I am an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at Colorado State University. I hold a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin. My work focuses on food establishment location and pricing decisions, food security and nutritional quality, and regional food systems. I am interested in understanding what drives consumers’ food-purchase decisions, why households do not fully adhere to nutrition recommendations, and how we can design effective policies to increase nutritional quality, particularly for at-risk households. I am also committed to undergraduate and graduate instruction and teach the introductory course on agricultural and resource economics as well as courses on food and agricultural markets and demand analysis. (Research Interests: Applied Economics, Food Access, Consumer Demand, Food & Nutrition Policy, Scanner Data)