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Curriculum Vitae

Academic Appointments

  • University of New Hampshire
    Franklin Pierce School of Law
    Assistant Professor, 2023–present

Visiting Appointments

  • University of Maine
    School of Law
    Visiting Assistant Professor, 2021–2023
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law
    Visiting Assistant Professor, 2019–2021
  • George Mason University
    Antonin Scalia Law School
    Visiting Assistant Professor, 2017–2019

Education

  • University of Bologna(Italy)
    Department of Economics
    Ph.D., 2019
  • University of Hamburg(Germany)
    Institute of Law and Economics
    Ph.D., 2019
  • University of Minnesota
    Law School
    J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
  • New York University
    Tisch School of the Arts
    B.F.A., 2009

Awards and Honors

  • Erasmus Mundus Fellowship, 2013–2019, European Commission
  • Faculty Speaker at Law School Graduation (elected by students), 2019, George Mason University
  • Göran Skogh Prize, 2014, European Association of Law and Economics
  • Criminal Law Concentration, 2012, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Dean’s List “A” Average, 2011–2012, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Book Award for Jurisprudence, 2012, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Book Award for Game Theory, 2012, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Book Award for Analytical Methods, 2011, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Book Award for Perspectives, 2011, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Best Oral Argument, 2011, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Carroll and Milton Petrie Scholarship, 2004–2009, New York University

Conference Presentations

  • Italian Society of Law and Economics, 2023
    University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
    “The Indeterminacy of Legal Rules”
  • The Global Law Market, 2021
    Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (online)
    “Legal Presumptions and Evidence Rules” (with Francesco Parisi and Alice Guerra)
  • European Association of Law and Economics, 2018
    University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
    “Harmful Speech”
  • Asian Law and Economics Association, 2016
    Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    “Tort Law for Robots” (with Alice Guerra); “The Structure of Political Constitutions”
  • European Association of Law and Economics, 2016
    University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    “Reasonable Doubt: An Economic Approach” (with Francesco Parisi and Barbara Luppi)
  • American Law and Economics Association, 2015
    Columbia University, New York, NY
    “Reasonable Doubt: An Economic Approach” (with Francesco Parisi and Barbara Luppi)
  • European Association of Law and Economics, 2014
    Aix-Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence, France
    “Using Bounded Rationality to Fight Crime”
    (Awarded 2014 Göran Skogh Prize)
  • German Law and Economics Association, 2014
    Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
    “Using Bounded Rationality to Fight Crime”
  • Italian Society of Law and Economics, 2014
    Sapienza, Universitá di Roma, Rome, Italy
    “The Structure of Political Constitutions”
  • Notre Dame Law & Market Behavior Program, 2013
    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
    “Biasing, Debiasing, and the Law” (with Francesco Parisi and Barbara Luppi)
  • American Law and Economics Association, 2012
    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    “Double-Edged Torts” (with Francesco Parisi and Barbara Luppi)

Panels & Debates

  • Hispanic & Latinx Law Student Association, March 19, 2026
    “Immigration Regime Tests the Constitution: Enforcement or Overreach?”
    Discussion on the Trump Administration's immigration policies..
  • LAMBDA, December 4, 2025
    “The Transgender Legal Landscape”
    Discussion about the implications of Skrmetti and the future of transgender rights.
  • Inns of Court, April 2, 2025
    “Separation of Powers”
    CLE presentation on U.S. Constitutional history and design.
  • Federalist Society, March 27, 2025
    “TikTok on the Chopping Block: Constitutional Crisis or Common Sense Security?”
    Debate with Daniel Lyons, arguing the Constitution gives Congress the power to ban TikTok.
  • Constitutional Law Society, March 21, 2025
    “Law & Liquor”
    Discussion on the 18th and 21st Amendments and the regulation of alcohol.
  • If/When/How, March 4, 2025
    “Revisiting the Comstock Act: Legal and Constitutional Implications Post-Roe”
    Discussion on the constitutionality and implications of the Comstock Act today.
  • UNH Faculty DEI Committee, November 12, 2024
    “Transgender Athletes and the Law”
    Discussion about the legality of prohibiting (or allowing) transgender athletes in competitive sports.
  • Federalist Society, October 24, 2024
    “Should Chevron Have Been Overturned?”
    Debate with Jonathan Wolfson, arguing that Loper Bright v. Raimondo was wrongly decided.
  • Federalist Society, April 9, 2024
    “The Future of Artificial Intelligence”
    Debate with Brent Skorup, opposing the regulation of artificial intelligence.
  • Federalist Society, November 17, 2023
    “Do We Have a Natural Law Constitution?”
    Debate with David Forte, opposing the proposition that the U.S. Constitution is grounded in natural law.

Professional Service

  • Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics
    Referee, 2025–present
  • International Review of Law and Economics
    Referee, 2018–present
  • Review of Law and Economics
    Referee, 2012–present
  • Maine Advisory Committee on Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure
    Member, 2021–2023
  • Supreme Court Economic Review
    Referee, 2016–2019
  • European Association of Law and Economics (Annual Conference)
    Referee, 2014

Courses Taught

First Year
Torts, Contracts, Constitutional Law I, Criminal Law
Upper-Level Doctrinal
Constitutional Law II, Criminal Procedure I, Administrative Process
Upper-Level Seminar
Law & Economics, Philosophy of Law, Feminist Jurisprudence, Race and Policing, Drugs and Weapons Trafficking