CV (pdf)

Education

• Ph.D., Economics, Washington State University, May 2021 (expected)
  • Advisor: Benjamin W. Cowan, Ph.D.
  • Field of Study: Health Economics
• B.S., Economics, Gonzaga University, May 2015, Cum Laude

Research Interests

• Health Economics
• Applied Microeconomics
• Industrial Organization

Publications

• Ambrose, Christopher A., Cowan, Benjamin W., & Rosenman, Robert E. (2021). Geographical access to recreational marijuana. Contemporary Economic Policy, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12518

Working Papers

• “Local Access to Recreational Marijuana and Youth Substance Use”
• “The Effects of Recreational Marijuana Laws on Opioid and Benzodiazepine Treatment Admissions”

Presentations

• “Local Access to Recreational Marijuana and Youth Substance Use,” School of Economic Sciences Seminar, Washington State University, December 11, 2020.
• “Local Access to Recreational Marijuana and Youth Substance Use,” Health Education Action Lab, Southern Utah University, July 15, 2020.
• “Local Access to Recreational Marijuana and Youth Substance Use,” Western Economic Association International Virtual 95th Annual Conference, Denver, CO, June 29, 2020.
• “Marijuana Access and Adult Use,” 8th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists, Washington, DC, June 25, 2019. (poster)
• “The Legalization of Recreational Cannabis and Adult Use,” Western Economic Association International 93rd Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 29, 2018.

Teaching Experience

Instructor — Washington State University

• EconS 320 — Money and Banking: Summer 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020 (online)
• EconS 320 — Money and Banking: Spring 2019, Fall 2019 (in person)
• EconS 102 — Fundamentals of Macroeconomics:  Fall 2017-Spring 2018 (online)

Teaching Assistant — Washington State University

• EconS 512 — Econometrics II (Ph.D. level):  Fall 2018
• EconS 323 — Labor Economics:  Spring 2016
• EconS 305 — Intermediate Microeconomics Without Calculus:  Spring 2016
• Tutor for Fundamentals of Micro/Macroeconomics:  Fall 2015

Research Experience

Research Assistant — Washington State University

• Benjamin Cowan, Ph.D., Summer 2017, Summer 2018
• Can Tian, Ph.D., Spring 2017
• Jill McCluskey, Ph.D., Fall 2016

Scholarships and Awards

• Robert E. Berney Endowed Fellowship, WSU: Spring 2021
• Graduate Assistantship, WSU: Fall 2015-Fall 2020
• Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant, WSU: Summer 2019
• CHERISH Scholarship, CHERISH: Spring 2018
• Dean’s Scholarship, GU:  Fall 2011-Spring 2015

Skills

• Computer: Stata, ArcGIS, LaTeX, Microsoft Office

References

• Benjamin W. Cowan, Ph.D. (Advisor), Associate Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, ben.cowan@wsu.edu.
• Robert E. Rosenman, Ph.D. (Committee Member), Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, yamaka@wsu.edu.
• Bidisha Mandal, Ph.D. (Committee Member), Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, bmandal@wsu.edu.
• Mark J. Gibson, Ph.D. (Teaching Advisor), Clinical Associate Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, mjgibson@wsu.edu.