Our Fellows

Policy Workshop Fellows (Cohort 1)

Jordan Abbott

Data scientist and education policy researcher focused on the intersection of municipal governance systems, housing policy, and school funding mechanisms to uncover and address place-based inequities.

Sarah Caroleo

K-12 education policy researcher with a focus on addressing exclusionary systems in schools and improving classroom instruction.

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Samra Chaudary

Financial literacy, financial product knowledge, financial inclusion, personal finance, household finance, factors affecting schools’ funding, behavioral finance, investment decisions, love of money.

Cynthia Roberts-Dumas

Cynthia Roberts-Dumas is a seasoned education and public service professional with a robust background in workforce development, government operations, and higher education.

Emily Hatch

Doctoral student researching state-level K-12 school finance policies.

Ryan Heraty

A Superintendent of Schools and University of Vermont doctoral student specializing in education finance and policy research.

Sara Ji

PhD candidate in economics of education studying how funding shapes inequality.

Havisha Khurana

Education finance researcher with a focus on state funding formulas for special education and English Learner programs

Haeryun Kim

Education policy researcher specializing in K-12 school finance and teacher labor markets.

Katie Pedersen

PhD Student in Education Policy with an emphasis on social safety net programs

Hannah Scarbrough

Education policy researcher with a focus on research synthesis methods and communicating results for policy and practice.

Kimberly Sterin

Critical education finance researcher who uses multimodal qualitative methods to examine school funding policies, discourse, and decision making.

Yaxin (Crystal) Wang

School finance researcher and Phd candidate focusing on evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes and resource allocation.

Eliana Pereyra

Education financing and governance researcher focused on educational finance systems that improve outcomes for Black, Latinae, and Indigenous communities and/or students in high-poverty areas.