Leadership
Lise Vesterlund
PEEL Director
Andrew W. Mellon Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
vester@pitt.edu
David Danz
PEEL Manager
Research Assistant Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
danz@pitt.edu
Garrett Kohno
PEEL Graduate Student Researcher (GSR)
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
ghk8@pitt.edu
Faculty
David Huffman
Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
huffmand@pitt.edu
Sera Linardi
Associate Professor - GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh
linardi@pitt.edu
Luca Rigotti
Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
luca@pitt.edu
Stephanie Wang
Associate Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
swwang@pitt.edu
Alistair Wilson
Professor - Economics, University of Pittsburgh
alistair@pitt.edu
Jonathan Woon
Professor - Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
woon@pitt.edu
Current Harvey S. Cohen Undergraduate Research Fellows
Isabella is a sophomore studying economics & mathematics with a minor in statistics. She is interested in the application of behavioral economics to promote eco-conscious consumption. She is also interested in environmental and healthcare economics.
Rylee is a junior studying economics and environmental science. She is interested in the economic effects of environmental policies and sustainable solutions to economic development.
William is a sophomore majoring in economics and statistics with a minor in philosophy. He is interested in applying behavioral and experimental economics to the study of political decision making and biases.
Aastha is a junior studying economics and psychology with a minor in creative writing. She is on the pre-law track and is interested in the application of behavioral economics to the fields of healthcare and law.
Hailey is a sophomore studying math and economics with a minor in global studies. She is interested in how behavioral economics appears in the workplace and how to promote economic development across cultures
Kiera is a senior majoring in economics, minoring in philosophy, and pursuing a certificate in sustainability. She is interested in using behavioral economics to fight climate change.
Kira is a senior majoring in Economics and French with a minor in Sociology. She is interested in economic development in francophone countries.
Claire is a junior studying economics and statistics. She is interested in applying behavioral economics to economic development and trade.
Simon is a junior majoring in economics-statistics and psychology. He is interested in applying behavioral economics research to mitigating the prevalence and effects of economic inequality.
Research Associates
Felipe Augusto de Araujo
Economics, Lehigh University
fad220@lehigh.edu
Mallory Avery
Economics, Monash University
mallory.avery@monash.edu
Anat Bracha
The Jerusalem School of Business Administration
anat.bracha@gmail.com
María Cubel Sánchez
Economics, University of Bath
m.cubel@bath.ac.uk
John Duffy
Economics, University of California – Irvine
duffy@uci.edu
Rania Gihleb
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
gihleb@pitt.edu
Osea Giuntella
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
osea.giuntella@pitt.edu
Pedram Heydari
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
peh54@pitt.edu
Daniel Jones
GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh
dbj10@pitt.edu
Jonathan Lafky
Economics, Carleton College
jlafky@carleton.edu
Andrea La Nauze
Economics, University of Queensland
lanauze@pitt.edu
Mike Le Gower
Federal Trade Comission
mlegower@ftc.gov
Rachel Landsman
Economics, Bucknell University
rachel.landsman@bucknell.edu
Yiming Liu
Humboldt University of Berlin/WZB Berlin Social Science Center
yiming.liu@hu-berlin.de
Adam Presslee
School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo
capressl@uwaterloo.ca
Maria Recalde
Economics, University of Melbourne
maria.recalde@unimelb.edu.au
Gumilang Sahadewo
Economics, Universitas Gadjah Mada
gas61@pitt.edu
Santiago Sánchez Páges
Economics, King's College
Sanchez.Pages@gmail.com
Roberto Weber
Economics, University of Zurich
roberto.weber@econ.uzh.ch
Hong Wu
School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
How16@pitt.edu
Erte Xiao
Economics, Monash University
erte.xiao@monash.edu
Graduate Students
Beatriz Ahumada
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
bea46@pitt.edu
Daniel Banko-Ferran
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
djb187@pitt.edu
Erin Carbone
Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
erin.carbone@gmail.com
Jiawei Lyu
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
jil305@pitt.edu
Guillermo Roman Lezama Perez
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
gul30@pitt.edu
Priyoma Mustafi
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
prm74@pitt.edu
Jiachen Wang
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
jiw172@pitt.edu
Yinxiao Wang
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
yiw137@pitt.edu
Taylor Weidman
Economics, University of Pittsburgh
taylorjweidman@gmail.com