Dr. Erin Troland is a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the Division of Consumer and Community Affairs. She works on public and regional economics and the economic well-being of renters. Her research projects cover topics in health care, climate transition, and local public finance, focusing on the Appalachian region of the United States. At the Federal Reserve Board, she leads work on rental housing and economic conditions across different geographies in the U.S. She previously worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and earned her Ph.D. from UC San Diego and her B.A. from the University of Kentucky.