Erin Troland is a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She works on public and regional economics. 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 economic conditions across different geographies in the U.S. and rental housing. 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.