Oscar Pulliam

Reed College Quantitative Economics Graduate

United States

About

I am passionate about the application of quantitative-focused economic research on environmental or healthcare policy. The topic of my senior thesis at Reed College was measuring the impact of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act on health insurance access for rural consumers.

Experience

  • MSS Administrative Coordinator at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
    Nov 2025 - Apr 2026 · 6 mos

    Processed payroll for Mountain Sports School (MSS) employees, generated payroll, labor cost, and headcount reports for management, coordinated with other departments.

  • Property Valuation Intern at Multnomah County
    Jun 2025 - Sep 2025 · 4 mos

    Worked with the Division of Assessment, Recording, and Taxation to assess property values of commercial residential (CR) properties.

  • Gerhardt Intern at 1000 Friends of Oregon
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    2024 Gerhardt internship recipient. I researched land use policy using ArcGIS and participated in advocacy work.

  • Historical GIS Research Assistant at Reed College
    Sep 2023 - May 2024 · 9 mos

    I used QGIS in order to geo-reference and create spatial analyses of historical economic data in order to better understand and support conclusions regarding the effect of cartels on markets.

  • North Star Civic Foundation (Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area)
    • Public Policy Research Intern
      Aug 2023 - May 2024 · 10 mos

      Researched elections, voting education, and ranked-choice voting implementation in Portland.

    • Compass Fellow
      May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

      I co-wrote a proposal for the allocation of $100,000+ of research resources, outlining seven team projects for completion over a seven-week period, two of which I was assigned to.