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2009 Summer Fellows

To promote careers in social policy research, particularly for scholars who might otherwise be drawn to government or academe, Mathematica launched its summer fellowship program in 1992. The program supports independent, self-directed research on economic or social problems that affect minority groups. The summer fellows, all of whom are working on a Ph.D., have access to Mathematica researchers, programmers, library staff, data, and other resources to help complete their projects. This year's summer fellows are as follows:

Danielle Fumia, Ph.D. candidate in public policy and management, University of Washington. Danielle is studying race, gender, and sexual orientation inequality and its impacts on policy outcomes. Her research topic, “The Fallacy of the Black Advantage: Rethinking the Impact of Income and Wealth on Black-White Disparities in Education,” looks at the impact of income and wealth on African American educational attainment.

Daniela Pineda, Ph.D. candidate, public policy and sociology, University of Michigan. Daniela’s research topic, “Exploring the Role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Improving Latino Postsecondary Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Title V Program,” focuses on policy and institutional contexts by examining a federal program, Title V. The program aims to influenceLatino postsecondary attainment by improving institutions. She is exploring changes in Latino college enrollment and completion linked to the implementation of the Title V program.

Meghan Woo, Ph.D. candidate in society, human development, and health, Harvard University School of Public Health. Meghan’s research topic, “The Prevalence of Mental Illness in U.S. Multiracial Adults” examines the prevalence of mental health and substance use outcomes among a nationally representative sample of multiracial adults.

Read about the summer fellows program.