Ph.D. Students

is a second-year Ph.D. student of policy studies at the University of Maryland. He is currently working with Steve Fetter and Nancy Gallagher to research energy choices of the developing world. In collaboration with Yun Zhou of the Center for

is a second-year Ph.D. student of policy studies at the University of Maryland. He is currently working with Steve Fetter and Nancy Gallagher to research energy choices of the developing world. In collaboration with Yun Zhou of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), he is also testing the link between different measures of advancement in the energy sector. They hope that correlations between these measures, even if approximate, can put meaningful limits on theoretical expectations from development of the energy sector in some countries. Prior to attending UMD, Khosrow was a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. He began his exploration of policy analysis in 2006 with a Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He obtained a M.Sc. degree in astrophysical sciences in 2005, a Carnegie-Princeton graduate fellowship for his work on x-ray properties of anomalous clusters of galaxies in summer 2004, and a first-year graduate fellowship from Princeton University in 2003. Khosrow holds a B.Sc. degree with honors from the Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology in Iran. He was awarded the gold medal in the National Iranian Collegiate Olympics of Physics in 2001.

is a Senior Economist and Policy Analyst in the Global Climate Change Program at the EPRI. He is currently the senior project manager on EPRI’s effort to develop a new U.S. regional energy-economic model that will assess the impact of climate and

is a Senior Economist and Policy Analyst in the Global Climate Change Program at the EPRI. He is currently the senior project manager on EPRI’s effort to develop a new U.S. regional energy-economic model that will assess the impact of climate and energy policies on the electric power sector, the energy system, and the economy. On international issues, Mr. de la Chesnaye’s work is focused on assessing the transfer of climate mitigation technologies related to climate change policies. Mr. de la Chesnaye is currently a member of a National Academies of Sciences Panel which is charged with writing a report to Congress on assessing strategies to limit future climate change. The report is due to be completed in early 2010. Prior to joining EPRI, Mr. de la Chesnaye was the Chief Climate Economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was responsible for developing and applying EPA’s economic models for domestic and international climate change policy analysis. He led EPA’s efforts to produce the agency’s first independent economic analysis of a climate policy, the McCain-Lieberman bill of 2007. Subsequent analyses were completed in 2008 on the Bingaman-Specter and Lieberman-Warner bills. Mr. de la Chesnaye was a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report and was a co-editor of Human-Induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment published by Cambridge Univ. Press (2007). He also was a co-editor of “Multigas Mitigation and Climate Policy” an Energy Journal Special Issue (2006). Mr. de la Chesnaye is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy at the University of Maryland. He holds graduate degrees in Environmental Science from Johns Hopkins University and in Economics from American University, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Norwich University, The Military College of Vermont.

is a Ph.D. student in the International Development concentration. She holds a M.A. in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, U.K., and a M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Development Studies) from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences,

is a Ph.D. student in the International Development concentration. She holds a M.A. in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, U.K., and a M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Development Studies) from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Her research interests lie in poverty and well-being, gender and development, and democratization. She has also worked as an analyst in McKinsey & Company and interned at the Global Development Network.

is currently a fourth year Ph.D. student in the School of Public Policy. His primary field is International Development, and his research interests include subjective well-being, inequality and migration. Alexandru holds a Master of Science in Foreign

is currently a fourth year Ph.D. student in the School of Public Policy. His primary field is International Development, and his research interests include subjective well-being, inequality and migration. Alexandru holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University. Prior to joining the School of Public Policy he worked on issues of investment climate, aid allocation and fragile states at the World Bank in Washington, DC.

is an Air Force officer pursuing a Ph.D. in international security and economic policy. He has taught history at the U.S. Air Force Academy and intelligence studies at the National Defense Intelligence College. He recently won a Pat Tillman Memorial

is an Air Force officer pursuing a Ph.D. in international security and economic policy. He has taught history at the U.S. Air Force Academy and intelligence studies at the National Defense Intelligence College. He recently won a Pat Tillman Memorial Foundation Scholarship, and he has presented conference papers in Israel, Norway, Belgium, and South Korea. His assignments have included Australia, Germany, Hawaii, Colorado, Saudi Arabia, and Washington, DC. An avid musician and accomplished song writer, he is also researching a book on the life of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall.

born in 1979, is a development studies scholar working with the University of Maryland, the World Bank and Georgetown University researching on governance transformations related to knowledge society and political economy of development.

