Awards & Fellowships

Working for a non-profit research institute, I pursue and execute both grants and contracts. Both are independent research endeavors, and primarily differ in who provides the research questions at the start. Below I list the awards that I have received in grants and contracts as either principal or co-principal investigator. I also list fellowships and other recognitions I have received as part of my research and education.

Grants

Institute of Education Sciences (7/01/21-06/30/26)

Experimental evidence on the efficacy of Virtual Enterprises:$3,799,857

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

U.S. Department of Labor (3/1/15–9/31/19)

Subcontract to City of New Orleans: $1,599,909

Summer career pathways training evaluation

Role: Principal Investigator

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (3/01/21-09/01/21)

Subcontract to CNA: $100,000

Criminal background check waivers during COVID and nursing home employment

Role: Principal Investigator

National Institute on Aging (9/1/14–6/30/17)

Pilot Proposal in P30 AG012815-21-25: $50,000

RAND Center for the Study of Aging

Senior wealth effects on expected bequests and inter vivos transfers

Role: Principal Investigator on $50,000 pilot proposal in overall center grant

Contracts

Visit California (10/01/20-03/31/21)

Benchmarking workforce diversity in the travel/tourism industry in CA: $56,865

Role: Principal Investigator

Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (3/29/19-6/30/20)

Anesthesia workforce analysis in Pennsylvania: $191,434

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (11/1/17-5/31/19)

Why “opt out” matters: the economic impact nurse anesthetists: $325,871

have on surgical and obstetrical services in rural America

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

KnowledgeWorks Foundation (3/1/18-1/31/19)

Analysis of student outcomes resulting from RSU2's competency‐based education program: $89,115

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

American Petroleum Institute (1/1/17–8/1/17)

STEM workforce trends following postsecondary degree attainment: $153,202

Role: Principal Investigator

Pennsylvania Department of Health (1/1/15–12/31/15)

Evaluating local dental labor shortages: $10,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Fellowships & Recognition

  • U.S. Department of Education What Works Clearinghouse certified reviewer, 2021-present

  • Member of the Career and Technical Education Research Network, 2021-present

  • RAND Medal Award, Key Contributor, for Principal Pipelines project, 2019

  • Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of California Los Angeles, 2011-2012

  • Teaching Assistant Fellowship, University of California Los Angeles Economics Department, 2010-2011

  • Research Fellowship, California Center for Population Research, 2009-2010

  • Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, University of California Los Angeles, 2009

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Traineeship, California Center for Population Research, 2008-2009

  • Ph.D. Progress Award, University of California Los Angeles Economics Department, 2008

  • Gordon B. Hinckley Scholar, Brigham Young University, 2000-2006