Center for Policy Research Students


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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

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. 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 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 Delapaz

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

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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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Anne Getz Eidelhoch

Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

M.S., Humanities, Wesleyan University, 2021

426 Eggers Hall

315.443.3114

amgetz@syr.edu

Areas of Expertise

Dehumanization, social death, political extremism
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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

    Joshua Grove headshot

    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

    Lyuan Han headshot

    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

    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

    Lucas Kaplan headshot

    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

    Harneet Kaur headshot

    Harneet Kaur

    Ph.D. Student, Social Science Ph.D. Program

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Economics, Panjab University, India, 2016

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    PhD Advisor:

    Sarah Hamersma

    hkaur08@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Education policy, economics of education, labor economics.
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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

    Dong Hoon Lee headshot

    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

    Mitchell McFarlane headshot

    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

    Nicholas Oesterling headshot

    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, 2020

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    naoester@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Policy design, implementation and compliance, institutional analysis

    Michael Quinn headshot

    Michael Quinn

    Ph.D. Student, Economics Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Public Policy, 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

    Shaneya Simmelkjaer headshot

    Shaneya Simmelkjaer

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    M.A., Syracuse University, 2024

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    snsimmel@syr.edu

    Sarah Souders headshot

    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 

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    sasouder@syr.edu

    Areas of Expertise

    Education finance and policy, public budgeting and finance, public policy analysis, cost-benefit analysis 

    Juan Uribe-Quintero headshot

    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

    Francisco Villarroel headshot

    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

    Qining Wang Headshot

    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

    Shuping Wang headshot

    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

    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.
    Kelsey Wilber

    Kelsey Wilber

    Ph.D. Student, Sociology Department

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    B.S., Boise State University, Sociology, 2019

    kwilber@syr.edu

    Jingni Zhang headshot

    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

    Yuwei Zhang headshot

    Yuwei Zhang

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

    Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research

    Graduate Research Associate, East Asia Program

    M.P.A., Brown University, 2022

    426 Eggers Hall

    315.443.3114

    yzhan702@syr.edu

    Bo Zheng headshot

    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

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