born in 1979, is a development studies scholar working with the University of Maryland, the World Bank and Georgetown University researching on governance transformations related to knowledge society and political economy of development. He has received a Bachelor of Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (2002), Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Arts in International Relations from Syracuse University both sponsored by a World Bank full scholarship (2006) and is working with economics Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling on his dissertation toward a Ph.D. in Policy Studies and International Development at the University of Maryland, College Park. Among the highlights of his experience are serving as a project manager and advisor to the Iran Minister of Youth Affairs (2003-2004), Mayor of Tehran (2002-2003) and the Deputy-Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (2002-2003), working for several units of the World Bank and the United Nations, and acting as a national Focal Point for the United Nations IYV (2001). During his involvement with the Iranian civil society, he cofounded Iran Civil Society House – an umbrella organization like a chamber of commerce for the coalitions of NGOs – and the Iran Youth NGOs Network. Mr. Farmanesh also has been involved in the United Nations (UNEP - UN-Habitat) Governing Councils and was a member of the United Nations Environment Program Advisory Council. He also worked in an advisory role for the Managing Board of the Conference of NGOs with Consultative Status with the UN and has published several papers including a report published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs on the Millennium Development Goals and several papers on the impact of scale economies on spatial allocation of economic activities by the World Bank Social and Economic Development Group.

is a Ph.D. student in the ISEP program of the Public Policy department. He studies financial crises and his adviser is Carmen Reinhart. He also works as a financial economist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In his free time, he serves on

is a Ph.D. student in the ISEP program of the Public Policy department. He studies financial crises and his adviser is Carmen Reinhart. He also works as a financial economist at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In his free time, he serves on the board of the Esperanza Education Fund, which provides college scholarships for immigrants in the Washington, D.C. metro area. He has an M.A. in economics from Tufts University and a B.A. in English from Carleton College.

is a 2nd year PhD student specializing in environmental policy. Her main research interests lie in analyzing organizational and institutional dimensions relevant to targeted environmental policies, such as those concerning agriculture and energy.

is a 2nd year PhD student specializing in environmental policy. Her main research interests lie in analyzing organizational and institutional dimensions relevant to targeted environmental policies, such as those concerning agriculture and energy. She is working on a collaborative project with Germany to assess regional economic, political, and environmental vulnerabilities to climate change. Daria hopes to incorporate her background interests and experience into her PhD research. She holds an MS in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland, a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and has experience in land use planning and water resource management. Daria is concurrently a research affiliate with the University of Maryland’s Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER).

comes to the University of Maryland from The Advocacy Project (AP), a DC-based human rights organization with which she consulted for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict and People Building Peace and worked as AP's

comes to the University of Maryland from The Advocacy Project (AP), a DC-based human rights organization with which she consulted for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict and People Building Peace and worked as AP's Outreach and Fellowship Coordinator before becoming Deputy Director in 2006. She also spent a summer working for AP at the Dzeno Association, AP's Roma partner in the Czech Republic. Before graduating from Georgetown University with an M.S. in Foreign Service and a certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies, Stacy was a research assistant at the Institute for the Study of International Migration and interned at the Center for Democracy and the Third Sector. She has also taught in Brazil and in an urban night school in Massachusetts. She graduated as valedictorian from Syracuse University in 2000 with BAs in Television/Radio/Film, English and Textual Studies, and French. She is now working on her Ph.D. in Public Policy with a concentration in international development and a special interest in human rights and international education policy.

is a doctoral candidate in Policy Studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. His concentration is International Security and Economic Policy, and he has completed the university's certification requirements for 'Multi-Track

is a doctoral candidate in Policy Studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. His concentration is International Security and Economic Policy, and he has completed the university's certification requirements for 'Multi-Track Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation' and the 'Committee on Politics, Philosophy, and Public Policy.' Lamb's research focuses on the microdynamics of legitimacy and stabilization in "fragile" states, "ungoverned" areas, "feral" cities, and other environments where terrorism, civil conflict, criminal trafficking, and other dangerous processes threaten local noncombatants and, often, regional or global security. Securing such places against gangs, militias, terrorists, and other violent actors usually requires a strategy for legitimizing a moderate, responsible government. Such strategies often fail, however, because few people understand how legitimation actually works at the street level. Most scholarship focuses on the legitimacy of the state and operates at the level of general theory, providing scant guidance to policy makers on how to influence populations who live where no state governs. Lamb's research seeks to fill this gap in scholarship by studying the microdynamics of legitimacy: how attitudes about legitimacy emerge, how they change, and how those changes affect stabilization efforts. His objective is to develop a conceptual model of the micro- or multi-level dynamics of legitimacy and stabilization, and a policy tool (a "field guide to street legitimacy") targeted to people involved in efforts to stabilize violent places, to help them understand how legitimacy-building works at the street level. Lamb co-managed and wrote the final report for the Ungoverned Areas Project under the U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Before entering the University of Maryland, he worked for nine years as a journalist covering policy, technology, human rights, and trade, and won a National Press Club award in 2001 for his work on consumer issues at USAToday.com. He earned a B.A. from Gettysburg College in an interdisciplinary program in ethics, politics, and society in 1993, and is currently conducting field research in South America, where he lives with his wife, Amy Muhlbach.

