Abigail Marie Crittenden

Graduate Research Assistant

Experimental, Behavioral and Sociological Economics

PhD Student in the department of Economics and part of the ICES research group. My research involves applying the skills and methods of experimental, behavioral and sociological economics to diverse problems. I am interested in the economic problems and solutions in the domains of education, conservation, gender, sports, and others.

Current Research

The Role of Behavioral Characteristics on the Success of CBM Practices and Measurement Challenges as Barriers to Evaluation with Sheryl Ball, Caetano Franco and Michael Sorice

The Role of Country-Level Gender Equality on Differences in Behavior in Economic Games: A Meta Analysis with Jason Aimone, Sheryl Ball and James West

Grants and Fellowships

ICES Research Fellowship (2025)

George Mason University

ConPEC Research Fellowship (2024)

Virginia Polytechnic and State University

CBEAR Research Fellowship (2021)

University of Delaware

Education

Virginia Polytechnic and State University

MS in Economics (2024)

University of Delaware

MS in Agriculture and Natural Resource Economics (2023)

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

BA in Economics (2021)

Recent Presentations

Washington Area Meeting of Economic Scientists (2026)

Poster Presentation; Washington DC

The Association of Private Enterprise Education 50th meeting (2026)

Speaking presentation; Las Vegas, Nevada