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Mike Mueller-Smith, Director Mike is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan and a Faculty Associate in the Population Studies Center. His research examines topics related to the economics of crime, discrimination, and public assistance programs. He is currently working on studying the household spillovers of the criminal justice system, court deferral programs, felony disenfranchisement and safety net bans resulting from felony drug convictions. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. |
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Keith Finlay, Co-Director Keith is a labor economist at the U.S. Census Bureau, where he uses administrative records to increase the quality of federal statistical products. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Irvine. He previously held an appointment as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Tulane University. He has published research on the economics of the crime, family structure, and illegal drug use. |
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Jordan Papp, Project Manager Jordan received his Ph.D. from the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. During his graduate studies, Jordan managed projects at the University of Cincinnati Correction Institute and worked as a statistical analyst at Michigan State University. |
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Diana Sutton, Project Manager Diana spent over 20 years in a career with the Michigan Department of Corrections before joining CJARS, the ladder part of which was spent as the records administrator for the agency. Diana’s has a BS in criminal justice from Wayne State University and a MS in Public Administration from Central Michigan University. |
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Elizabeth Luh, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Elizabeth received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Houston. Her research examines topics related to labor and public economics with a focus on the economics of crime and discrimination. |
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![]() Jay Choi Research Assistant |
![]() Josh Kim Research Assistant |
Current students
![]() James Reeves Graduate Student Research Assistant |
![]() Benjamin Pyle Graduate Student Research Assistant |
![]() David Smith Undergraduate Research Assistant |
Manav Bhatia, Undergraduate Research Assistant |
![]() Lyllian Simmerly, Undergraduate Research Assistant |
Affiliated researchers
Brittany Street, University of Missouri | Jen Doleac, Texas A&M University | Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago |
Russell Weinstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Kevin Schnepel, Simon Fraser University |
CJARS alumni
Shaeq Ahmed, Undergraduate Research Assistant | Luis Baldomero-Quintana, Graduate Student Research Assistant | Lauren Lee, Undergraduate Research Assistant |
Ellen Stuart, Graduate Student Research Assistant | Matt VanEseltine, Project Manager | Peixin Yang, Research Assistant |
Kenna Garrison, Graduate Student Research Assistant | Francis Fiore, Undergraduate Research Assistant | Matthew Gross, Graduate Student Research Assistant |
Susan Parker, Graduate Student Research Assistant | Madeleine Danes, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant | Neel Shah, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant |