A full listing of alumni from the Mercatus PhD Fellowship with their initial positions and institutions following graduation.
Class of 2023
Steven Brownell
Economist
SAG Corporation
Peter Hazlett
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics
New York University
Karras J. Lambert
Sarah Moore
Analytics and Reporting Manager
CVS Health
Xuhao "Harry" Pan
Chandler Scot Reilly
Assistant Professor of Economics
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Michael Romero
Program Manager, Academic & Student Programs
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Konstantin Zhukov
Visiting Professor of Economics
Trinity University
Class of 2022
Rachael Behr
Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics
Xavier University
Gregory Caskey
Assistant Professor of Economics
The Citadel
Kaman Ho
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nanyang Technological University
Zachary Kessler
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Alan Turing Institute
Jonathan Murphy
Instructor of Economics
Western Carolina University
Robert "Tucker" Omberg
Assistant Professor of Economics
Jacksonville University
Nathaniel Smith
Assistant Professor of Economics
Sweet Briar College
Dillon Tauzin
Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics
Chapman University
Henry Thompson
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Mississippi
Aisha Yusuf
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Amherst College
Class of 2021
Joshua Bedi
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Copenhagen Business School
Nicholas Cooper
Visiting Professor of Economics
Wake Forest University
Alex Craig
Visiting Professor of Economics
Beloit College
Nathan Goodman
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Economics
New York University
Andrew Humphries
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL)
Arizona State University
Clara Jace
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis
Samford University
Scott King
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
John Kroencke
Research Fellow
Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics
Maggie Lehr
Senior Commercial Strategy Researcher
Alaska Airlines
Louis Rouanet
Assistant Professor of Economics
Western Kentucky University
Kaitlyn Woltz
Visiting Professor Economics
Claremont McKenna College
Class of 2020
Elif Demiral
Assistant Professor of Economics; Research Fellow
Austin Peay State University; Harvard Kennedy School
Abigail Devereaux
Assistant Professor of Economics; Research Fellow
Wichita State University; Institute for the Study of Economic Growth
Tate Fegley
Postdoctoral Associate
Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh
Anthony Good
Economist
U.S. Geological Survey
Joshua Ingber
Assistant Professor of Economics
Northern Michigan University
Peter Jacobsen
Assistant Professor of Economics and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute
Ottawa University
Jordan Lofthouse
Associate Director, Academic & Student Programs; Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Class of 2019
Fernando Arteaga
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvania
Bryan Cutsinger
Assistant Professor of Economics; Research Assistant Professor and Assistant Director
Angelo State University; Free Market Institute
Dylan Dellisanti
Lecturer; Adjunct Professor
DC Central Detention Facility through Georgetown University’s Prison Scholars Program; NOVA Community College
August Hardy
Assistant Professor
Sweet Briar College
Daniel Kling
Visiting Professor of Economics
St. Nobert College
Linan Peng
Postdoctoral Fellow
Texas Tech University/Free Market Institute
Ennio Piano
Assistant Professor of Economics
Middle Tennesee State University/Political Economy Research Institute
Garrett Wood
Assistant Professor of Economics
Virginia Wesleyan University
Class of 2018
Colin Doran
Senior Consultant
Regulatory Economics Group, LLC
Eric Hammer
Assistant Professor of Economics
Hamline University
Colin Harris
Tomson Family Assistant Professor of Law and Economics
St. Olaf College
Cameron Harwick
Assistant Professor of Economics
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
David Lucas
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Syracuse University; Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society
Raymond Niles
Assistant Professor
DePauw University
Joshua Pierson
Attorney
Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Paola Suarez
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
SUNY Purchase College
Class of 2017
Joy Buchanan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Samford University
Scott Burns
Assistant Professor of Business and Economics
Ursinus College
Rosolino Candela
Postdoctoral Research Associate; Lecturer of Economics
Brown University
Trey Carson
Visiting Assistant Professor in Economics
Hampden-Sydney College
Alexander Cartwright
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ferris State University
James Caton
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Center for the Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise; North Dakota State University
Anna Faria
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Caleb Fuller
Assistant Professor of Economics
Grove City College
Julia Norgaard
Assistant Professor of Economics
Pepperdine University
Sarah Oh
Research Fellow
Technology Policy Institute
Megan Teague
Assistant Professor of Economics
West Chester University
Jessi Troyan
