State School Finance Fellowship

Jordan Abbott is the senior data scientist at the Education Funding Equity Initiative at New America and an incoming doctoral student in Education Data Science at Stanford University.

Sarah Caroleo, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, where she studies K–12 education policy and instructional and behavioral supports.

Samra Chaudary, Ph.D., is a professor of finance, researcher, and higher education professional with over thirteen years of experience in teaching, research, student mentorship, and academic service.

Emily Hatch is a doctoral student in Education Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt University whose research examines how state-level school finance policies shape equitable resource distribution across K–12 schools.

Ryan Heraty is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Vermont and a superintendent of schools in northern Vermont.

Sara Ji is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University studying the economics of education, labor economics, and causal inference, focusing on inequality and mobility.

Havisha Khurana is a doctoral candidate in the Quantitative Research Methods in Education (QRME) program at the University of Oregon, where she focuses on experiences of students with disabilities and multilingual learners.

Haeryun Kim is a doctoral candidate in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a United States Correspondent for the Korean Educational Development Institute.

Katie Pedersen is a doctoral candidate in Education Policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, where she studies social media, education, and education finance.

Eliana Pereyra is a second-year doctoral student at Georgia State University with a special interest in the economics of education, equitable school finance, critical analyses and investigation of policies that ensure school systems are more responsive to local communities.

Seasoned education and public service professional with a robust background in workforce development, government operations, and higher education.

Hannah F. Scarbrough recently completed her Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University and is an education researcher specializing in evidence synthesis methods.

Yaxin (Crystal) Wang, Ph.D., is an education researcher whose evidence-based work bridges school finance, federal funding policy, and emerging questions in artificial intelligence (AI)-integrated learning.