Natalie Cox is an empirical economist, who does research primarily in household finance. She studies topics such as student loans, small business loans, and retirement savings, with a particular focus on government intervention in consumer credit markets. While at Princeton, she has taught courses in Behavioral Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance, and this Fall will be teaching a new introductory course on Personal Finance. She especially enjoys helping undergraduate students conduct economics research during the junior and senior thesis process. Natalie has a Ph.D. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley, and B.A from Stanford University. She grew up in rural northern California, and lives now in Brooklyn with her husband and dog Finn.