Development Director
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
Meg Tuszynski
Research Assistant Professor
O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom at Southern Methodist University
Joshua Wojnilower
Research Assistant
IMF
Class of 2016
Ginny Choi
Assistant Professor of Economics
Saint Vincent College
Patrick Newman
Assistant Professor of Economics; Fellow
Florida Southern University; Center for Free Enterprise
Rutger van Bergrem
Chief Scientist
B2B Liquidity Network
Vipin Veetil
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Paris
Class of 2015
Nick Bormann
Financial Consultant
AXA Advisors, LLC
Robert Cavender
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Gettysburg College
Laura Grube
Assistant Professor of Economics
Beloit College
Abigail Hall Blanco
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Tampa
Lotta Moberg
Macroeconomic Analyst
William Blair & Company
Kyle O'Donnell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economcs
James Madison University
Liya Palagashvili
Assistant Professor of Economics
SUNY Purchase College; NYU School of Law
Jake Russ
Visiting Assistant Professor
Florida Gulf Coast University
Solomon Stein
Research Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Vlad Tarko
Assistant Professor of Economics
Dickinson College
Class of 2014
Zac Gochenour
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Western Carolina University
David Hebert
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ferris State University
Olga Nicoara
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Denison University
Alexander Salter
Assistant Professor of Economics
Berry College
Class of 2013
Charity-Joy Acchiardo
Assistant Professor
Transylvania University
Simon Bilo
Assistant Professor
Allegheny College
Thomas Duncan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Radford University
Jesse Gastelle
Visiting Assistant Professor
Purchase College
Arielle John
Assistant Professor of Economics
Beloit College
Ryan Langrill
Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory University
Jayme Lemke
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Brown University
Shruti Rajagopalan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Purchase College, State University of New York
Dima Yazji Shamoun
Assistant Professor of Economics
Southwestern University
Class of 2012
Jared Barton
Associate Professor of Economics
California State University Channel Islands
Nicholas Curott
Assistant Professor of Economics
SUNY Delhi
Brian Hollar
Associate Professor of Economics
Marymount University
Emilia Istrate
Director of Research and Outreach
National Association of Counties
William Luther
Assistant Professor of Economics
Kenyon College
Sophia Pan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Nicholas Snow
Senior Lecturer
The Ohio State University
Class of 2011
Jason Aimone
Assistant Professor of Economics
Baylor University
Jason Arentz
Adjunct Professor of Economics and Supply Chain Management
University of Arkansas
Michael Clark
Associate Professor of Economics
Hillsdale College
Alexander Fink
Postdoctoral Fellow
Max Planck Institute of Economics-Jena
Li Hao
Assistant Professor of Economics
Sam M. Walton College of Business
Thomas Hogan
Assistant Professor of Economics
West Texas A&M University
Petrik Runst
Visiting Assistant Professor
St. Lawrence University
Triyakshana Seshadri
Visiting Assistant Professor
Denison University
Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor of Economics
Troy University
Class of 2010
Syed Ali Hasanain
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Lahore University of Management Servcies
Erik Kimbrough
Associate Professor of Economics
Maastricht University
Geoffrey Lea
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Illinois-Springfield
David Skarbek
Searle Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science
Duke University
Tyler Watts
Instructor of Economics
Ball State University
Class of 2009
Jennifer Dirmeyer
Assistant Professor of Economics
Hampden-Sydney College
William Gavin Ekins
Research Economist
Center for Neuropolicy
Joshua Hill
Assistant Business Professor
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
Jeremy Horpedahl
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
St Lawrence University
Adam Martin
Postdoctoral Fellow
New York University
Emily Skarbek
Assistant Professor of Economics
San Jose State University
Michael Thomas
Researcher
Utah State University
Diana Thomas
Associate Professor of Economics
Utah State University
Class of 2008
Daniel D'Amico
Assistant Professor of Economics
Loyola University
Class of 2007
Diego Aycinena
Assistant Professor
Universidad Francisco Marroquin
Thomas Durant
Adjunct Professor
New York University
Anthony Evans
Affiliate Professor
ESCP Europe Business School
Nikolai Wenzel
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Florida Gulf Coast University
Class of 2006
Francisco Aparicio
Professor and Researcher
Center for Economic Research and Education (CIDE)/Division of Political Studies
Anne Bradley
Economic Analyst
Central Intelligence Agency
Stephen Miller
Associate Professor of Economics
Western Carolina University
Ryan Oprea
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Class of 2005
Bridget Butkevich
Analyst
State Department
Christopher Coyne
Assistant Professor of Economics
Hampden-Sydney College
Stephen Daley
Director of Market Based Management
Koch Industries, Inc.
