I am an economist interested in development economics, political economy, and economic history. I received my Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 2018. I am an Assistant Professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. I was a postdoctoral scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (2019-2020). My research focuses on how variation in institutions — such as property rights — and cultural norms — such as mistrust — affect development and development policy in Central America and Central Africa.