Moving from Los Angeles, California, Veronica joins Wake Forest as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. Veronica received her B.S. in Economics from the California Institute of Technology, her M.A. in Development Economics from the University of Sussex, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA. Her research examines how individual preferences and beliefs affect household decision-making with respect to marriage, fertility, and investments in children in developing countries. Recent research focuses on topics such as HIV testing and marital stability in Malawi, as well as the effects of a parent’s risk preferences on child health in Mexico.