Voucher Holders: The Impact of Institutional Landlords
  • Rental Choice Sets in Low- and High-Opportunity Neighborhoods for Housing Choice Voucher Program Participants