Elinor Ostrom Fellowship Alumni

A complete listing of alumni from the Mercatus Elinor Ostrom Fellowship.

Class of 2024-2025

Belinda Álvarez-Alonso
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Social Anthropology
University: University of Cambridge

Jasmin Baier
Degree: D.Phil.
Discipline: Public Policy
University: University of Oxford

Jonathan Beltran
Degree: PhD
Discipline: International and Comparative Education
University: Columbia University

Noah Briggs
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Illinois at Chicago

Maia Campbell
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Politics
University: University of Dallas

Yong Kang Alex Chow
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Geography
University: University of California, Berkeley

Aaron Ducksworth
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Theological Studies
University: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Rachel Fitzgerald
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Education
University: Purdue University

Juan Gelvez
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Government and Politics
University: University of Maryland, College Park

Shriyam Gupta
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of Maryland, College Park

Lanore Hahn
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Media Studies
University: University of Oregon

Maimanah Idris
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy
University: University College London

Hasina Jalal
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public and International Affairs
University: University of Pittsburgh

Aliya Kadirov
Degree: PhD
Discipline: International Education Policy
University: University of Maryland, College Park

Yazen Kashlan
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Agricultural and Resource Economics
University: University of California, Berkeley

Darien Kearney
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Howard University

Jasmine Keyes
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Anthropology
University: Vanderbilt University

Hanmin Kim
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Communication
University: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Kushal Lamichhane
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Arkansas

Margaret Lapinski
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
University: Brown University

Shal Marriott
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: McGill University

Leanna Martin
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Rhetoric
University: Texas Woman's University

Esha Meher
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Religious Studies
University: Yale University

Edima Ottoho
Degree: DrPH
Discipline: Public Health
University: Boston University

Maria Puolakkainen
Degree: DPhil
Discipline: Politics
University: University of Oxford

Danielle Purcell
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Arkansas

Sukrit Puri
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pavithra Rajendran
Degree: SJD
Discipline: Law
University: University of Notre Dame

Madhav Ramachandran
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: The New School

Sawyer Rogers
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Gugu Selela
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Policy Studies
University: Clemson University

Andrew Ssebulime
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Critical Dance Studies
University: University of California, Riverside

Taylor Stone
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Central Eurasian Studies
University: University of Indiana, Bloomington

Shriya Thakkar
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: Louisiana State University

Orsola Lina Tragni
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Media and Public Affairs
University: Louisiana State University

Jude Ugwuoke
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Administration and Public Policy
University: Auburn University

Sunday Ukaewen
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Music
University: Harvard University

Althea Wiggs
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory
University: Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts

Zane Willard
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Communications
University: University of South Florida

Tonia Williams
Degree: DPhil
Discipline: Experimental Psychology
University: University of Oxford 
 

Class of 2023-2024

Chanuwas Aswamenakul
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Cognitive and Information Sciences
University: University of California, Merced

Shane Bowers
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory
University: Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts

Katherine Brizek
Degree: PhD
Discipline: History
University: University of Illinois at Chicago

Tsosheletso Chidi
Degree: PhD
Discipline: African Languages
University: University of Pretoria

Miguel Cuellar Chavez
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Arkansas

Lucas Garcez
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Tennessee

Daphne Geveke
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Lund University
University: Business Administration and Cultural Economics

Ciara Horne
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Systems Engineering
University: University of Virginia

Muhamad Jazuli
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: University College London

Kushal Lamichhane
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Arkansas

Matthew Leung
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Politics & International Studies
University: University of Warwick

Yuqi Liang
Degree: DPhil
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of Oxford

Chikondi Mandala
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Law
University: University of Kent

Leanna Martin
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Rhetoric
University: Texas Woman's University

Ekaterina Moiseeva
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Criminology, Law and Society
University: University of California, Irvine

Cornelia Nyadroh
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: Wroclaw University

Gerardo Rodriguez Solis
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Anthropology
University: University of California, Santa Barbara

Benjamin Schwartz
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Philosophy 
University: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brenné Shepperson
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Business Psychology
University: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Suwon Shin
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Jie Song
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Agricultural and Resource Economics
University: University of California, Berkeley

Junchao Tang
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of Michigan

Meghan Tiller
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Religion
University: University of Southern California

Fan Wang
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: The State University of New York at Albany

Yunjia Yang
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies (Dance and Public Health)
University: University of Arizona

 

Class of 2022-2023

Alexandra (Alex) Bacall
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Philosophy
University: University of Arizona

Diksha Bali
Degree: PhD
Discipline: School Psychology
University: University of Maryland, College Park

Martina Beretta
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Social Policy
University: University of Oxford

Eran Eads
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Performance Studies
University: University of Maryland, College Park

Veronique Ehamo
Degree: PhD
Discipline: International Relations
University: Royal Holloway, University of London

Yijie (Vivian) Jin
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Classics
University: Harvard University

Chayce Kenny
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: Saint Louis University

Juno Kim
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Georgetown University

Helen Kosc
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of Oxford

Carlos Alejandro Noyola Contreras
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Romance Languages and Literatures
University: University of Notre Dame

Naomi Nubin-Sellers
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Houston

Cornelia Ameyo Nyadroh
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of Wroclaw

Jair Peltier
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science and International Relations
University: University of Southern California

Murielle Sandra Tiako Djomatchoua
Degree: PhD
Discipline: French
University: Princeton University