AEASP 2025 Scholar Stevi Dugas

Originally from Southern Louisiana, Stevi Dugas is an undergraduate at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia studying Mathematical Economics. She is passionately pursuing a research career in developmental economics, particularly as it pertains to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stevi has contributed to multiple research projects in her undergraduate career, studying everything from corruption in early selection of Nobel Laureates to her current project researching the intersections of displacement, land security, food security, and conflict in DRC. In her free time, Stevi loves rock climbing and listening to musicals. She is incredibly excited to participate in the AEASP program and learn everything she can about Economics PhD programs.