About Me

I am a current undergraduate Senior at Boston University, completing my studies this May, 2026. I have completed a B.A. in Economics and I am currently completing an additional B.A. in Political Science.

My current experiences gear towards public sector finance work through internship experience with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as nonprofit work through my role as the Foundation Manager at the Alan K. & Isabelle DerKazarian Foundation, where I lead a $60,000 scholarship program, and foster partnerships between our foundation and local educational institutions like the Armenian Museum of America and local high schools.

I am also involved in research, as well as pursuing my own research project at Boston University. As a Research Assistant, I am working with Professor Martin Fiszbein on a project that builds a new census-based dataset to track the rise of sundown towns after 1890. My current and first working paper titled “(Re)Connecting the Dots: Adult Community College Enrollment After State Reconnect Scholarship Programs,” explores how last-dollar “Reconnect” scholarship policies affect adult community college enrollment using a multi-state difference-in-differences and comparative interrupted time-series design built from institution-level IPEDS panel data.

I am excited to pursue further research in education funding and policy disciplines within my future academic and professional endeavors. If you are interested in learning more about my specific professional experiences, see my attached resume below.

Professional Experience

Attached here is my resume! Please click below to download and learn more about my professional and academic experience.

Research

(Re)Connecting the Dots: Adult Community College Enrollment After State Reconnect Scholarship Programs- Working Paper

This paper utilizes a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences design exploiting variation in policy timing across states to examine changes in adult community college enrollment following the implementation of last-dollar “Reconnect” scholarship programs in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Tennessee. Using geographically and demographically comparable control states, the analysis combines individual state comparisons with a pooled multi-state model and robustness checks using comparative interrupted time-series methods with Newey–West HAC standard errors. Results provide suggestive causal evidence that Reconnect programs are associated with meaningful short-term increases in adult enrollment, while also highlighting challenges in sustaining these gains over time.<a href="

Public Engagement

Alan K. & Isabelle DerKazarian Foundation

Foundation Manager

• Lead administration of a $60,000 annual scholarship program for high school and college students
• Develop partnerships with educational and cultural institutions including the Armenian Museum of America and local high schools
• Oversee budgeting, outreach, and program operations connecting students to educational funding

Public Sector Finance Experience

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance; Operational Services Division

• Internship experience supporting public sector finance operations and policy work