Policy Research Internship Award

Fall 2008 Policy Research Intership Award Recipients

Cristina Gaina (Economics) is the 2008 recipient of the Policy Research Internship Award. This award is presented to an exemplary student in the social sciences and other applicable fields interested in the analysis of public policy issues. She will be contributing research and analysis skills to forthcoming publications published by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and will be awarded a $1500 stipend. Cristina will be working with Lance Howe and Colin West.

Spring 2008 Policy Research Intership Award Recipients

Michelle Steffens (Economics) and Kelcie Ralph (Economics) are the 2007 recipients of the Policy Research Internship Award. This award is presented to exemplary students in the social sciences and other applicable fields interested in the analysis of public policy issues. Each recipient will be contributing research and analysis skills to forthcoming publications published by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and will be awarded a $1500 stipend.

Kelcie Ralph

Kelcie Ralph will be working with Dr. Steve Colt on an environmental economics project.

Michelle Steffens will be working with Dr. Diane Hirshberg on a school funding study.

2006-07 Policy Research Intership Award Recipients

Nataliya Udovyk (Economics), Cami Woolam (Economics) and Brit DelMoral (Sociology) were the recipients of the 2006 Policy Research Internship Award. This award is presented to exemplary students in the social sciences and other applicable fields interested in the analysis of public policy issues. Each recipient will be contributing research and analysis skills to forthcoming publications published by the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and will be awarded a $1500 stipend.

Nataliya Udovyk Nataliya assisted Dr. Vic Fischer and Andrew Crow in various aspects of rural development projects.

Brit DelMoral Brit assisted Dr. Diane Hirshberg on a study of recent graduates of Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska.

Cami assisted Dr. Sharman Haley on projects concerned with jobs and economic development in rural Alaska (not pictured).