Current Ph.D. Students

Research Interests
Theodore A (Ted) Aanstoos Candidate International Technology Policy, International Technical Standards, Research Methods
Abigail Aiken Pre-candidacy araa2@cantab.net Public Health and Social Policy, Health Inequalities, Gender Disparities
Sofia G. Ayala Pre-candidacy sofia_ayala@mail.utexas.edu Regional and International Economic Development, Inequality, Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
Gabriel Cardona-Fox Pre-candidacy International Regime Formation, Global Governance, International Norm Diffusion
Alejandra Ramirez Cuesta Candidate aerc_tx@yahoo.com.ar Urban Planning, Environment and Poverty, Urban Policy and Equity, GIS and Urban Spatial Analysis, Regional Interest in Latin America
Jenna Cullinane Pre-candidacy jenna.cullinane@austin.utexas.edu Higher Education Policy, Economics of Education, International Comparative Policy Analysis
Greg Cumpton Pre-candidacy gcumpton@austin.utexas.edu Postsecondary Transitions, Program Evaluation, Failing Schools and School Reform
Changgui Dong Pre-candidacy rosenbloog@gmail.com Energy Economics and Policy, Climate Change Policy
Eleanore Douglas Pre-candidacy edouglas@mail.utexas.edu International Security, Defense Policy, Strategy
Rachel Douglas Pre-candidacy rachel.v.douglas@gmail.com Social and Economic Policy, Poverty, Social Networks
Cesar Martinez Espinosa Candidate National Security, International Security, U.S - Mexico Relations, Economic Policy, Public Finance
Andres Forero Candidate Public Finance, Economic Policy, Financial Regulation, Bankruptcy, Emerging Markets
Luis Fujiwara Candidate Program and policy evaluation, Development Policy and Poverty Reduction Strategies, Gender Oriented Policy, Research Design and Methods especially those that combine quantitative and qualitative techniques (Q2)
Mina Kumar Pre-candidacy mina.kumar@gmail.com Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Program Evaluation
Tanvi Madan Candidate Foreign & Security Policy, US-India Relations, Diplomatic History, Indian Energy Policy
Roger M. Miranda Pre-candidacy roger.miranda@tceq.texas.gov Common Pool Resources, Governance of Transboundary Water Resources, International Environmental Policy
Stipica Mudrazija Candidate smudrazija@prc.utexas.edu Economics of Aging, Public Finance, Social Policy, Research Methods
Brian K. Muzás Pre-candidacy bkmuzas@alumni.princeton.edu International Security, Defense Systems, Ethics
Angela Newell Candidate amnewell@mail.utexas.edu Information Systems Management and Policy, Community Informatics, Organizational Development, Research Methods
Carlos Olmedo Pre-candidacy colmedo@mail.utexas.edu Labor and workforce development, wage inequality and program evaluation
Ian Partridge Candidate ianapartridge@mail.utexas.edu Climate Change Policy, Climate Mitigation Finance, Offset Schemes
Eliezer Poupko Pre-candidacy Constitutional Design, Election Law, Democratic Theory
Alvaro Quezada-Hofflinger Pre-candidacy Inequality, Latin America
Ariel Schwartz Pre-candidacy International Cooperation, Global Public Goods Provision, Development
Todd Graham Smith Pre-candidacy Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction, Natural Resource Management, Africa
Laura Spagnolo Candidate Income Inequality, Poverty and Social Policy in Latin America
Alexandra Stone Candidate astone@mail.utexas.edu Innovation Policy, Intellectual Property Policy, Technology Transfer Policy, Research Methods
Andres Vaughan Pre-candidacy Global Policy Studies and Security, Sustainable Development Policy, Latin America and the U.S. Relations
Wenjie Zhang Pre-candidacy wenjiezhang@mail.utexas.edu Economic Policy, Income Inequality, Social Stability
Wu Zheng Pre-candidacy wu.zheng.email@gmail.com Economic Policy, Globalization, Technology, Research Methods