Kirstin is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research in New York, where she teaches econometrics, the political economy of gender, and the history of economic thought. Her book, 'The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-conscious Households: Conflict, Compromise, Complicity, was published by Bristol University Press in 2023. Although trained as a neoclassical economist, her work is informed by insights from relevant social theory and critiques of political economy. Prior to completing her PhD, Kirstin worked as an econometrician on demand forecasting in regulated industries, specializing in the relationship between technological change and demand for products whose prices are not determined by markets. Her current research examines labor, both paid and unpaid, and its relationship to consumption and production processes; the production, distribution, and consumption of energy; and critiques of individual, corporate, and government sustainability efforts. She has been involved in anti-war and leftist movements for over 25 years.

At THE NEW INSTITUTE, Kirstin is involved in the Beyond Capitalism: War Economy and Democratic Planning program in the Academic Year 2024/25.