Manuel Schechtl is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Schechtl is a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center and a Research Affiliate with the Center for Empirical Research on Stratification … Read more

Maria Carnovale studies under what conditions technology maximizes well-being without negatively impacting individuals and communities and how policies can foster this process. She has written about the social and ethical implications of digital platforms, digital contact tracing, and more recently … Read more

Natalie Brownie, from Apex, NC, graduated from UNC in May 2024 with a B.A. in Public Policy and United States History at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is currently a Master of Public Policy student at the University of North Carolina at … Read more

Alevtina Newman is a graduate student in the UNC-CH Master of Public Policy program from Lenoir, North Carolina. In the MPP, Alevtina is on the Policy Design and Impact track, with a focus on Health Policy, Bioethics, and Human Rights. … Read more

Zoe is a 2025 Master of Public Policy Candidate from Frederick, Maryland. She completed her undergraduate career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and … Read more

Justin Teoh (he/him) is the MPP program’s first international candidate. Informing his interests in higher education access and accessibility are both his B.A. in Public Policy and Comparative Literature, which he received from UNC in 2024, and his lived experiences … Read more