Emily Rippey joined the program in the fall of 2022. Her primary research field is health policy, focusing on social determinants of health and health inequities among historically marginalized communities. Prior to attending UNC, Emily worked as a government contractor … Continued

Cecilia Rodríguez Ingold is a Ph.D. student in Public Policy with research interests in the economics of education. She is particularly interested in the role of both personality and mental health in shaping educational outcomes. She holds a bachelor’s degree … Continued

Elizabeth is a doctoral student in Public Policy. Her research interests include international development and environmental policy, focused on alleviating energy poverty through low-carbon technologies. Before entering the Ph.D. program, Elizabeth worked for five years as an associate economist at … Continued

Sofia Hines, a native of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, studied for a B.A. in Public Policy with a minor in Social and Economic Justice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to beginning the MPP, she served … Continued

Alexis Zucker is a graduate student in the UNC Master of Public Policy program with a concentration in International Development Policy. With an undergraduate major in Global Studies (International Economics, Trade, and Development specializing in Latin America) and a minor … Continued

Zach Clemmons is a graduate student in the Master of Public Policy Program with a concentration in Human Welfare, Labor Markets, and Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From Burlington, NC, studied at UNC-CH with majors … Continued

Melissa Peters is a graduate student in the Master of Public Policy program with a concentration in Environment and Human Welfare. She attended UNC as an undergraduate where she pursued a B.A. in Public Policy and History. Before the MPP, … Continued

Caitlyn (she/her) pursued a B.A. in Media Journalism and Political Science with a public policy minor from UNC-Chapel Hill. The Mooresville, N.C. native studies inequity within policy and politics and how institutions like the media can better serve underrepresented and … Continued

Ameena Hester, with a Bachelor’s degree from UNC, where she a majored in Public Policy and minored in Environmental Justice and Data Science, has examined disparate health outcomes in Black farmers, environmental justice implications of floodplain buyouts, and spatial data’s … Continued

Jillian Everhart (she/her) is from Lexington, North Carolina, and has been a Tar Heel ever since she can remember. With a major in Public Policy and Political Science and minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, she is interested in studying … Continued