People
Principal Investigators
Dr. Jack Zhang
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the KU Trade War Lab
Project Leads
Spencer Shanks
(6th Year PhD)
Rigao Liu
(5th Year PhD)
Timothy Cichanowicz
(3rd Year PhD)
Research Assistants
Irene Caracioni (KU '24)
Raina Peter (KU '24)
Aiden Forner (KU '25)
Braiden Bangalan (KU '25)
Ana-Sofia Lahvary
(KU'25)
Pedro Gonzalez Marroquin (KU '26)
Kristopher Long
(KU'26)
David Cardaronella
(KU'26)
Sara McCoy
(KU'26)
Natalie Nguyen
(KU'27)
Victoria Hunter (KU '27)
Lily Ren (KU '27)
Intern Researchers
Duoji Jiang
(University of Chicago)
Lingbo Zhao
(Penn State)
Jacob Kanagala
(KU'25)
Riley Chambers
(KU'25)
Abraham Frederick
(KU'26)
Riley Meyerkorth
(KU'26)
Advisory Committee
Raj Bhala, Brenneisen Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
Melissa Birch, Associate Professor and Executive Director, Institute of International and Global Engagement, University of Kansas
Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
Akiko Takeyama, Professor of WGSS and Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
John Kennedy, Professor of Political Science and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas
Victor Shih, Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
Student Committee
Raina Peter (Chair)
Braiden Bangalan (Programming Chair)
Aiden Forner
(Recruitment Chair)
Andrew Beckwith
(Technology Chair)
Kristopher Long
(Secretary/Deputy Chair)
TWL Alumni
2019-2020: Shahab Mirza (KU'22, Edgeworth Economics), Peter Campbell (KU'22, MAcc@ University of Kansas), Gannon Miller (KU'21, JD@ Willamette University), Daniel Webb (KU'21)
2021-2022: Sofia Berrospi Fernandez (KU'22, PhD@ Vanderbilt University), Edmond Cheung (KU'22, MS@ University of Arizona School of Business), Brandon Hwang (BA@ Rutgers University), Lance Chapman (MA@ Syracuse University Maxwell School), Bethlehem Kelecha (KU'24), Zakariya Ahmed (KU'25)
2022-2023: Rigao Liu (PhD'24), Raina Peter (KU'26, Trade War Lab), Andrew Beckwith (KU'25, Intern@ KPMG)
2020-2021: Quinn Lee (KU'21, JD@ Columbia Law School), Jackson Martin (KU'21, MA@ Johns Hopkins SAIS), Irene Caracioni (KU'24, Federal Reserve Board)
2022-2023: Tyler Liggett (KU'23, RAND Corporation), Michael Scott (KU'23, Policy Resolution Group), Henry Haw (KU'23, MA@ University of Kansas), Jimin Park (KU'23, MA@ Georgetown SFS), Caroline Sharp (KU'23, Governor Laura Kelly's Office), Jared Madsen (KU'26), Jianbing Li (PhD@ University of Hong Kong)