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Dokyun An

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Economics, University of Seoul, 2023

B.S., Economics, University of Seoul, 2019

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.9929

dan104@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Public policy evaluation and policy design
Jack Baldwin

Jack Baldwin

Senior Associate, Maxwell X Lab

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

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.P.A., Syracuse University Maxwell School, 2020

B.A., Psychology, The College of New Jersey, 2017

426 Eggers Hall

jfbaldwi@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Social Policy, Behavioral Economics, and Technology
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Roseanna Benser

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.A., Sociology, Syracuse University, 2016

rjbenser@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Poverty, gender and sexuality, LGBTQ+ studies, qualitative methods

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Paola Blanco Parra

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

BA, University of New Mexico, Criminology

prblanco@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Immigration, gender, race, and ethnicity
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Ashley Bursie

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Criminal Justice, Buffalo State College, 2022
B.A., Political Science, SUNY University at Buffalo, 2020

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

ambursie@syr.edu

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, 2022

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

mscervan@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Applied microeconomics with a focus on crime and transportation
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Brandon Charles

Ph.D. Candidate, 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 Policy, University of Chicago, 2021

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

bcharles@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Environmental and energy policy, utility regulation, energy transitions

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Anna De La Paz

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Nutrition, University of Rhode Island, 2021
B.S., Nutrition, Syracuse University, 2017

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

acdelapa@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Breastfeeding practices, maternal and child health, public health policy and programs

Qiyu Deng

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.P.A., Cornell University, 2023
B.A., Management in Auditing, Nanjing Audit University, 2020

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

qdeng06@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Population aging, social determinants of health
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Ehsan Dowlatabadi

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Economics, Binghamton University, 2020

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

emmohagh@syr.edu

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Neiva Fortes

Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

B.A., Hartwick College, 2022

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

njfortes@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Economics of crime: youth crimes, youth crime policy. Labor economics: discrimination, education policy
Iwona Franczak

Iwona Franczak

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Illinois State University, 2018

     

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    ifrancza@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Educational inequality, stratification, immigration, race and ethnicity, evaluation research

     
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    Joshua Grove

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    Graduate Research Associate, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

    M.A., United Lutheran Seminary, 2000

    M.A., University at Albany, 2008

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    jggrove@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Population health; public health policy; addiction and its intersections with religion, family dynamics, sexuality and culture

     
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    Lyuan Han

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.P.A., Cornell University, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    lhan10@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Risky behavior, social policy, public health
    Ashraf Haque

    Ashraf Haque

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    Research Assistant, Maxwell X Lab

    M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2013

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    mdhaque@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Behavioral public policy, behavioral public administration, voluntarism

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    Lucas Kaplan

    Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.Ed, Boston University, 2018

    M.S., Boston College, 2022

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    lukaplan@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Labor economics, climate change, marginalized communities, education

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    Hyojeong Kim

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Seoul National University

    M.P.P., Rutgers University

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    hkim22@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Social policy, public finance

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    Dong Hoon Lee

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Georgetown University, 2019

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    dlee98@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    School inequality, English language learners, immigrants
     
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    Kaythari Maw

    Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Regional Science, Cornell University, 2023

    B.A., Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2021

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    kmaw01@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Labor Economics, Economics of Immigration, Economics of Education, Asian American Studies
    Maryam Mazrooie Headshot

    Maryam Mazrooie

    Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Socio-Economic System Engineering

    B.S., Industrial Engineering

    426 Eggers Hall

    mmazrooi@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Econometrics, labor economics
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    Mitch McFarlane

    Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.P.A., Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2021

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    mpmcfarl@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Anti-poverty programs, public health

    Anais Mejia

    Anais Mejia

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    B.S., Newspaper Journalism, Syracuse University 2024
    B.A., Sociology, Syracuse University 2024

    anmejia@syr.edu

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    Zhihao Pan

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

    B.S., Sociology, University of Macau, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    zpan23@syr.edu

    Ashley Quinlan

    Ashley Quinlan

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Sociology, St. John’s University, 2022
    B.A., Sociology, SUNY Geneseo, 2019

    alquinla@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Race and ethnicity, education, social stratification
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    Michael Quinn

    Ph.D. Job Market Candidate, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Georgetown University, 2014

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    mquinn07@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Economics of education

    Frank Sarfo

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Sustainable Agriculture, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy, 2020
    B.S., Agriculture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana, 2015

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    fsarfo@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Climate Change, agricultural and environmental policy, food systems labor, social policy and inequality
    Winston Scott

    Winston Scott

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    B.A., University of Rochester, Anthropology & African American Studies, 2019

    wscott@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Education and family, inequalities

    Alexandra Scrivner
    (Pronouns: She, Her, Hers)

    Areas of Expertise

    Transitional justice, international institutions and governance, history of globalization, conflict studies, human rights, climate transitions, reparations, collective memory, collective trauma, participatory action research 

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    Brenda Teruya

    Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S. Economics, Universidad del Pacifico, 2017

    E.M.P.A., Syracuse University, 2022

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    Advisor:

    Monica Deza

    bateruya@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Labor economics, crime economics, migration, urban economics

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    Juan Sebastián Uribe-Quintero

    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.P.P., Universidad de los Andes, 2021

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    jsuribeq@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Institutional analysis, intergovernmental relations, policy and legislative process
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    Francisco Villarroel

    Ph.D Student, Public Administration and International Affairs Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.P.P., University of Chile, 2021

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    frvillar@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Education, crime, development economics
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    Fengyuan (Freya) Wang

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods, University of Chicago, 2023

    B.S., Economics, Renmin University of China, 2022

    fwang39@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Social policy, inequality
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    Jingtao Wang

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Studies, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    jwang493@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Public budgeting
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    Qining Wang

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

    CPR Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A. in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods, University of Chicago, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    qwang114@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Public finance and budgeting

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    Shuping Wang

    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.P.P., Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    swang253@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Decision-making, policy process, administrative burden
    Yining Wang Headshot

    Yining Wang

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Environmental Policy, Duke University, 2024

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    ywang957@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Environmental policy, innovation economics.
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    Jingni Zhang

    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.P.A., Cornell University, 2023

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    jzhan354@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Environmental and energy policy, energy transition
     
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    Yuwei Zhang

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Design and Governance

    M.P.A., Brown University, 2022

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    yzhan702@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Food policy, social policy
     
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    Bo Zheng

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.S., Public Administration, Syracuse University

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    bzheng05@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Impact of technological advancement on social inequality

    Center for Policy Research
    426 Eggers Hall