CURRENT POSITION

Boswell Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College (2009 - present)

Director, Berger Institute for Work, Family and Children, Claremont McKenna College (2008 – present)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Boswell Associate Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College (2007 - 2009)

Interim Director, Berger Institute for Work, Family and Children, Claremont McKenna College (2007 – 2008)

Associate Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College (2005 - 2007)

Associate Professor of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2006 - 2007)

Assistant Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College (2001 - 2005)

Assistant Professor of Economics, Illinois State University (1999 - 2001)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000 - 2001)

Lecturer, McMaster University, (Spring 1998, Spring 1999)

EDUCATION

McMaster University – Ph.D. Economics, 1999

Queen’s University – M.A. Economics, 1994

Queen’s University – B.A. (Honors) Economics, 1992

HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Glenn R. Huntoon Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College, 2008

Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Bonn, Germany, 2004 - present

Research Fellow, Metropolis British Columbia (MBC), Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia, BC, Canada, 2005 - present

“European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) Labour Economics Prize” for the best paper published in Labour Economics during the period 2000-2001

Visiting Research Fellow, Australian National University, Summer 2000

Research Fellow, Canadian International Labour Network (CILN), McMaster University, 1996-1998

Graduate Scholarship, McMaster University, 1994-1998

Graduate Scholarship, Queen’s University, 1992-1993

RESEARCH FUNDING

SSHRC Standard Research Grant ($50,000)*, 2007

CMC Summer Research Grant, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

CMC Summer Research Grant for Teaching on Diversity, 2003

Berger Institute Summer Research Grant, 2002

Lowe Institute Summer Research Grant, 2008, 2009

* This grant, while awarded, had to be declined due to my departure from Simon Fraser University.

PUBLISHED PAPERS

"Labor Supply Differences Between Married Heterosexual Women and Partnered Lesbians: A Semi-Parametric Decomposition Approach," (with Michael Steinberger), Economic Inquiry, forthcoming.

“Racial Harassment, Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Journal of Population Economics, 22 (3), July 2009, 713-738.

“Gender-Biased Behavior at Work: What Can Surveys Tell Us About the Link Between Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination?” Journal of Economic Psychology, 30 (5), October 2009, 782-792.

“The Sexual Orientation Wage Gap: The Role of Occupational Sorting and Human Capital," (with Anneke Jong and Michael Steinberger), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 61 (4), July 2008, 518-543.

“Racial and Ethnic Harassment in Local Communities,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark).Journal of Urban Economics, 64 (2), September 2008, 496-509.

“Identity and Racial Harassment,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 66 (3), June 2008, 529-557.

“Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Substance Use and Crime?” (with Kelly Bedard), Journal of Population Economics, 20 (1), February 2007, 55-71.

“Assimilation via Prices or Quantities? Labor Market Institutions and Immigrant Earnings Growth in Australia, Canada, and the United States,” (with Peter Kuhn and Stephen Trejo), Journal of Human Resources, 41(4), Fall 2006, 821–840.

“The Sexual Harassment of Female Active-Duty Personnel: Effects on Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 61 (1), September 2006, 55-80.

“Unhealthy Assimilation: Why Do Immigrants Converge to American Health Status Levels?,” (with Kelly Bedard), Demography, 43(2), May 2006, 337-360.

“The History of Selective Immigration in Australia, Canada, and the United States,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark and Stephen Trejo), Brussels Economic Review, Special Issue on Skilled Migration, 47(1), Spring 2004, 45-56.

“The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences Across Black, Mexican, and White Men,” (with Kelly Bedard), Journal of Human Resources, 39(2), Spring 2004, 564-583.

“The Changing Nature of Employment-Related Sexual Harassment: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Government (1978 – 1994),” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 57(3), April 2004, 443-461.

“Does Sexual Harassment Training Change Attitudes? A View from the Federal Level,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Social Science Quarterly, 84(4), December 2003, 826-842.

“New Evidence on Culture and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison Across Ethnic Origin Groups,” Research in Labor Economics, 22, 2003, 451-468.

“Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark and Stephen Trejo), Journal of Human Resources, 38(1) Winter 2003, 192-218.

“The Relative Earnings of Young Mexican, Black, and White Women,” (with Kelly Bedard), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 56(1), October 2002, 122-135.

