Theresa Firestine

Research Associate

Theresa recently obtained a B.A. in Urban Studies from the University of San Diego, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a minor in Economics. She comes to TBI with experience in ArcGIS and with strong research skills that she obtained both at USD and at Cornell University, where Theresa studied for two years as an undergraduate. Theresa has worked on projects ranging from the environmental justice in the distribution of hazardous waste in Southern California to the effect of effect of price changes of federally regulated, anti-depressants on suicide behavior. Theresa will be advancing to a Ph.D. program in Economics this fall at the University of California, Santa Barbara.