AEASP 2024 Faculty Yusra Alkasasbeh

I am a newly minted Economic PhD graduate. My main areas of interest are growth and development, applied microeconomics, inequality of opportunity, labor market discrimination, and education inequality. I received my MA and PhD from the Department of Economics at Howard University in Washington, DC. Before starting the PhD, I received my master’s in Finance and Banking from the Institute of Banking studies in Amman, Jordan.

AEASP 2024 Faculty Felipe Juan

Felipe Juan is an incoming postdoctoral scholar at the Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society (E2S2) at Howard University. His research focuses are in labor and urban economics. Specifically, his research focuses on equitable access to unemployment insurance and how eligibility requirements impact unemployment benefit recipiency rates.

AEASP 2024 Fellow Darien Kearney

Darien Kearney is a Ph.D. student in economics at Howard University focusing on Behavioral Economics. Darien started his academic journey at Sam Houston State University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Banking Services (double major) and a Master of Business Administration in Finance.

AEASP 2024 Fellow  Le Nguyen

Le Thi Nguyen, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at Howard University, brings a distinguished academic background from Vietnam, having secured the first rank in both B.S. and M.A. degrees. With an impressive 14 years of experience in research, teaching, and writing book chapters in microeconomics and macroeconomics, her expertise lies in analyzing the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on economic growth. She extends this knowledge to the micro-level, studying customer and firm behavior and researching policies to enhance export activities in Vietnam.

AEASP 2024 Fellow Claudia Njilla

I am Claudia Njilla, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at Howard University in Washington D.C. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Economics Management and a Master's degree in Banking and Finance from the Catholic University of Central Africa in Cameroon. Before joining the Ph.D. program in Economics, I've accumulated 10 years of experience in Banking sector with focused in Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Syndicated Loan, KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Risk Management and more...

AEASP 2024 Fellow Subodh Pandey

Subodh Raj Pandey is a doctoral student at the Department of Economics at Howard University in Washington, DC, specializing in Labor and Urban economics. His prior research experience lies within the realm of food safety, food wastage, climate change, and consumer behavior. He aims to contribute meaningfully to the development of an economically viable and equitable society by narrowing the economic disparity between the privileged and marginalized through productivity growth. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing games, and watching movies.

AEASP 2024 Fellow Tonisha Luster

I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at Howard University. I have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a Master’s of Science in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University, were I was the first African American female to graduate from the program. I’ve worked for the federal government for over 14 years. My current research of interest is Health Economics. Upon completion of the Ph.D.

AEASP 2024 Fellow Vincent Cobb

I am a native New Yorker, that currently resides in Maryland. I have previously worked, as a Math teacher for 10 years, and a government accountant for 15 years. I enjoy: reading, running, singing, and watching movies. Finding economics as my eventual study was a semesters-long process, as I transitioned from engineering to math, and then finally to economics. Economics allowed me to marry my passion for demographics with my affinity for math, into a study that spoke to most of my interest

American Economic Association Summer Program 2024 Fellows

AEASP 2024 Faculty Jevay Grooms

Dr. Jevay Grooms is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Howard University. She is an applied microeconomist with research that lies at the intersection of public economics, health economics, and studies of poverty and inequality.