I graduated from Boston University in 1999 and am currently a full professor at the University of Waterloo and Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Arts.

My research developed in Canada and focuses on labour markets, with an emphasis on immigration and family outcomes. Work on immigration includes different aspects of the labour market premium attached to immigrant credentials and other skills brought by immigrants to Canada. I have also worked on the fertility of Canadian immigrants and its consequences for the integration of immigrant women in society.

I am a Research Fellow at IZA and serve as the immigration editor of IZA World of Labour. In 2015 I founded and was inaugural Director of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) until 2021. Currently, I am finishing up my eight year term as Secretary of the Canadian Economic Association.