Victoria Perez-Zetune is a quantitative researcher with a strong background in quasi-experimental design and data analytics. She supports several projects for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, including Measuring the Cost of a Thrifty Food Plan in Puerto Rico and Analysis of Robotic Process Automation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Earlier, Victoria completed a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Maryland, where she studied on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. As a doctoral student, she worked as a research assistant on projects related to childhood poverty and family formation and interned at the Congressional Budget Office.