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RPs are often graduates of bachelor’s or master’s programs in the quantitative social sciences, though Booth’s capacious and interdisciplinary research means that many RPs have mathematics, psychology, or engineering backgrounds. PRs possess a PhD, and they collaborate with faculty on their research.

Our current RPs and PRs can be found below. To see a list of current openings, visit Join Our Team.

Research Professionals

These one- to two-year positions help many RPs move into top-tier PhD programs at business schools or in the social sciences. Some RPs choose to begin careers in industry or the public sector as researchers or data scientists.

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Samuel Abers

BS | The University of Chicago
BA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Richard Hornbeck and Anders Humlum

Samuel Abers
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Alex Blumenfeld

BA | Boston University
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Christina Patterson and Joseph Vavra  

Alex Blumenfeld
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Gokul Raj Boobathy

BTech | SASTRA University
MPA | The University of Texas at Austin
MS | Tufts University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Michael Weber

Gokul Raj Boobathy
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Boyie Chen

BA | National Cheng-Chi University
MA | National Taiwan University
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Charles McClure

Boyie Chen
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Eva Chen

BA | The University of Hong Kong
Faculty group | Marketing, Behavioral
Faculty supervisors | Daniel Bartels and Shereen Chaudhry

Eva Chen
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Jieyi Chen

BA | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
MA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisors | Abigail Sussman and Oleg Urminsky

Jieyi Chen
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Ruoyu Chen

BA | New York University
MA | Yale University
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Rebecca Dizon-Ross

Ruoyu Chen
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Katherine Daehler

BA | Northwestern University
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Rebecca Dizon-Ross

Katherine Daehler
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Rupsha Debnath

BA | University of California, Berkeley
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Pascal Noel

Rupsha Debnath
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King Carl Tornam Duho

BSc | University of Ghana

M.Phil | University of Ghana

Faculty group | Accounting

Faculty supervisor | Hans Christensen

King Carl Tornam Duho
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Samuel Earnest

BA | Brigham Young University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Constantine Yannelis

Samuel Earnest
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Sebastian Freed Huici

BSc | University of Chile
MSc | University of Chile
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Anthony Welsch

Sebastian Freed Huici
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Owen Graham-O'Regan

BS | Northeastern University

Faculty group | Microeconomics

Faculty supervisor | Jack Mountjoy

Owen Graham-O'Regan
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Theo Grayer

BA | Swarthmore College

Faculty group | Microeconomics

Faculty supervisors | Pascal Noel and Peter Ganong

Theo Grayer
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Samuel Goldrup

BS | Brigham Young University
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Kilian Huber

Samuel Goldrup
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Baiyang Han

BA | Tsinghua University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisors | Anthony Lee Zhang, Constantine Yannelis, and Quentin Vandeweyer

Baiyang Han
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Josh Hascher

BA | The Ohio State University
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisors | Alex Imas and Steph Smith

Josh Hascher
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Ji-Eon Kim

BA | Seoul National University
MS | University of Chicago
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Christopher Stewart

Ji-Eon Kim
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Rory Lawson

BA | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Devin Pope

Rory Lawson
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Daniel Leonard

BS | University of Tehran
MA | Paris School of Economics
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisors | Jonathan Bonham, Amoray Riggs-Cragun, Haresh Sapra

 

Daniel Leonard
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Rebecca Liu

BA | The University of Chicago
MA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Machine Learning
Faculty supervisor | Sanjog Misra

Rebecca Liu
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Yuanze Liu

BSc | Beijing Normal University
MA | Peking University
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Joshua Conrad Jackson

Yuanze Liu
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Benjamin Lualdi

BA | Northwestern University

Faculty group | Microeconomics

Faculty supervisors | Richard Hornbeck and Anders Humlum

Benjamin Lualdi
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Jackson Lubke

BA/BS | Tufts University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Eric Zwick

Jackson Lubke
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Hannah Maeder

BA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Scott Nelson

Hannah Maeder
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Pavel Makouski

BA | St. Olaf College
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Anna Costello

Pavel Makouski
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Tommaso Manfe