is currently a third year Ph.D. student in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland focusing on collaborative networks and nonprofits. She serves as the Assistant Director of the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program. In

is currently a third year Ph.D. student in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland focusing on collaborative networks and nonprofits. She serves as the Assistant Director of the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program. In addition, she has a ten hour graduate graduate assistantship with the new initiative around philanthropy and nonprofit management. Prior to coming to Maryland, she served as the Assistant Director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement in the University of Georgia 's Terry College of Business. In this role Jennifer assisted with all areas of the Institute including working with their two undergraduate leadership programs, planning and coordinating a study abroad program to Tanzania Africa, and working with various corporate and community partners of the ILA. Jennifer holds both a Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.

is a first-year doctoral student at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and a research assistant at CISSM, focusing on U.S.-Russian security cooperation. From 2007-2009, she was a research associate at the Monterey Institute's James

is a first-year doctoral student at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and a research assistant at CISSM, focusing on U.S.-Russian security cooperation. From 2007-2009, she was a research associate at the Monterey Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Monterey, CA. Her research focused on nuclear and missile developments in Russia and the NIS states and U.S. nonproliferation policies, particularly civil highly enriched uranium minimization. She also managed and provided technical support for several nonproliferation databases for the Nuclear Threat Initiative's research library. Prior to joining CNS in Monterey, Anya was a research assistant at the Center's Washington, D.C., office, where she worked on export control and cruise missile proliferation issues. She also previously interned at the Institute for Defense & Disarmament Studies and the Brookings Institution. Anya's work has appeared in The Nonproliferation Review, the online Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, WMD Insights, and the Russian-language trade journal Eksport Vooruzheniy. She holds an MPIA in security and intelligence studies from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and a BA in political science from Thiel College. Anya is originally from Tula, Russia.

joined the Maryland School of Public Policy’s PhD program in September 2009, with the specialization in Management, Finance and Leadership (MFL). His research interest includes public management (focus on public-private partnership,

joined the Maryland School of Public Policy’s PhD program in September 2009, with the specialization in Management, Finance and Leadership (MFL). His research interest includes public management (focus on public-private partnership, collaborative network, and public sector reform), public policy analysis and research methods. He graduated from Peking University in China in July 2009. He holds a B.A. in Economics and a M.A. in Public Administration.

is currently an adjunct professor in Political Science at Brigham Young University. Her most recent position was as the Senior Governance Advisor at the U.S. Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), U.S Army War College

is currently an adjunct professor in Political Science at Brigham Young University. Her most recent position was as the Senior Governance Advisor at the U.S. Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), U.S Army War College (USAWC). As a senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), she has had extensive experience in conflict and post-conflict countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. She has served in Jamaica, El Salvador, Liberia, Nicaragua, and Cambodia, as well as Bosnia and Iraq. Ms. Merrill was the first USAID representative to the USAWC and PKSOI in 2005. In 2002-03, she was selected to lead a USAID-wide Taskforce on U.S. Foreign Aid in the National Interest, an examination of the successes and failures of foreign aid and the role of aid in U.S. foreign policy. In her overseas assignments, she was Acting Mission Director, Cambodia, and held senior level positions in missions in El Salvador, Liberia, Nicaragua, and Cambodia. She is an expert in post-conflict reconstruction and governance, conflict prevention and mitigation, and economic stabilization and recovery.

is a student in the PhD program at MSPP with a research focus in energy and climate policy. Russell’s undergraduate degree is from James Madison University where he majored in Integrated Science and Technology (B.S.), and he has received a Master’s

is a student in the PhD program at MSPP with a research focus in energy and climate policy. Russell’s undergraduate degree is from James Madison University where he majored in Integrated Science and Technology (B.S.), and he has received a Master’s in Public Policy (M.P.P.) from Georgetown University. Russell is also a Senior Associate with ICF International where he works with policy issues related to fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. Russell Meyer is originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and has been living in the D.C. metro area for the past five years.

