On the Job Market
PhD Training in Policy at Cornell University
At Cornell, students conducting policy-relevant research are trained in many departments, schools and colleges, and as a part of multiple graduate fields. Below, we list students on the job market who receive their PhD in Public Policy or who are funded by Brooks.
PhD job candidates with training in economics can also be found in the Field of Economics and Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. PhD job candidates with training in Sociology are also in the Field of Sociology
Placement Coordinator and Director of Graduate Studies: Nick Sanders
Giulia Olivero
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Olivero CV | Olivero Personal Webpage | go94@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “Gender Wage Gap and the Child Penalty”
Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics, Economics of the Family, Gender Economics, Economics of Migration
References: Douglas Miller (chair), Matthew Hall, Eleonora Patacchini, Seth Sanders
Katharine Sadowski
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Sadowski CV | Sadowski Personal Webpage | ks2373@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Childcare Firms”
Research Interests: Economics of Education, Policy Analysis, Labor Economics, Public Economics
References: Maria Fitzpatrick (chair), Douglas Miller, Rene Kizilcec
Jenna Shelton
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Shelton CV | Shelton Personal Webpage | jls699@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “What About My Brothers and Sisters?: Trends and Impacts of Kinship Care on Maltreatment Substantiation for Foster Care-Involved Youth and Their Siblings”
Research Interests: Public Policy, Child Welfare, Poverty and Inequality
References: Laura Tach (chair), Maria Fitzpatrick, Maureen Waller
Meredith Welch
PhD Candidate in Public Policy
Welch CV | Welch Personal Webpage | msw274@cornell.edu
Job Market Paper: “Financial Consequences of Student Loan Delinquency, Default, and Servicer Quality”
Research Interests: Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Consumer Finance, Gender
References: Michael Lovenheim (chair), Francine Blau, Seth Sanders, Evan Riehl