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Gulrez Shah Azhar
An MPH and Community Medicine physician, Gulrez has an interdisciplinary skill-set. He has explored issues of environmental health and climate change in developing countries. He has interned with World Health Organization and is an Aspen Institute fellow. Besides several research papers his opinion articles have been published across various platforms.
Dissertation Topic
Indian Summer: Three Essays on Heatwave Vulnerability, Estimation and Adaptation
Faculty Advisors
Gery Ryan (chair); Raffaele Vardavas; Jaime Madrigano
Ellie Bartels
Ellie’s work seeks to improve games used in national security by systematically documenting existing approaches and developing new tools. She designs, executes, and analyzes games that explore novel topics or integrate other analytical techniques. She also conducts research and analysis on defense topics including irregular warfare, urban operations, and deterrence.
Dissertation Topic
Building Better Games for National Security Policy Analysis
Faculty Advisors
Steven Popper (chair); Stacie Pettyjohn; Yuna Wong; Peter Perla
Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez
Carlos Ignacio's research focuses on the intersection of technology and policy. At RAND, he has worked on projects related to autonomous vehicles, the sharing economy, and studied the effect of HIV monitoring technology on medication adherence. Prior to RAND, he worked as a project manager where he designed, evaluated and assisted in the implementation of federal policies dealing with high added-value private sector development. He has lived in nine countries and is fluent in Spanish.
Dissertation Topic
Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy: A Systematic Review
Faculty Advisors
Dave Baiocchi (chair); Nidhi Kalra; William Welser; John Seely Brown
Julia Pollak
Julia conducts research on labor and behavioral economics, market design, and governance. Her dissertation studies variation in voter turnout across different population groups and explores the effects of politics, state policies, and poverty. Her RAND project work primarily addresses military manpower issues, defense acquisition policy, and military intelligence.
Dissertation Topic
Turnout Inequality: The Role of Politics, Policies, and Poverty
Faculty Advisors
Michael Rich (chair); Katherine Grace Carman; Jennifer Kavanagh