PhD Student

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I’m a 2nd year PhD student at MIT in the IT group at Sloan. If you don’t know what that means, you’re not alone. My mom still can’t describe it to her friends, so I’ve told her to say, “he studies how we can use machine learning and statistics to improve scientific methodology and learn about human behavior.” If her friends have more questions, she’s instructed to say, “he works at the intersection of economics and computer science.” If they keep asking, she runs away and hides.

Before I continue, let me state how wildly narcissistic it is that I, along with most academics, have these self-aggrandizing websites. Now, back to me! My research primarily focuses on the intersection of behavioral economics, causal inference, and machine learning. I am most interested in how we can learn more about humans with the help of generative AI and new statistical methods.

In my free time, you can find me writing almost funny vignettes on my website, hiking slowly, cycling through traffic, playing soccer almost well, reading/napping, playing Catan, traveling, or simply hanging with friends.

P.S. and P.S.A. As an (aspiring) academic, I have strong opinions about almost everything - especially topics I know nothing about (like politics). Despite what some would describe as an “obstinate” personality, I advocate for viewpoint diversity (even viewpoints I hate, of which there are many, so many). As such, I am a member of Jonathan Haidt’s Heterodox Academy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group dedicated to promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in higher education. Please message me if you have questions about this organization or my stated membership.

Interests

  • Behavioral Economics
  • Experiments
  • Machine Learning
  • Causal Inference

Education

  • Ph.D., Management Science & Information Technology, 2022 - Present

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • S.M., Management Research, 2022 - Present

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Master of Public Policy, 2019 - 2021

    Harvard Kennedy School

  • B.A., Applied Mathematics, 2013 - 2017

    Washington University in St. Louis