I am a Research Associate at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, working within the Socio-Economic Marine Research Institute at the University of Galway.
Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar in Dairy and Environmental Economics at the University of California, Davis. I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Galway.
I ground my research in cost-benefit analysis across a range of applied topics, including agricultural, marine, and environmental economics. I also use econometrics and data science to address practical questions surrounding productivity and efficiency analyses. My work is multidisciplinary; I have collaborated with experts in fields such as livestock nutrition, animal welfare, and zoonotic diseases.
I work with secondary panel datasets and also collect original field data. My goal is to produce evidence-based research that supports sustainable, climate-neutral systems across human activities.
My teaching experience spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels, where I strive to bring an interdisciplinary approach to my lectures.