AEASP 2022 Scholar Victoria Garcia

Victoria Garcia is an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania.  As a freshman, she wanted answers as to why her mixed immigrant family came to the USA and why their success in this country differed so much.  She stumbled into economics and international relations and was fascinated by the frameworks that described socioeconomic inequalities at every scale, from neighborhoods to the international community.  She's used her time as an undergrad to gain a broad understanding of international history and is digging d

AEASP 2022 Scholar Alejandro Dominguez

Alex Dominguez is a rising junior economics and computer science double major who plans on using economic policy to improve the living standards and economic mobility. Originally from Healdsburg, California, he now attends Goucher College in Baltimore Maryland. Having debated on several fronts when it comes to international issues across the country, he is well versed in global conflicts and the destructive results they have on the freedoms and rights of individuals.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Alisha DeVore

Alisha DeVore is a sophomore Economics major and Statistics and Data Science minor at Loyola Marymount University. Her time in undergrad has been strongly influenced by the female economics faculty, motivating her to pursue a Ph.D. in economics with hopes of becoming a professor. In addition to her undergraduate studies, she is a Ronald E. McNairs Scholar, Academic Community of Excellence Scholar, and treasurer of the Pre-Law Honor Society Phi Delta Phi. She looks forward to making lifelong connections at the AEA Summer Program.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Cameron Deal

Cameron Deal is a second-year student and Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar at Vanderbilt University, where he is pursuing a double major in Mathematics and Public Policy Studies. He conducts research at the LGBT Policy Lab on a variety of topics in health policy, political science, and economics that intersect queer populations. His research on health disparities and the effects of policy on LGBTQ youth has appeared in JAMA and JAMA Pediatrics. In the future, he aspires to pursue a Ph.D.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Shannan Burton

Shannan Burton, formerly Shannan Williford, graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor's degree in Economics and a minor in Global Poverty. While at Maryland, Shannan was active in the Terp community as a member of various clubs and organizations, including her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. After graduating from Maryland, Shannan worked in various financial and business operations roles, before returning to graduate school.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Justin Anderson

I am a very ambitious, self-motivated, and driven individual. I have experience as a Student Researcher working on agricultural and economic research projects and performing data analysis. Currently, I am working towards earning my Bachelor's of Science in Agri-Business and pursuing a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Jasmine Amaniampong

Jasmine Amaniampong is a rising junior economics student at North Carolina A&T State University. She served as Sophomore Class President for the 2021-2022 academic school year and has passions that involve impact within the black community and education. Jasmine hopes to use her future degree(s) in Economics to better allocate resources to communities in need. Another passion of Jasmine's is her culture, both of her parents are from Ghana, making her a first-generation American.

AEASP 2022 Scholars

Professor Grooms' testimony on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDUS1UCLKE

Howard Magazine - An article about the Econ Department

Supply and Demand: How Howard’s Department of Economics is Paving its Own Path