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Rhea Acuña

Rhea Acuña

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Carnegie Mellon University - Public Policy and Management

Areas of Expertise

Social policy, urban policy

Graham Ambrose

Graham Ambrose

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

M.S., Science, Technology and Environmental Sciences, Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota

Areas of Expertise

Governance and decision-making in the food system

Amanda Bankston

Amanda Bankston

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

M.P.A., University of Arizona

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative governance, public management, leadership, nonprofit management

Samantha Cervantes

Mayra Samantha Cervantes

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Applied Economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Areas of Expertise

Applied microeconomics with a focus on crime and transportation
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Brandon Charles

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Public Policy, University of Chicago

Areas of Expertise

Environmental and energy policy, utility regulation, energy transitions

Ziqiao Chen

Ziqiao Chen

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

University of Pittsburgh – Public Administration

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Policy

Adam Cucchiara

Adam Cucchiara

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Master of Public Policy, Duke University 

Areas of Expertise

Veterans’ affairs, law enforcement and policing, national security

William Clay Fannin

William Clay Fannin

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.P.P., Public Policy, University of Kentucky

Areas of Expertise

Social welfare programs, poverty policy

Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski

Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Political Science, Universite de Montreal, 2015

Areas of Expertise

Environmental and energy policy, energy transitions, green innovation

Abdela Hilo

Abdela Hilo

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

M.P.A., Syracuse University

Areas of Expertise

Social determinants of health, health inequality in developing countries, survey experiments

Hyojeong Kim

Hyojeong Kim

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Public Administration, Seoul National University; M.P.P, Public Administration, Rutgers University

Areas of Expertise

Social policy, public finance

Areas of Expertise

Collaborative governance, public participation, conflict resolution, civil society, policy process

Joanne Kim

Joanne Kim

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

M.P.P., Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy

Areas of Expertise

Public management, collaborative governance

Mitchell Mcfarlane

Mitch McFarlane

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Public Affairs, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Areas of Expertise

Anti-poverty programs, public health

Qasim Mehdi

Qasim Mehdi

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Syracuse University - Public Administration

Areas of Expertise

Climate change, hydrology and watershed management, environmental policy, collaborative governance

Nicholas Oesterling

Nicholas Oesterling

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

M.S., Public Administration, University of Dayton

Areas of Expertise

Policy design, implementation and compliance, institutional analysis

Brian Ohl

Brian Ohl

Adjunct Professor and Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Ph.D. Candidate, Syracuse University, 2014-2022

Areas of Expertise

Management, collaborative governance, public budgeting

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Ilayda Ova

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

M.A., Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University

Areas of Expertise

Political participation, democratic governance, youth activism

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Sarah Souders

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Master of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Areas of Expertise

Public finance and governance, political economy of education, social policy, education program evaluation

Anna Wiersma Strauss

Anna Wiersma Strauss

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Aging Studies Institute

American University of Paris – M.A. in Public Policy and International Affairs

Areas of Expertise

Social welfare programs, caregiving across the lifecourse, tax policy and politics

Halim Yoon

Halim Yoon

Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

M.P.A., Seoul National University

Areas of Expertise

Social policies, work and retirement, health, caregiving, intergenerational transfers and life course, public finance

Bo Zheng

Bo Zheng

Ph.D. Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Public Administration, Syracuse University

Areas of Expertise

Impact of technological advancement on social inequality

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