Projects

Research, code, and things I'm learning by building.

A mix of formal research and small experiments—some polished, some still becoming.

2024 — 2025

Undergraduate thesis · University of Virginia

The Impact of Automation Risk on Unions

My economics thesis studied how exposure to automation risk relates to unionization and labor-market institutions. Awarded highest distinction.

LaborAutomationEconometrics
2025 — 2026

Research · Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Municipal Market Tracker

Co-authored market monitoring on transaction costs, liquidity, yield movements, and stress indicators across the municipal bond market.

Public financeMarket microstructureData pipelines
2025

Policy research · Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

AI investment and financial risk

Co-authored an FOMC briefing on AI capital expenditure and leverage, translating firm-level investment patterns into decision-relevant analysis.

Artificial intelligenceCorporate financePolicy
2023

Machine learning research · William & Mary

Gaussian Process surrogate modeling

Used Gaussian Process Regression to approximate complex simulation outputs, quantify uncertainty, and improve runtime by roughly tenfold for research presented to NASA researchers.

Machine learningUncertaintyScientific computing
2026

Interactive data project · Census BTOS + BLS QCEW

Changing Labor Landscape

A state-level atlas that places reported business AI adoption beside observed employment and wage change, with public source files, transparent transformations, and explicit limits on causal interpretation.

Artificial intelligenceLabor economicsOpen data
Explore the labor landscape
2026 — ongoing

Interactive literature map · Quarterly research project

Fieldwork: AI × Economics Atlas

A living map of 110 economics papers on artificial intelligence—showing research neighborhoods, citation signals, influential authors and institutions, and open questions for the field.

Economics of AILiterature mappingOpenAlexCrossref
Explore the literature atlas
2026

Interactive data visualization · AEA RCT Registry

Global Economics RCT Atlas

A searchable, rotating globe that maps publicly disclosed randomized controlled trials across 155 countries, with filters for status, dates, and research locations.

Impact evaluationData visualizationD3
Open the interactive atlas
2026

Vibe-coded · Living project

Personal academic website

This site: a hand-shaped, multi-page home for research, writing, teaching, and the links I want to keep close. Built iteratively with AI-assisted development.

Next.jsWritingDesign
2024

Applied Python tool · Berkeley Research Group

Statistical sampling workflow

Built a Python application that automated a statistical sampling workflow and reduced manual sampling time by about 90 percent.

PythonAutomationReproducible research

More small experiments will appear here as they become useful enough to share.