I'm a research economist at Fannie Mae. I sit within the Economic & Strategic Research group. I have contributed to a number of high-profile programs with data-driven approaches and handled proprietary big data on the AWS cloud while also been conducting academic-facing research and providing market insights. I'm also affiliated with the Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). My research interests include housing policy, affordable housing, housing affordability, mortgage, neighborhoods, mobility, transportation, urban economics, urban data science, and international development.
I previously worked at New York University (NYU)'s Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy and UCLA's Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies as a project manager and research associate. My research projects include topics in affordable housing, urban density, gentrification, the built environment, data-drive policy analysis, innovative urban data, and transportation policy related to housing.
I hold a Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in urban planning with a focus on housing policy and urban economics from UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, a Master's degree (M.U.P.) in urban planning from NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a Bachelor's degree in economics from University of California, Berkeley.
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: A Comprehensive Review
A Missed Opportunity? The 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
Federal Housing Assistance in Los Angeles County (Co-author: Paavo Monkkonen, UCLA)
Gateway to Opportunity? Disparities in Neighborhood Conditions Among Low Income Housing Tax Credit Residents (Co-authors: Ingrid Gould Ellen, NYU; Keren M. Horn, UMass-Boston)
Effect of QAP Incentives on the Location of LIHTC Properties (Co-authors: Ingrid Gould Ellen, NYU; Keren M. Horn, UMass-Boston; Roman Pazuniak, NYU; Michael David Williams, NYU)
The Neighborhood Context of Eviction in Southern California (Co-authors: Michael Lens, UCLA; Kyle Nelson, UCLA; Ashley Gromis, Princeton)
Spatial Concentration and Spillover: Eviction Dynamics in Los Angeles Neighborhoods, 2005-2015 (Co-authors: Kyle Nelson, UCLA; Ashley Gromis, Princeton; Michael Lens, UCLA)
Gentrification and Displacement: New York City in the 2000s (Co-investigators: Justin Steil, MIT; Stacey Sutton, University of Illinois at Chicago)
Trends in Misdemeanor Arrests in Los Angeles: 2001 - 2017 (Co-authors: Michael Lens, UCLA; Michael A. Stoll, UCLA)
State of New York City’s Housing & Neighborhoods - 2013, 2014 (NYU Furman Center)
Commercially-Zoned Vacant Lot Temporary Activation in New Orleans (New Orleans Redevelopment Authority)
Is Residential On-Street Parking Excessive in American Suburbia? Evidence from a Consumer Preference Survey (Co-investigator: Zhan Guo, NYU)
Economical and Comfortable Housing Siting in Shanghai, China
Do more socially mixed neighborhoods erode or enhance social interactions? Survey evidence from Hong Kong (Co-author: Paavo Monkkonen, UCLA)