PhD Student Directory

PhD in Biodefense | PhD in Political Science | PhD in Public Policy

 

 

PhD in Biodefense Students

 

PhD in Political Science Students

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    Julianna J. Thomson

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Political Science student

    Research Interests: American politics; Religion and politics; political communication; identity politics
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    James W. Vizzard

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Political Science student

    Research Interests: Civil-military relations; military politicization; National Guard;
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    Georgios "Yorgos" Zacharias

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Political Science student

    Research Interests: International Security; Political Psychology in IR; Extended Deterrence & U.S. Credibility; Allied Politics & Perceptions; Japanese Foreign Policy; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Defense

 

PhD in Public Policy PhD Students

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    Loveline Chizobam Phillips

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: Complex systems; Health policy; Population health; Community corrections; Health equity; Structural vulnerabilities and shocks; Social determinants of health
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    Kristina Kazura Podesta

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: Education policy; school finance; educational equity; applied machine learning; predictive analytics; AI ethics in K-12
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    Iqbal Safi

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: Transportation Policy, Energy Policy, American Politics
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    Rio Schondelmeyer

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: Environmental Policy; Public Health
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    Neelam Shukla

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence Regulations; Taxation; Big Data Analytics
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    Merve Ulukaya

    Schar School of Policy and Government PhD in Public Policy student

    Research Interests: 1) Healthcare policy; dissemination and implementation (D&I) science; healthcare equity; underserved communities; policy evaluation  2) Refugee and migration policy; access to healthcare, education and labor market integration