Visiting PhD and Dissertation Fellowship Alumni

A complete listing of alumni from the Mercatus Visiting PhD and Dissertation Fellowship.

Class of 2022-2023

Sarah Gustafson
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Government
University: Harvard University 

Aleezay Khaliq
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Sociology
University: George Mason University 

Michael Lachanski
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Sociology and Demography
University: University of Pennsylvania 

Thomas Storrs
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: History
University: University of Virginia 

John Yajalin
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Development Studies
University: University of Bayreuth

Salih Yasun
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Political Science
University: Indiana University Bloomington 

 

Class of 2021-2022

Edward (Ned) Frame 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: History, Educational Policy Studies 
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Matthew (Nolan) Gray 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: City Planning 
University: University of California, Los Angeles 

Anne Hobson 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Economics 
University: George Mason University 

Dylan Manson 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Philosophy 
University: University of Pennsylvania 

Lee Moore 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Chinese          
University: University of Oregon 

Katherine (Katie) Wright 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Sustainability 
University: Arizona State University 

Tamar Zeilberger 
Degree: PhD 
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of California, Los Angeles

 

Class of 2020-2021

Mariel Barnes
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Government
University: Cornell University

Martha Bradley-Dorsey
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Education Policy
University: University of Arkansas

Nathaniel Burke
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Arkansas

Alison Grant
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Agricultural and Applied Economics
University: Purdue University

Vera Kichanova
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: King’s College London

Jonathan Madison
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Global & Imperial History
University: University of Oxford

 

Class of 2019-2020

Brian Albrecht
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Minnesota

Jonathan Moreno Medina
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Duke University

Sawyer Phinney
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Urban Political Economy
University: University of Manchester

James Ruhland
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: Texas Tech University

Hannah Tucker
Degree: PhD
Discipline: History
University: University of Virginia

 

Class of 2018-2019

Rebecca Brenner Graham
Degree: PhD
Discipline: History
University: American University

Michael Crouch
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Education Policy
University: Vanderbilt University

Anthony DeMattee
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: Indiana University Bloomington

Wenqing Gao
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Finance
University: Mississippi State University

Emma Wei
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Finance/Public Choice
University: Virginia Tech University

 

Class of 2017-2018

Jason Davis
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Shannon Lee
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Workforce Education and Development
University: Penn State University

Venkata Nadella
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: Indiana University Bloomington

James Strickland
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Derek Tharp
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Finance
University: Kansas State University

 

Class of 2016-2017

Jakina Debnam
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Cornell University

Gavin Roberts
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Wyoming

Eric van Holm
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Policy
University: George Institute of Technology

Nicole Fisher
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Public Health
University: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Glory Liu
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: Stanford University

 

Class of 2015-2016

Jakina Debnam
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Cornell University

Renato Lima de Oliveira
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jonathan Bennett
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: University of Rochester

Jamie Pavlik (Bologna)
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: West Virginia University

Nikhar Gaikwad
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Science
University: Yale University

 

Class of 2014-2015

Brian Meehan
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Florida State University

Moiz Bhai
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: University of Illinois, Chicago

Wolf von Laer
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Political Economy
University: King’s College London

 

Class of 2013-2014

Alexander Gill
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: North Carolina State University

Doug Norton
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Florida State University

Kathleen Sheehan
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: West Virginia University

 

Class of 2011-2012

Rosemarie Fike
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Florida State University

Malavika Nair
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Suffolk University

G.P. Manish
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: Suffolk University

 

Class of 2010-2011

John Dove
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: West Virginia University

 

Class of 2007-2008

Claudia Williamson
Degree: PhD
Discipline: Economics
University: West Virginia University