Stanford University

Behavioral Economist & Neuroscientist at Stanford University

Skills: Research · Policy Analysis · Communication · Science · Decarbonization · Sustainability · Public Speaking · Quantitative Research · Data Analysis · Mitigation Strategies · Research Design · Climate Change · Editing · Writing

Energy Innovation Policy and Technology LLC

Policy Analyst, Industry

•	Lead core courses for interdisciplinary environmental PhD students as well as MBA and Law students pursuing a dual environmental M.S. degree.
•	Designed and teach courses on decision-making, psychology of science communication, risk, and governance. 
•	Guest lecturer for Law, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth Systems, and Environmental Communication. 
•	Guest lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, CU Boulder, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UC Merced, etc.

Lecturer, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources

Skills: Key Metrics · Research · Statistics · Communication · Science · Cross-functional Team Leadership · User Experience (UX) · Survey Research · R · Quantitative Research · Data Analysis · Qualitative Research · Strategic Thinking · Research Design · Statistical Data Analysis · Survey Design · Oral Communication · Writing

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Quantitative User Experience Researcher

•	Led statistical analysis and data visualization and designed large multisite field experiments, behavioral interventions, and longitudinal surveys for the Social Ecology environmental education lab.

Research Associate, Graduate School of Education

•	Designed and deployed longitudinal decision science field study examining incentives to encourage public transit use.
•	Assessed effectiveness of combinations of behavioral economics techniques (habit discontinuity, pledges, monetary incentives) across 5 participant groups.

Berkeley Lab

Project Scientist

•	Led the analysis and design of behavioral experiments and stated choice surveys of high-net-worth philanthropists.
•	Evaluated how content elements in online nonprofit organization profiles motivated donor allocation, and influenced readers’ attention, emotion, and critical thinking skills.

Senior Fellow, Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative

•	Studied the influence of ecolabeling and branding such as Energy Star on consumer purchasing behavior, using neuroeconomic experiments and econometric stated choice surveys.
•	Analyzed how individual differences (e.g., mathematical ability, impulsivity, environmental attitudes) differentially impacted the Energy Star label’s ability to influence different systems in the brain, predicting purchasing behavior.

Physical Sciences Research Associate, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center

Skills: Research · Statistics · Science · Sustainability · Public Speaking · Survey Research · R · Quantitative Research · Data Analysis · Grant Writing · Research Design · Neuroscience · Statistical Data Analysis · Survey Design · Writing

Postdoctoral Scholar, Management Science & Engineering

•	Founded and led Stanford’s Environmental Decision-Making and Neuroscience Group.
•	Partnered with National Geographic to forecast global social media response (liking & sharing behavior) to nature imagery on Instagram using brain data and psychometric surveys. 
•	Led neuroeconomics study on donations to protect state and national park land from development.

Behavioral Economics & Neuroeconomics Researcher, Dept. of Psychology

•	Wrote surgical clinical studies papers for peer reviewed journals including American Journal of Neuroradiology, American Journal of Orthopedics, and European Spine Journal.
•	Produced white papers and other research PR for clinical research groups.

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