About Me

I’m an assistant professor of sociology and Faculty Associate of the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. I study how institutions and social policies shape economic inequality, poverty, and mobility. My current research focuses on income support policies and credit use among lower-income populations, the impacts of labor policy on worker compensation and job growth, and the consequences of wealth, debt, and financial insecurity for health and well-being across the life course. I have published in American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Social Problems, and Nature Human Behaviour.