Peter Leeson
Assistant Professor of Economics
West Virginia University
Erik Tallroth
Consultant
McKinsey & Company
Class of 2004
Scott Beaulier
Assistant Professor of Economics
Mercer University
Juan Pablo Couyoumdjian Nettle
Faculty
Universidad del Desarrollo/Department of Economics
Michael Giberson
Economist
Potomac Economics
Adolfo Laurenti
Senior Economist
LaSalle Bank
David Mitchell
Visiting Professor of Economics
St Mary's College of California
Christine Polek
Senior Associate
The Brattle Group
Class of 2003
Eric Crampton
Lecturer
University of Canterbury
Nadine Jeserich
Research Fellow
Hudson Institute
Benjamin Powell
Associate Professor of Economics
San Jose State University
Virgil Storr
Chief Information Officer
TSD Communications
John Subrick
Research Associate
University of Maryland
Class of 2002
Jonathan Klick
Assistant Professor
Florida State University
Maria Paganelli
Visiting Assistant Professor
Yeshiva University
Gary Shiffman
Professor
Greenberg Taurig, LLP
Dean Stansel
Assistant Professor of Economics
Florida Gulf Coast University
Edward Stringham
Associate Professor of Economics
San Jose State University
Class of 2001
Sahar Akhtar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Catherine Gilanshah
Economist
Enterprise Development International
Joseph Johnson
Adjunct Research Fellow
U.S. Census Bureau/Office of Economic Research
Dmytro Kulchitsky
Associate Professor
American University of Kuwait
Alan Lockard
Lecturer
James Madison University
James (Brian) O'Roark
Professor of Economics and Legal Studies
Robert Morris University/Dept. of Finance and Economics
Nicola Tynan
Associate Professor of Economics
Dickinson College
Class of 2000
John Bradbury
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
North Georgia College & State Universoty
Daniel Mitchell
Senior Fellow
The Heritage Foundation
Brian Simpson
Professor
National University/Department of Finance and Economics
Class of 1999
Gail Heffernan
Economics Instructor
Florida Institute of Technology
John Tottie
Associate, M&A
Deutsche Bank
Class of 1997
T. David Burns
M.S. Information and Computing Science
University of Hawaii, Manoa/International Pacific Research Center
Edward Lopez
Professor of Economics
University of North Texas
Anthony Santelli
Chief Financial Officer
Aladdin Separation Technologies, Inc.
Gary Moon-Cheung Shiu
Editorial Writer
Apply Daily Hong Kong
Class of 1996
Keith Jakee
Visiting Research Scholar
City University of Stockholm
Wayne Leighton
Senior Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
Ian Runge
Founder
Runge Pincock Minarco
Class of 1995
Pamela Shumway
Wayne Winegarden
Economist
National Association of Federal Credit Unions
Class of 1994
Lee Coppock
Professor of Economics
Hillsdale College
Ralph Rector
Senior Research Fellow and Project Manager
Heritage Foundation
Alexander Tabarrok
Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics; Associate Professor
George Mason University/Department of Economics
Zenon Zygmont
Assistant Professor of Economics
Western Oregon University
Class of 1993
Howard Baetjer
Lecturer
Towson University/Department of Economics
Emily Chamlee-Wright
Professor of Economics
Beloit College
Michael McDonald
Economist
Capital Economics
Nimai Mehta
Faculty
University of the Philippines
Gary O'Callaghan
IMF
Mark Perry
Professor of Finance and Business Economics
University of Michigan, Flint/Dept. of Economics
Daniel Sutter
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Oklahoma
Class of 1992
Tony Caporale
Professor of Economics and Finance
University of Dayton/School of Business
Fred Foldvary
Lecturer
Santa Clara University
Kurt Schuler
Consultant
Class of 1991
Michael Becker
Attorney
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Shigeto Naka
Faculty
Hiroshima City University, Japan
Class of 1990
Steven Horwitz
Assistant Professor and Dana Fellow
St Lawrence University
Frederick Oerther
Assistant Professor of Economics
Greensboro College
Class of 1989
Peter Boettke
Assistant Professor of Economics
New York University
Karen Palasek
Assistant Professor of Economics
Tuskegee University
David Prychitko
Assistant Professor of Economics
SUNY-Oswego
Class of 1988
Jerry Ellig
Research Director
CSE Foundation
Class of 1987
Wayne Brough
Economist
Legal Services Corporation
Arthur Fleisher
Assistant Professor
Metropolitan State University of Denver/Dept. of Economics
Deborah Walker
Associate Professor of Economics
Loyola University
Class of 1986
Roy Cordato
Senior Economist
The Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation
Wayne Gable
Managing Director of Federal Affairs
Koch Industries, Inc.
Brian Goff
Assistant Professor
Western Kentucky University
Graeme Littler
Editor; Research Fellow
Central Bank Watch; Mises Institute