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I am an assistant professor of economics in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago.

My research studies the development of obesity during adolescence and its relationship to the intergenerational transmission of parental characteristics, such as education.

Personal Background

I grew up in Pennsylvania (in the heart of Amish country) and then moved to Kansas (in the heart of wheat country, specifically Newton). I then moved up to Minnesota to attend Macalester College where I earned a B.A. with majors in economics and math. After graduating, I enrolled in the graduate program of economics at the University of Chicago where I received an M.A. in economics. Following my studies at Chicago, I started work at National Economic Research Associates (NERA) where I worked on some exciting antitrust cases and a book. After three years of working in the private sector, I decided to return to graduate school at UW-Madison. Madison is a nice town. I completed my Ph.D. in economics in December 2006 and now I'm back in Chicago where I am enjoying teaching and doing research at Loyola and living in Andersonville.

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