Research students

Outcomes of former research assistants, advisees, and/or the top students in my courses. 

For all these exceptional students, I have hired and trained these students in economics/data science; provided mentorship on applications and interviews; written recommendation letters; reached out to my professional network; or served as their work/academic reference. 

Jobs post graduation

M.S. in Business Analytics at Boston University (with scholarship), Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center (summer internship), MSc. in Data Science at Indiana University, Millennium Challenge Corporation, M.Sc. in International Development at Sciences Po, FED St Louis (Research Assistant), IBI Global Insights (Project Associate), Penn Wharton Budget Model (Research Associate), M. Eng. in Operations Research at Cornell University, Cornerstone (2x), Charles River Associates, M.A. in Economics at GWU (with scholarship), M.Sc. in Business Analytics at William & Mary School of Business (with scholarship), BlackRock, CGI Federal, South Australia Department of Treasury (Junior Analyst), Lansing Development Area Partnership (internship). 

Demographics of my research students and advisees 

• 55% female

• 15% Latin American

• 15% African-American

• 10% from working-class or low-income background

• 15% Asian or Asian-American

Current undergraduate students involved in research 

• Jacob Barnard (sophomore at William & Mary, Double major in Economics and Computer Science, undergraduate RA)

  • Activities: geospatial data, administrative datasets, digitization of archives.