Economics Ph.D. Conferred in 2011. (M.A. in Economics: 2006)
Field Exams Completed in Austrian Economics and Constitutional Political Economy.
Other Concenrations: Public Choice Economics, Smithian Political Economy
Dissertation Defended: December 1, 2010.
Dissertation Committee: Dan Klein, Tyler Cowen, Peter Boettke
Other Professors Worked With: Russell Roberts, Bryan Caplan, Richard Wagner
While at George Mason:
TCI Fellow (Fall 2007 – Spring 2008)
• Award for Outstanding Graduate Students.
Mercatus Center Fellow and Research Assistant (Fall 2007 – Spring 2008)
• Research Assistant for Dr. Daniel Klein.
Mercatus Center Fellow and Research Assistant (Fall 2006 – May 2007)
• Research Assistant for Dr. Tyler Cowen.
Bradley Foundation Fellowship for Graduate studies (Fall 2005 – Spring 2006)
• Selected for a fellowship by Dr. Walter Williams.
Books and articles that highly influenced my intellectual journey at George Mason:
• Dierdre McCloskey: Knowledge and Persuasion in Economics
• Adam Smith: The Theory of Moral Sentiments
• Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations
• Dan Klein: Mere Libertarianism
• Dan Klein: Knowledge and Coordination in Economics
• James Buchanan: Afraid to be Free
• Bryan Caplan - The Myth of the Rational Voter
• Vernon Smith - Nobel Acceptance Speech
• F.A. Hayek: Individualism and Economic Order
• Bruce Caldwell: Hayek's Challenge
Hillsdale College
Major: Economics - Minor: Psychology
Received B.A. in 2004
Professors Studied Under: Mark Steckbeck, Gary Wolfram, Robert Murphy, Richard Ebeling, and Ivan Pongracic
Highlights from my time at Hillsdale College:
Foundation for Economic Education Advanced Seminar (2003)
• Received scholarship to attend the week long advanced seminar.
Undergraduate Public Finance and Public Choice Sword Award Winner (2002, 2003)
• Earned by achieving highest academic scores in both undergraduate classes.
Division II College Basketball
• Member of 2001 GLIAC conference Championship team.
First Economics Class (Fall 2001)
• This is when I started to truly become a student.
• The Class was Principles of Microeconomics with Dr. Mark Steckbeck.
Books that highly influenced my intellectual journey at Hillsdale:
• Thomas Sowell: Vision of the Annointed
• John Mueller: Capitalism, Democracy, and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery
• Russell Roberts: The Invisible Heart
• Robert Nozick: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
• F.A. Hayek: The Constitution of Liberty
• Brennan and Lomasky: Democracy and Decision
• James Waller: Becoming Evil
