PhD Students

PhD in Public Policy

Istiakh is a PhD student in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. He has completed both his BSS and MSS in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University. His study in anthr…

PhD in Public Policy

Johan is a PhD student in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. He earned a BS in Agroindustrial Engineering from Universidad de San Buenaventura in Cali, Colombia. He a…

PhD in Public Policy

Maddie Craig-Scheckman is a PhD student and research assistant at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, where she focuses on climate change and global governance policy. She holds a Master’s degree from the George Washi…

PhD in Public Policy

Alaina is a PhD candidate in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. She earned her BA in agricultural and environmental International Development Studies at McGill Univer…

PhD in Public Policy

Lee-Gray Boze is a PhD student in Public Policy focusing on science policy. He is interested in how science and research are applied through policy to address social problems, and how to reconcile the disconnect between the two. …

PhD in Public Policy

Dipa Desai is a PhD student in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. She is curious about the connections among current climate change, social injustice, and economic in…

PhD in Public Policy

Gerardo is a PhD student in the Public Policy program with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience, working on research on flood resilience and stakeholder engagement projects in River Basins in the U.S. to include local voices in policy-mak…

PhD in Public Policy

Forrest is a PhD student in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Urban and Regional Policy. He is broadly interested in how policies shape behavior and how behavior shapes social trends and systems. …

PhD in Public Policy

David is a doctoral student within the Policy School at Northeastern University pursuing his PhD in Public Policy. He is a passionate food justice advocate who believes that food can be used as a unifier, community builder, and a tool for empowerment…

PhD in Public Policy

Mohsin is a PhD student of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. He is broadly interested in the political economy, and particularly how ethno-political conflict affects …

PhD in Public Policy

Sushant is a PhD Candidate in Public Policy and a Harvard STS Fellow. He is broadly interested in the history and politics of science and technology related policy issues and their implications for society. His doctoral research examines why the idea…

PhD in Public Policy

Kishan Narayan is a PhD student in Public Policy at Northeastern University. His research delves into the intricate relationship between Development Economics and Public Policy.   Before joining Northeastern, he earned his Master’s in Applied Ec…

PhD in Public Policy

Elijah is a PhD student in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs with a concentration in Urban and Regional Policy. Elijah recently completed his MPA at Florida State University where his studies focused on civic engagement, community policin…

PhD in Public Policy

Vivek is a PhD student in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Urban and Regional Policy. His research work is informed by his previous engagements with various NGOs and research organizations in Ind…

PhD in Public Policy

Josh Rosen is a computational social scientist and applied statistician pursuing his doctoral studies in Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. His research focuses on causal inference, Bayesian modeling, and harne…

PhD in Public Policy

Gloria is a PhD candidate in Public Policy concentrating in Sustainability and Resilience. She moved to Boston, MA from Miami, FL. Her dissertation research focuses on the global transition to the circular economy and how this transition has been aff…

PhD in Public Policy

Yutong Si is a PhD candidate in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. Her research expertise centers on the topics of energy justice, climate communication, social media, computational m…

PhD in Public Policy

Olga is a PhD student in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Siberian Federal University, Russia, and a Master of Arts…

PhD in Public Policy

Carmella is a PhD student in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Sustainability and Resilience. She holds a BA in International Development Studies and Political Science from McGill University, and …

PhD in Public Policy

Yimeng Yang is a PhD student in Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, with a concentration in Urban and Regional Policy. He earned a BArch from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, a MSc in Engineering and…