• Ph D in Economics, University of Georgia (2018)
• MA in Economics, Cleveland State University (2012)

• "The Impact of Medical Cannabis Laws on Private Health Insurer Financial Metrics." The B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, (2025), Amanda C. Cook, Joshua D. Frederick, E T. Sirmans, Rhet A. Smith.
• "The Effects of Medical and Recreational Cannabis laws on Prescription Drug Claims." Health Economics, 34 (8) (2025), Amanda C. Cook, E T. Sirmans, Rhet A. Smith.
• "Main Street Business Initiatives and Crime in Small Towns." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 209 (2023), Josiah Johnson, Rhet A. Smith.
• "Medical Cannabis and Automobile Accidents: Evidence from Auto Insurance." Health Economics, 31 (9), (2022), Cameron M. Ellis, Martin F. Grace, Rhet A. Smith, Juan Zhang.
• "The Effect of Medical Cannabis Laws on Pharmaceutical Marketing to Physicians." Health Economics, 30 (10), (2021), Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, Rhet A. Smith.
• "The Effects of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries on Adverse Opioid Outcomes." Economic Inquiry, 58 (2), (2020), Rhet A. Smith.
• "Marijuana Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana Laws, and Fatal Traffic Crashes in US Cities." American Journal of Public Health, 110 (3), (2020), Amanda C. Cook, Gregory Leung, Rhet A. Smith.

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• Transporting Crime? Policy-Induced Migrant Busing and the Effects of Immigration on Crime (06/01/2025 - 12/31/2025) - Woody L. Hunt College of Business 2025 Summer Research Incentive Program
• The Effect of Main Street Revitalization Initiatives on Crime: Evidence from Small Business Revolution (01/01/2022 - 05/31/2022) - UA-Little Rock Jump Start Faculty Scholarship Award