| Howard University Department of Economics

Originally from Queens in New York City, Lamia Haque is in the Class of 2025 at Williams College. She is also a recipient of the New York Times College Scholarship. Lamia is double majoring in English and Economics with interests in South Asian storytelling and developmental economics. She is also a member of Williams' Residential Life Team, Firsts Student Union, and South Asian Student Association.

My name is Jorge Limon. I am currently a third-year undergraduate student at San Diego State University, striving towards obtaining two majors: Economics and Data Science. Though my economic future is not yet clear, I am eager to experience research and real-life applications of economics. Through the program, I hope that I can discover some passions and develop areas of interest within the field, all of which can propel the prospect of attending graduate school in the future.

Joshua Fang (he/they) is a student at Rice University pursuing a B.A. in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Social Policy Analysis with a Data Science minor, expected May 2024. Outside of the classroom, Josh is heavily involved in promoting nonpartisan youth civic engagement at Rice and in Houston. Currently, Josh serves as the President of Civic Duty Rice, which they represent within the RICEngaged coalition of Rice University and the GenHTX initiative of Houston in Action.

My name is Adrian Balderamos I was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and I just graduated with my BA in Economics and Political Science from The University of New Mexico. I am now in an accelerated Economics Master's Program at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and I will be focusing on quantitative analysis. I would like to get a better understanding of how graduate school is from this program and get to explore the field of economics with people from diverse backgrounds.

My research interests include analyzing the effects of public policy on family economic mobility and opportunities, particularly in relation to urban agriculture. I've earned a B.S. in food & resource economics from the University of Florida with a focus on international development.

Hi, I am a double major in Economics and Mathematics at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born in Kenya and moved to the States when I was only six years old, I'm grateful to my parents that left everything so I can have more opportunities like the AEASP. I'm also a McNair student and Omicron Delta Kappa member. Outside the classroom, I enjoy being an active member in my community. Currently, I'm the Chief Academic Affairs Officer for the Student Government Association, where I represent the student body on academics and policy changes.

Jesus Adrian Torres is an incoming Master's student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a recent graduate of Texas A&M University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Economics. His broad research experience ranges from economic statecraft, crime economics, and financial economics. Jesus currently is working as a research assistant in Dr. Jennifer Doleac's Justice Tech Lab and is also a Policy Analysis Associate Intern with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Jordan Garcia is an undergraduate student at Ithaca College majoring in Economics with a minor in Data Science. Born and raised in White Plains, New York to a mixed-status immigrant family. He developed an interest in economics and the ability to use economics to explain complex systematic inequalities that he had witnessed. He is predominantly interested in macroeconomics as it relates to international trade and migration. He hopes the AEASP will help him have a smoother transition from his undergraduate studies to his graduate studies.

Judene Josephs is a junior undergraduate student at Howard University studying Economics with a double minor in Mathematics and Political Science. Originally from Jamaica, Judene is interested in the areas of development economics, poverty, economic inequality, and areas within environmental economics.

Nayomi Her is a Hmong American rising senior pursuing dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Public Policy, with a minor in Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity at St. Catherine University. She has conducted research in education policy and labor economics, with a focus on education disparities and the economic outcomes of Asian Americans.

Department of Economics

AEASP 2023 Scholar Lamia Haque

AEASP 2023 Scholar Jorge Limon

AEASP 2023 Scholar Joshua Fang

AEASP 2023 Scholar Adrian Balderamos

AEASP 2023 Scholar JeQa Powe

AEASP 2023 Scholar Phineas Kiprop

AEASP 2023 Scholar Jesus Torres

AEASP 2023 Scholar Jordan Garcia

AEASP 2023 Scholar Judene Josephs

AEASP 2023 Scholar Nayomi Her