Neiva Fortes
Ph.D. Student, Economics Department
Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research
Highest degree earned
Graduate Student Dissertation
School Recess Policy and Discriminatory Bullying: Evidence from Rhode Island
Advisors: Monica Deza (chair), John Cawley, Maria Zhu and Ying Shi
Bio
Neiva, pronounced as "Nayva," was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but was raised in Cabo Verde. She knows how to speak and write Cape Verdean Creole which is a mix of Portuguese and French. She can understand and speak Portuguese and Spanish.
Neiva attended Hartwick College as an undergraduate, double majoring in mathematics and economics. Upon receiving a B.A., she decided to go straight into a Ph.D. program in economics.
Neiva lives in Syracuse and enjoys playing soccer. Neiva is very excited to learn how to become the best researcher she can be, and with the guidance of her advisor and the professors at SU, she is very confident in achieving that goal!
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PhD Job Placements
Maxwell’s Ph.D. graduates are consistently hired by presitigious institutions. In the past few years, placements include Oregon State University, University of Auckland-New Zealand, Saint Louis University, Ministry of Finance and Economy-South Korea, Melbourne Institute, Niagara University, Nanjing Audit University, Shouju Technology Co. LTD.-Beijing and Amazon, among others.