BA | Università Degli Studi di Padova
MA | Università Degli Studi di Padova
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Michael Weber

Tommaso Manfe
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Angelo Kisil Marino

BS | University of São Paulo
MASc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Matthew Notowidigo

Angelo Kisil Marino
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Michael Meyer

BA | Swarthmore College
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Pascal Noel

Michael Meyer
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Sonali Mishra

BTech | National Institute of Technology, Trichy
MA | The University of Texas at Austin
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisors | Kilian Huber and Niels Gormsen

Sonali Mishra
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Blair Moore

BA | California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisors | Michael Minnis and Christopher Stewart

Blair Moore
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Liming Ning

BS | Tsinghua University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Quentin Vandeweyer

Liming Ning
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Anh-huy Nguyen

BS | Duke University
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Eric Zwick

Anh-huy Nguyen
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Maria Cristina Niero

BS | Università degli Studi di Padova
MS | Università degli Studi di Padova
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Elisa Rubbo

Maria Cristina Niero
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Chiemelie Onyekonwu

BS/BA | University of Maryland Baltimore County
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Emanuele Colonnelli

Chiemelie Onyekonwu
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Rutvik Rahul Page

BTech | Indian Institute of Information Technology
MSc | London School of Economics and Political Science
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Scott Nelson

Rutvik Rahul Page
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Avni Parthan

BA | University of Virginia
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Christopher Campos and Matthew Notowidigo

Avni Parthan
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Luisa Pomarici

BS | Bocconi University
MS | Bocconi Univeristy
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Joseph Vavra and Christina Patterson

Luisa Pomarici
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David Quiroz Barrios

BA | Universidad del Norte
MA | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Joshua Dean


David Quiroz Barrios
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Luigi Roncoroni

BS | Bocconi University
MS | Bocconi University
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Jonathan Dingel and Rodrigo Adao

Luigi Roncoroni
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Esfandiar Rouhani

BA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisors | Niels Gormsen and Kilian Huber

Esfandiar Rouhani
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John Ruf

BS | Michigan Technological University
MA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Jonathan Dingel

John Ruf
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Aanchal Sagwal

BSc | St. Stephen's College
MA | Ashoka University
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisors | Christian Leuz and João Granja

Aanchal Sagwal
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Arthur Schwerz

BA | University of São Paulo (USP)
MA | São Paulo School of Economics (FGV-EESP)
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisor | Günter J. Hitsch

Arthur Schwerz
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Austin Smith

BS | University of Pennsylvania
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisors | Erika Kirgios and Alex Koch

Austin Smith
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Anthony Adam Sy

BSc | University of the Philippines, Diliman
MA | University of Chicago
MSc | London School of Economics
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisors |Giovanni Compiani and Avner Strulov-Shlain

Anthony Adam Sy
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Tingshuang Tan

BBA | University of Hong Kong
MEcon | University of Hong Kong
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisors | Maximilian Muhn and Philip G. Berger

Tingshuang Tan
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Joe Tatarka

BS | University of Notre Dame
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Chad Syverson

Joe Tatarka
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Sriram Tolety

BSE | University of Pennsylvania
BS | University of Pennsylvania
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Milena Almagro

Sriram Tolety
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Felix Trikos

BSc | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
MSc | London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisor | Kilian Huber

Felix Trikos
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Simone Valle

BS | University of Trento
MS | Bocconi University
Faculty group | Finance
Faculty supervisor | Emanuele Colonnelli

Simone Valle
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Daniela Villacreces Villacis

BSc | King's College London
MSc | University of Oxford
Faculty group | Macroeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Christina Patterson and Joe Vavra

Daniela Villacreces Villacis
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Carrie Wang

BA | Wellesley College
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Bradford Levy

Carrie Wang
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Jizhou Wang

BA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Rimmy Tomy

 

Jizhou Wang
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Aaron Xiao

BA | Wuhan University
MS | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisor | Andreas Kraft

Aaron Xiao
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Olivia Xiong

BA | University of Chicago
Faculty group | Finance, Accounting
Faculty Supervisors | Emanuele Colonnelli and Thomas Rauter

