Amy joined the Boston Fed in 2015 after previous employment at the Cleveland Fed. In 2013 she was a summer intern in Cleveland's community development department and later moved to the research department. She earned a BS in economics and applied mathematics from the University of Akron and an MS in operations research and supply chain management from Case Western Reserve University. Primary research interests include microeconomics, affordable housing, economic mobility, neighborhood quality, and spending and consumption behaviors of LMI individuals.