Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky's Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
PhD in Economics from the University of Florida (2006)
Dissertation Committee: David Figlio (chair), Larry Kenny, Steve Slutsky
My research concentrates on empirical aspects of health economics. So far, I have looked at big picture aspects of health economics, including defensive medicine and hospital competition. However, I am interested in broader public policy type questions such as education and welfare. While I am not a big computer geek, I am working on an introductory article about using Perl to collect data from the web.
I taught Game Theory for undergrads in Fall 2004 and Spring 2006 at Florida. I chose to emphasize the differences between game theory as a mathematical subject and game theory as a tool for decision making, using some of Charles Holt's online experiments Veconlab and then discussing what the students did in relation to what theory predicts. The students seemed to enjoy the chance to try out the theory and I enjoyed their explanations of their strategies.
Currently, I am teaching Quantitative Analysis (Stats and Probability) for MPA and MHA students. In the spring (2008), I will be teaching Health Economics and Public Economics for the second time.
In my spare time (which is limited given I'm an assistant professor after all), I often try to run more than a couple of miles without falling over. I also like cooking and I really enjoy wine. This year, I have brewed beer a couple of times. I rationalize it as a good way to learn microbiology and the end results have been fun to sample.
Martin School of Public Policy & Administration
University of Kentucky
415 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027