Olivia Xiong
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Tarun Yadav

BA | Williams College
Faculty group | Machine Learning
Faculty supervisor | Sendhil Mullainathan

Tarun Yadav
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Zhen Yuan

MA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisor | Bradley Shapiro

Zhen Yuan
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Jiuhe Zhang

BA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Richard Hornbeck and Anders Humlum

Jiuhe Zhang
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Tianyi Zhang

BA/BS | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Microeconomics
Faculty supervisors | Eric Budish and Anthony Lee Zhang

Tianyi Zhang
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Yijing Zhang

BA | Jinan University
MA | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Accounting
Faculty supervisor | Valeri Nikolaev

Yijing Zhang
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Boxuan Zhou

BSc | University of Chinese Academy of Science
MS | The University of Chicago
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisor | Ozan Candogan


Boxuan Zhou

Senior Research Professionals

Principal Researchers

These two- to three-year positions prepare PRs to enter the academic job market.

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Daniel Albohn

BS | Eastern University
MS | Millersville University of Pennsylvania
PhD | The Pennsylvania State University
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisor | Alexander Todorov

Daniel Albohn
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Kevin Bello

BS | National University of Engineering
PhD | Purdue University
Faculty group | Econometrics
Faculty supervisor | Bryon Aragam
Visit Kevin Bello's Website

Kevin Bello
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Ryan Carlson

BA | Simon Fraser University
PhD | Yale University
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Ayelet Fishbach

Ryan Carlson
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Antonio Castellanos

BS | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
PhD | Technion
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisor | Amy Ward
Visit Antonio Castellanos' Website


Antonio Castellanos
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Yiding Feng

BS | Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PhD | Northwestern University
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisors | Rad Niazadeh and Vahideh Manshadi

Yiding Feng
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Jungeum Kim

BS | Seoul National University
PhD | Purdue University
Faculty group | Econometrics
Faculty supervisor | Veronika Rockova
Visit Jungeum Kim’s Website

 

Jungeum Kim
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Tim Tsz-Kit Lau

BS | The University of Hong Kong
MS | The University of Hong Kong
MS | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
PhD | Northwestern University
Faculty group | Econometrics
Faculty supervisor | Mladen Kolar


Tim Tsz-Kit Lau
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Dawei Li

BS | Peking University
PhD | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisors | Baris Ata

Dawei Li
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Parshan Pakiman

BSc | University in Tehran
PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisor | Dan Adelman

Parshan Pakiman
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Jaeyoung Park

PhD | University of Florida
Faculty group | Operations Management
Faculty supervisor | Dan Adelman

Jaeyoung Park
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Wai Ming Tai

BS | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
MPhil | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
PhD | University of Utah
Faculty group | Econometrics
Faculty supervisor | Bryon Aragam

Wai Ming Tai
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Bradley Turnwald

BA | Ohio Wesleyan University
MS | Stanford University
PhD | Stanford University
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Ayelet Fishbach
 

Bradley Turnwald
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Stefan Uddenberg

BA | Dartmouth College
MS | Yale University
MPhil | Yale University
PhD | Yale University
Faculty group | Behavioral
Faculty supervisor | Alexander Todorov
Visit Stefan Uddenberg's Website

Stefan Uddenberg
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Wouter van Eekelen

BSc | Eindhoven University of Technology
PhD | Tilburg University
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisors | Baris Ata and Yuan Zhong

Wouter van Eekelen
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Yonatan Vanunu

BS | Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
MS | Tel Aviv University
PhD | University of New South Wales
Faculty group | Marketing
Faculty supervisors | Abigail Sussman, Daniel Bartels, and Oleg Urminsky

Yonatan Vanunu
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Laura Wallace

BA | Xavier University
MA and PhD | Ohio State University
Faculty group | Behavioral Science
Faculty supervisor | Emma Levine

Laura Wallace
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Yuwei Zhou

BS | Georgia Institute of Technology
MS | Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology
Faculty group | Operations
Faculty supervisor | Baris Ata 

Yuwei Zhou