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Katie Albright

Katie is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. An Active Duty Major in the United States Air Force with a background in the talent management enterprise, Katie's interests lie in labor economics and public policy, particularly as they apply…
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Catalina Anampa Castro

Catalina is a joint doctoral student in the departments of Public Policy and Sociology. Prior to coming to Michigan, Catalina completed a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance at the University of Minnesota and…
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Clary Baudraz

Clary Baudraz is a MPP student at the Ford School. A committed global social justice advocate, empathetic leader, and curious learner at heart, she cares about developing intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue for social and political impact,…
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Micah Baum

Micah is a PhD student in Public Policy & Economics and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. He studies the effects of geography and public policy on economic inequality and mobility, with a particular interest in education and housing. Previously, he…
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Nicholas Birdsong

Nicholas is a joint Ph.D. student in Public Policy and Political Science at the University of Michigan, studying the measurement of ideological preferences and trust in political institutions. He holds an MPP with a concentration in analysis methods…
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Saheel Chodavadia

Saheel Chodavadia is a PhD Student in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan; his current research interests are in development and labor economics.Saheel previously worked as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Harvard Business School.…
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Alvin Christian

Alvin Christian is a joint PhD student in Economics and Public Policy. His research interests include the economics of education, gender, and the family. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at Brown University and MDRC. He graduated from…
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Jared Cory

Jared Cory is a joint PhD student in Public Policy and Political Science. His research interests include policy implementation, organizational behavior, and policy diffusion.  He is also interested in studying criminal policies’ effects on local…
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Asher Dvir-Djerassi

Asher Dvir-Djerassi is a joint Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Public Policy.  He is a Fellow at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, where he works closely with the Wealth and Mobility (WAM) Study. As a Population Center Trainee, he has been…
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Jared Eno

Jared is interested in issues of poverty and inequality, especially the role of education in social stratification; the role of research in public policy; and quantitative methodology. After completing his MPP at University of Michigan, he worked at…
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Alexander Fertig

Alexander Fertig received a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Wesleyan University and an MPA from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. His current research interests are in development economics and political…
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Xavier Fields

Xavier is a joint doctoral student in Sociology and Public Policy. His research looks broadly at how legal and organizational structures impact gender construction in schools. He is interested in how static identity categories used in state-level…
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Jane Furey

Jane Furey is a PhD student in Public Policy and Sociology, with interests in inequality, education, social policy and quantitative methods. She previously worked at Abt Associates, where she focused on the evaluations of education and income…
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Kelcie Gerson

Kelcie is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. She is interested in studying the intersection of household finance and education, with a focus on how students finance post-secondary pursuits. Previously, she worked as an interest rate…
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Ben Goehring

Ben is a PhD candidate in political science and public policy. He studies the staffing and political control of government agencies, with a particular focus on U.S. state bureaucracies. More information can be found on his…
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Billy Huang

Billy Huang is a joint doctoral student in economics and public policy at the University of Michigan. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and philosophy from Duke University and a master's degree in economics from the University of…
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J'Mauri Jackson

J’Mauri Jackson (she/her) is a Ph.D. Student in Public Policy and Sociology, NSF Graduate Research Fellow, and Rackham Merit Fellow. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at The Ohio State University (2019) and a Master of Art in…
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Juanita Jaramillo

Juanita Jaramillo is a PhD student in Public Policy and Economics. Her current research interests lie broadly in labor economics, development, and education policy. Previously, Juanita worked as a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at MIT Blueprint Labs.…
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Owen Kay

Owen is a Ph.D. student in Economics and Public Policy with research interests in tax policy and energy economics. Before coming to graduate school, he worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board’s Macro-Finance group. He received a…
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Theodor Kulczycki

Theo is getting his PhD in Public Policy & Economics. His research interests include the economic impacts of climate change, labor and health aspects of migration, and development economics. He has previously worked for the Climate Impact Lab and the…
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Katie Laursen

Katie Laursen is a PhD student in Economics and Public Policy. Her research interests are primarily in the economics of education and labor economics. Katie grew up in California and she graduated with highest honors from UC Davis in 2021 with a BA…
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Shekinah Nissi Lightner

Shekinah is a joint PhD student in Public Policy and Political Science. Prior to coming to Michigan, she graduated with her B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Furman University in 2020. She is broadly interested in religion and politics,…
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Esmeralda Lopez

Esmeralda López is a joint PhD student in Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She is interested in how conflict-related sexual violence and other gender violence are reported (and not reported) at the individual and…
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Karla Magana

Karla Magaña is a joint Ph.D. student in Public Policy and Political Science at the University of Michigan. She is an APSA Diversity Fellow and a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, broadly specializing in the racialization of the United States…
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Parker Martin

Parker graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in Economics & Management. Upon graduation, he worked as a high school adviser with the Carolina College Advising Corps. Parker served in Wilson, NC, and worked to…
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Franshelly Martinez-Ortiz

Franshelly M. Martínez-Ortiz is a PhD student in Political Science at Gerald Ford School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on broad topics of Race and Ethnicity, Political Behavior and American Public Opinion. She is currently working on…
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Marni Morse

Marni Morse is a joint doctoral student in the departments of Sociology and Public Policy, specializing in the sociology of law, with a focus on gender law and policy. Her primary research interest is care labor.Marni brings her legal training to her…
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