- Weihua An is a PhD student in sociology, a doctoral fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy of Kennedy School of Government, and a graduate associate of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science. He is interested in applying formal modeling techniques and statistical analysis into the fields of sociology of health, and inequality and social policy studies. Currently he is working with Professor Nicholas Christakis on a project about inter-spousal health effects and with Professor Martin Whyte on a project about public opinions toward inequality in China.
- Kevin Bartz is a PhD student in the statistics department. Before coming to Harvard he attended CalTech, where he studied statistics and economics, and worked at Yahoo!. Before that he attended Barack Obama's school in Hawaii.
- Sebastian
Bauhoff is a third-year student in the PhD in Health Policy. His current research interests are the economic behaviors of providers and insurers, as well as public health issues like obesity and air pollution. He focuses on the application of causal inference to these topics, and nurtures a growing interest in spatial statistics and the use of GIS and remote sensing. In his free time Sebastian likes hanging out in coffee shops, reading newspapers and going to the movies.
- Andy Eggers (author committee chair) is a PhD candidate in the Government Department. He is interested in statistical methodology (particularly causal inference), the media, and how information affects behavior. The web blows his mind every few months. Outside of work he likes sports, music, and programming.
- John Graves is a second-year PhD student in Health Policy at Harvard. His research interests are in the design and analysis of health reforms, primarily in how researchers can use a wide array of methods (including Bayesian analysis, microsimulation, and methods in causal inference) to better inform policy evaluations and decisions. He works primarily with Jonathan Gruber of M.I.T. on a series of projects on Medicare Part D plan choice and utilization, and on modeling health reforms for several states and the federal government. John came to Harvard from The Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank, and holds a degree in Economics and English Literature from the University of The South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
- Justin Grimmer is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government. His research interests include the statistical analysis of texts, causal inference, and Bayesian methods applied to understand how political elites persuade the public and how citizens evaluate elected officials. Before coming to Harvard he attended Wabash College, where he received an AB in Math and Political Science.
- Jens Hainmueller is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government. His research interests include statistical methodology, political economy, and program evaluation. He has a particular penchant for causal inference from observational data, matching methods, and field experiments. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and kayaking.
- Mike Kellermann is a
Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government and a former author's committee chair for the blog. Before coming to
Harvard, he received an M.Sc. in comparative politics from the
London School of Economics and a B.A. in political science and
economics from the University of Michigan. His research interests
focus on political parties and federalism, particularly in
Commonwealth countries. He would like to know
more about this "spare time" his colleagues seem to have on their
hands.
- Ellie Powell is a 4th year graduate student in the Department of Government at Harvard University. Before coming to Harvard, she received an A.B. in Politics and a Certificate in Political Economy from Princeton University. Her research interests include American politics, the U.S. Congress, and political methodology.
Former members
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Felix Elwert
- Jeff Gill
- D. James (Jim) Greiner
- Amy Perfors
- Drew
Thomas
- Cassandra Wolos