AEASP 2022 Scholar Fabian Leal
Fabian Leal is an incoming 4th-year student at the University of Florida (UF). He is an Economics and Geography double-major and a Mathematics minor. Fabian is a Venezuelan-American originally from Caracas, and later grew up in Miami, FL. He is involved in and has held multiple leadership positions at UF's University Economics Society. He will also be pursuing an undergraduate honors thesis in Economics throughout his senior year.
AEASP 2022 Scholar Ava LaPlante
Ava LaPlante is a junior at St. Catherine University pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Public Policy. She is a research collaborator with Dr. Kristine West on the "Welcoming the Dear Neighbor?" economics project, a project that examines the effect of racial covenants on economic upward mobility. She has also worked as a research assistant with Dr. Caroline Krafft to coauthor a soon-to-be-published paper on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the labor force in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, and Morocco.
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Gabriela Lahera Vazquez is a first-generation college student born in Cuba. She spent her formative years both in her native country and Miami, Florida but decided to venture out of state for her undergraduate degree. She is Posse Scholar at Mount Holyoke College pursuing a major in Economics, a minor in French, and a Sustainable Studies certificate.
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Darien Kearney is a master's student of applied economics at Cornell University. Before Cornell, he earned his BBA and MBA in finance and an MS in applied psychology. His decision to become more involved in research comes from his experience as an investment analyst, where he modeled executive retirement scenarios. During this time, he observed how client moods fluctuated with the economic downturn of COVID-19, and intense discussions around portfolio restructuring increased due to client uncertainty.
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Amanda Iskin is a sophomore studying Economics with a minor in Mathematics at the College of Wooster. Originally from Brazil, she is interested in public and economic development. At the College of Wooster, she has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Economics Department and a Research Assistant for the Economics and Urban Studies Departments. She is also involved in the Wooster Women and Gender Minorities in Economics and Latinas Unidas organizations on campus. After graduating, she aspires to work as a research assistant before entering an Economics Ph.D. program.
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Amanda Iskin is a sophomore studying Economics with a minor in Mathematics at the College of Wooster. Originally from Brazil, she is interested in public and economic development. At the College of Wooster, she has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Economics Department and a Research Assistant for the Economics and Urban Studies Departments. She is also involved in the Wooster Women and Gender Minorities in Economics and Latinas Unidas organizations on campus. After graduating, she aspires to work as a research assistant before entering an Economics Ph.D. program.
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Hailing from South Carolina, Jada A. Houser is a graduate of Clemson University, holding a Bachelor's in Computer Science and a minor in Economics. She is passionate about utilizing data to advance DEIA in all spaces and to empower neglected communities. Seeking to earn a Ph.D. in economics, Jada’s primary research interests are broadly in labor and education. Her focus in these two subfields are in examining the effect of recruitment, retention, and exposure programming on local economies.
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Born and raised in New York City, Jason Harrison is an undergraduate at Ithaca college who majors in Mathematics and Economics. After pivoting away from a career in music, he hopes to pursue higher levels of education in the economics field and use the knowledge to enter economics academia and/or work in the policy world. Given the economics events since the Great Recession and after working a think tank during the pandemic, Jason has developed a strong interest in public finance and macroeconomics.
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My name is Michael Green, and I am currently a junior studying Applied Economics with a minor in history at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. Within the field of economics, I am interested in public policy and higher education. Outside of school, I enjoy reading about history and working out. I hope to one day receive my PhD in economics and eventually teach. I am excited to meet the other scholars and participate in the AEASP!
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My name is Alexander Gomez. I graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Economics and I'm currently a graduate student in Master's of Science in Quantitative Economics at San Francisco State University. Going into AEASP, I hope to develop skills that will guide me into a career at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco. I look forward to obtaining research experience and I am extremely grateful for this opportunity. Moving forward, I plan to pursue a Ph.D.
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