ABOUT ME

I am a fifth-year MS/Ph.D. candidate studying Human Resources at Cornell University’s ILR School. I am also a fellow at Cornell’s Ithaca Co-Lab.

My research has evolved through my time in the PhD program from compensation to turnover to inequality to government policy. After much exploration, my feet (aka my dissertation topic) finally landed on understanding how organizations shape inequality through the levers of mobility and compensation policies. Reflecting, a consistent theme throughout my work has been a focus on vulnerable workers, whether frontline, immigrant, or low-wage. Ultimately, I hope that by studying the antecedents and impacts of decisions made by large actors in the labor market my research can inform both government and organizations’ policies and practices to improve the lives of the communities most affected by inequality.

I was born and raised near Niagara Falls on the Canadian side of the border (from my biased perspective, the side with the better view) and then moved to Vancouver to complete my undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia in International Economics. I spent some time working in student housing as a resident coordinator and then as a technical recruiter before switching gears to step into the life of an academic.

Outside of research, I procure and serve beers at the graduate bar on campus, play volleyball, and perform standup comedy. I also love partaking in my hobbies of photography and videography when I have the time.