About Me

I’m originally from Clover, South Carolina, just a short drive from Charlotte. These days, I enjoy walking with my wife, Emily, and identifying plants along the way. I also spend time reading, teaching, doing research, and playing online games with friends from across the U.S.

My current favorite nonfiction book is A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021 by Alan S. Blinder. For fiction lovers, I recommend The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy.

I discovered my passion for teaching as a peer tutor during my undergraduate years at Winthrop University. After getting married in 2018, Emily and I joined the U.S. Peace Corps and spent two years teaching English in Dornod, the easternmost province of Mongolia, where we worked closely with teachers from two local schools.

After returning to the U.S., we moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, where I earned a Ph.D. in Economics and Emily completed an M.A. in English at West Virginia University. While there, I enjoyed Mountaineer football games, hosting table tennis tournaments, and (frequently) defeating Dr. Kalvin Mudrow in said tournaments.

Currently, I’m an Assistant Professor of Economics at Winthrop University. Emily and I live in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with our two cats, Nala and Maui. Feel free to reach out if you're ever in the area!