is a Doctoral Student in Public Policy, specializing in International Development, and a Senior Research Analyst at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. A Peruvian national, Mario’s research focuses in both the governance of aid and governance at

is a Doctoral Student in Public Policy, specializing in International Development, and a Senior Research Analyst at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. A Peruvian national, Mario’s research focuses in both the governance of aid and governance at the local level, with particular emphasis in the links between them, and the effect of public or aid funded programs for improving governance on inequality, local participation and, more generally, opportunity. Mario’s experience includes fieldwork in South Sudan, Ethiopia, India, Peru, Brazil and Mexico; work with the FAO in Rome, the IDB in Washington DC, non-profits and public sector. He still dreams of having his own TV show on the Travel Channel or Discovery, focusing on development issues, and is always ready to grab his backpack and leave as far as possible.

is PhD Candidate in Policy Studies at the Maryland School of Public Policy. His dissertation assesses the effect of intergovernmental transfers on macroeconomic stability, with an application to Peru, under the direction of Professor Carmen

is PhD Candidate in Policy Studies at the Maryland School of Public Policy. His dissertation assesses the effect of intergovernmental transfers on macroeconomic stability, with an application to Peru, under the direction of Professor Carmen Reinhart. Axel is a native Argentine and he is currently residing in Peru, where he works as Fiscal and Municipal Management Specialist for the Inter American Development Bank.

worked for 3 years with the Indian Missile R & D establishment before coming to the University of Maryland for his Master's in Engineering and Public Policy. During his 3 years in India he worked in the areas of missile astrodynamics and modeling. He

worked for 3 years with the Indian Missile R & D establishment before coming to the University of Maryland for his Master's in Engineering and Public Policy. During his 3 years in India he worked in the areas of missile astrodynamics and modeling. He was also involved in the development of a ballistic missile defense system architecture. It is during this time that his interest in space weapons and arms control developed. He joined the MEPP program and worked with the Union of Concerned Scientists to investigate anti-satellite issues. He is now pursuing his doctoral studies at CISSM, investigating space weapons and space security issues.

graduated cum laude with M.A. in American Studies from the State University for Humanities, School of World Politics (Moscow, Russia) in 2006. He first joined the MSPP community in 2007 as a Research Assistant at CISSM within the exchange

graduated cum laude with M.A. in American Studies from the State University for Humanities, School of World Politics (Moscow, Russia) in 2006. He first joined the MSPP community in 2007 as a Research Assistant at CISSM within the exchange program between the center and ISKRAN (Institute for US and Canada Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia). While in Moscow Anton interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and ISKRAN. He is completing his dissertation in Economics on the role of the United States and Japan in South-East Asian economy at ISKRAN (ABD) and is now pursuing a second Ph.D. degree at MSPP focusing on Russian policy toward the states of the Former Soviet Union. His interests also include security dialogue between U.S., E.U., Russia, and China.

is a second year PhD student with a focus in social policy. He currently works at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation as a social science analyst specializing in quantitative

is a second year PhD student with a focus in social policy. He currently works at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation as a social science analyst specializing in quantitative analysis of welfare, child care, and poverty –related issues. Kendall is interested in researching topics related to low-income families and hopes to continue his career in this area after graduation.

is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland. He is currently a Graduate Research Fellow in the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, focusing on arms control and nonproliferation issues.

is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland. He is currently a Graduate Research Fellow in the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, focusing on arms control and nonproliferation issues. As an employee of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Chuck spent over six years helping the US Department of Defense manage the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Specifically, he supported program management and policy development for the Russian CTR nuclear weapons safety and security program. He continues to consult for DoD through SAIC. Chuck received his MA from The George Washington University in security policy and his BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.

is a first-year doctoral student at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, with specialization in International Development. He has intensive research interests in development economics and labor economics, with specialty in income inequality

is a first-year doctoral student at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, with specialization in International Development. He has intensive research interests in development economics and labor economics, with specialty in income inequality and job polarizaiton. His research on “the contribution of social networks to income inequality for rual households in China” has been included in the discussion papers of Hitotosubashi University’s Institute of Economic Research in Japan and published in China Economic Quarterly, a leading Chinese economic journal. Jianzhi holds a MA in Labor Economics from School of Economics at Fudan University and a BA in Business Administration and minor in Finance from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics.