As a Visiting Scholar at The George Washington University Space Policy Institute, I am currently researching the economics of innovation in relation to stakeholder readiness for emerging aerospace technologies and spaceports.

Current projects:

• Analyzing stakeholder readiness for hydrogen use and infrastructure in the aviation industry based on national U.S. policy via documented R&D incentives and roadmaps

• Articulating domestic trends in “innovation appetites” (AAM, UAS, and high-speed overland corridors) for economically impactful aviation industry states (GAMA 2025, 2020) and emerging state hubs

• Contrasting direct and indirect economic benefits of spaceports

• Considering how digital twin and gamified models can positively impact stakeholder acceptance of UAS business cases

I am most interested in the impact of contextual pressures and tensions on technology adoption pathways, and how regional and national policies incentivize and fossilize said growth.