I am a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. I am currently on the job market during the academic year 2023-2024.

I work in the fields of public economics and applied microeconomics. Most of my research so far has focused on the economics of crime among youth in the USA. I explore the impact of various juvenile justice reforms on juvenile reoffeding rates. My long term research agenda is to look at the impact of justice reforms on vulnerable populations. Currently, my focus is on looking at the long-term outcomes in adulthood of coming in contact with the juvenile justice system.

I have been precepting for the course, `Quantitative research methods’ at the School of Public & International Affairs in Princeton University since Fall 2022. I have also worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Amanda Agan during the academic year 2021-2022. During Spring 2022, I interned under the Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey in charge of the Affirmative Civil Rights & Labor Enforcement office in the New Jersey Division of law.

You can find me on Twitter (now `X’) at @tessie_krishna and LinkedIn at Tejaswi (Tessie) Krishna Pukkalla. You can also reach me by email at tessie.krishna@rutgers.edu.