On the Job Market
PhD Training in Policy at Cornell University
Jaqueline Blair
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Economics
Job Market Paper: The Impact of Urgent Care Centers on Healthcare Utilization, Spending, and Patient Health
Research Interests: Health Economics and Labor Economics
References: Sean Nicholson (chair), Colleen Carey, Zhuan Pei,
Helen Burkhardt
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Economics
Job Market Paper: The Daughterhood Penalty: Labor Market Effects of Caring for Aging Parents
Research Interests: Labor Economics, Health Economics, and Applied Microeconomics
References: Francine Blau (Chair) Douglas Miller (co-chair), Evan Riehl, Maria Fitzpatrick
Vicente Celestino Mata, Jr.
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy
Job Market Paper: The Castling State: Protection, Punishment, and the Conservation of Capacity in U.S. Immigration Governance, 1790–2026
Research Interests: sociology of law, crime, and punishment; immigration and migration policy; and the intersections of law with race, migration status, and social inequality
References: Bryan L. Sykes (Chair), Shannon Gleeson, Matthew Hall, Susan B. Coutin, Nancy Rodriguez, Irene I. Vega
Alicia Marquez
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy
Job Market Paper: Can the Social Safety Net catch lead? The moderating effect of nutrition on prenatal lead exposure
Research Interests: Environmental Economics and Health Economics
References: Nicholas Sanders (chair), Donald Kenkel, Peter Rich
Chloe Smith
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy
Job Market Paper: The Effects of Exposure to Fentanyl on Health Outcomes of People Who Use Substances
Research Interests: Microeconomics and Health Economics
References: John Cawley (chair), Colleen Carey, Max Kapustin
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