About Me

I was born and raised in Georgia where I also attended the University of Georgia for my undergraduate and master’s degrees (Go Dawgs!). I grew up in a small, rural area called Pike County, where being deemed a hard worker was the ultimate compliment. I lived in Philadelphia for 6 years, where I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Now, I am a VP Quantitative Modeling Analyst at Regions Bank.

I was inspired to pursue economics after taking AP macroeconomics in high school. I was very much intrigued by the fact that math could, to a degree, explain human behavior. My main goal is to make a difference in the world through the research questions I seek to answer.

Aside from working on predictive models at Regions, I write blog posts that answer big picture questions using economics research in a way non-economists can understand on my Substack at The Peeples Economist.

To exercise the right side of my brain, I cook and paint in my free time. In fact, I have a food blog where I create my own recipes, which you can find here.