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Alicia Sasser Modestino Named J-PAL North America Evidence Champion

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Headshot of Alicia Sasser Modestino.
Headshot of Alicia Sasser Modestino.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics, Research Director of the Dukakis Center, and member of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Executive Committee, has been named a J-PAL North America Evidence Champion—the second annual award to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of evidence-based policymaking.

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