“Why is there Inter-Ethnic Variation in the Gender Wage Gap? The Role of Cultural Factors,” Journal of Human Resources, 36(1), Winter 2001, 119-143.

“Men, Women, and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military,” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark), Gender Issues, 19(1), Winter 2001, 3-18.

“Gender as an Impediment to Labor Market Success: Why do Young Women Report Greater Harm?,” (with Peter Kuhn), Journal of Labor Economics, 18(4), October 2000, 702-728.

“An Examination of Cross-Country Differences in the Gender Gap in Labor Force Participation Rates,” Labour Economics, 7(4), July 2000, 409-426.

“Employment Equity Programs and the Job Search Outcomes of Unemployed Men and Women: Actual and Perceived Effects,” (with Peter Kuhn), Canadian Public Policy, 25(S1), November 1999, S27-S46.

BOOK CHAPTERS

“Immigration, Entrepreneurship and the Venture Start-Up Process", (with Herbert Schuetze), The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures, International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, Vol. 3, Simon C. Parker (ed.), Springer: New York, 2006, 107-135.

“Teenage Delinquency: The Role of Child Support Payments and Father’s Visitation.” (with Kelly Bedard), The Law and Economics of Child Support Payments, William S. Comanor (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2004, 241-268.

“Human Capital and Earnings of Female Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States.” (with Deborah Cobb-Clark and Stephen Trejo), Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants, La Jolla, CA: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2003, 327-359.

“Gender Differentials in Labor Market Outcomes.” Critical Junctures in Women's Economic Lives: A Collection of Symposium Papers, Center for True Economic Progress, St. Paul, MN, 2002, 11-22.

SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS

Australian National University, Bard College, University of California—Santa Barbara, Claremont McKenna College, Cornell University, Illinois State University, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Simon Fraser University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Bonn, Germany, McMaster University, Melbourne University, University of Missouri—Colombia, University of North Carolina—Greensboro, State University of New York—Binghamton, Wilfrid Laurier University, York University.

American Economic Association, Australian Conference of Economists, Canadian Economic Association, Canadian International Labour Network (CILN), Center for True Economic Progress (CTEP), Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO), European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), John Deutsch Institute of Queen’s University, Harvard University Weatherhead Center of International Affairs, Society of Labor Economists (SOLE).

REFEREE

American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Journal of Political Science, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Public Policy, Contemporary Economic Policy, Demography, Economica, Economic Inquiry, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Feminist Economics, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, International Migration Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Socio-Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Labour Economics, National Science Foundation, Research in Labor Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Social Science Quarterly, Social Service Review, Southern Economic Journal.

TEACHING

Courses Taught:

Statistics

Labor Economics

Health Economics

Intermediate Microeconomics

Introductory Macroeconomics

Introductory Microeconomics

Research Methods Seminar

Summer Internship Advisor (Claremont McKenna College) 2001-present:

Aaron Fuhriman, Benjamin Herrick, Anthony Rodriguez

4+1 Summer Internship Advisor (Claremont McKenna College) 2001-present:

Anthony Abrams, Henry Lee, Miles Taylor, Anna Williams

Senior Thesis Advisor (Claremont McKenna College) 2001-present:

Vanessa Barcus, Kurt Beimfohr, Samantha Biszantz, Kristine Grigsby, Dave Han, Marya Husain, Lauren Fisher, Laura Green, Michael Insel, Anneke Jong, Gregory Kay, Nicholas Kurns, Elizabeth Lawrence, Connor Moyle, Emily Penner, Jessica Pope, Megan Rosseter, Kathryn Scheppke, Anna Williams, Emily Zeisler

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Claremont McKenna College:

Hiring Committee, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2005-2006

Seminar Series Coordinator, 2005-2006

Simon Fraser University:

Hiring Committee, 2006-2007

Illinois State University:

Seminar Series Coordinator, 1999-2000

Hiring Committee, 1999-2000, 2000-2001

COLLEGE SERVICE

Claremont McKenna College:

Academic Affairs and Research Institutes (Board of Trustees), 2005-2006

Administration Committee, 2005-2006

Family Weekend, 2005

Freshman Orientation, 2002-2003, 2004-2005

Off-Campus Study Committee, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

New Faculty Orientation, 2004

Parent Orientation, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

President's Advisory Committee on Diversity, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

Senior Thesis Committee, 2002-2003