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Jun 02, 2026 :msu: I’m excited to announce I’m coming home! Starting this fall semester, I will be joining the Michigan State University Economics Department. It’s a remarkable honor to join my alma mater, and stand up on the other side of the podium of classrooms I sat in as a student!
Jun 01, 2026 :uchicago: Just clicked “submit” on the course grades for my 8th straight, and final, spring quarter teaching Data and Programming for Public Policy. It’s been a remarkable journey, and I’m proud of how far the course has come!
May 27, 2026 :spotify: My friend and colleague Chris Clapp and I joined UC3P, the student-run University of Chicagp podcast, to discuss AI in the classroom. Many bad jokes were made, and us both being bald was referenced at least once. Listen here on Spotify!
Feb 27, 2026 :uiuc: Looking forward to my second machine learning workshop at the Center for Social and Behavioral Science!
Oct 03, 2025 :uiuc: Thanks to everyone at the Center for Social and Behavioral Science at the University of Illinois for hosting me to run a workshop on using ML in social science! I enjoyed meeting all of the students and faculty.
Sep 29, 2025 :uchicago: The start of another quarter of Machine Learning for Public Policy at Harris - looking forward to seeing all of the second year MPPs again.
Mar 24, 2025 :uchicago: Welcome to Data and Programming for the Harris 1st-year MPP students! Time to start your Python journey.
Dec 30, 2024 :airplane: Now wrapping up my third trip to teach public policy and data analysis to outstanding groups of students in Saudi Arabia!
Sep 08, 2023 :stanford: We presented our new paper on the causal effects of economic uncertainty at the SITE 2023 conference. It was great to visit Stanford and hear the latest on uncertainty research!