Directory

Sarah Burch is a Master's candidate in Educational Studies, with a concentration in Educational Equity, Justice, and Social Transformation at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include how educational policy is shaped by activism…

Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija is the senior project manager for the Education Policy Initiative. Jasmina serves as the liaison to state agencies and works with government and non-profit partners on identifying research priorities, collecting and analyzing…

Emily Cao is from New York City and is currently pursuing a BSI degree at the University of Michigan's School of Information concentrating in UX Design and a BA degree at the University of Michigan's Penny W. Stamps School Of Art & Design…

Sophia Dara is an undergraduate senior pursuing a BA in Public Policy at UM. She also has minors in Education for Empowerment: Advancing Equity through Education Policy and Spanish. Her areas of interest include early childhood and K-12 education,…

Elizabeth Gelman is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Originally from Chicago, she graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Psychology. Most recently, she worked as the Senior…

Molly Kraine is an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan pursuing degrees in UX Design and Digital Art. At the Education Policy Initiative, Molly assists with updating the website and designing promotional materials. She is interested…

As the Senior Data Architect for the Michigan Education Data Center, Kyle's key focus is to keep the data and metadata flowing from the State of Michigan to MERI researchers. He supports the MEDC website, MEDC's research application portal, its data…

Lauren O'Hair is a research assistant at the Education Policy Initiative. She is a first-year MPP student with an interest in education policy due to her seven years as an elementary teacher in both public and charter schools across the country. This…

Samuel Owusu is originally from Chicago, IL. Samuel is a recent graduate from Davidson College in North Carolina where he majored in International Relations and Educational Studies. While at Davidson, Sam became engaged with education research during…

Idalys Perez is a Research Assistant for the Education Policy Initiative and a Master’s in Public Policy candidate at the Ford School. She recently earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Economy and a minor in Public Policy from UC Berkeley. As…

Anuraag Ramesh is currently pursuing his Master’s in Data Science at the University of Michigan. He has earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. During his education and internships, he has worked with several programming and scripting…

Stacey Rzeszut is the administrative coordinator for EPI and provides fiscal, operational and administrative support to the EPI team and predoctoral candidates.   Outside of work, Stacey enjoys traveling with her…

Tom Staines is a Data Analyst with the Education Policy Initiative. He joined EPI after obtaining his MPP at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of…

Danica Swiggart is a MPP candidate at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a Rackham Merit Award recipient. A first-generation student, Danica attended community college before graduating with a B.S. in Economic Sciences from Washington…

Annie Taylor is a senior data analyst with the Education Policy Initiative. Her work at EPI focuses on early childhood projects, including designing and implementing research agendas for universal preschool programs in the Boston area. She joined EPI…

Qia Yang is the data programmer at the Education Policy Initiative. His primary work is to maintain the Michigan Education Data Center, import data from the State of Michigan and export data to MERI researchers. He also optimizes the code in MEDC to…