Congratulations to UCSB Economics Department Graduates!

The UCSB Economics Department congratulates the fifteen doctoral candidates who were awarded their PhD degrees in June. Every candidate's hard work was celebrated at the Graduate Division Commencement ceremony. As we say goodbye to another class, we are excited to see what they will accomplish in their new careers. 

• Yixin Chen – New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (Postdoctoral Research Associate)
• Allegra Cockburn – Population Council (Postdoctoral Fellow)
• Menglong Guan – Pennsylvania State University (Assistant Professor)
• Anna Jaskiewicz – University of Scranton (Assistant Professor of Economics)
• Xin Jiang – University of Southern California (Teaching Postdoc Fellowship)
• Eunseo Kang – Calvin University (Assistant Professor of Economics)
• Danny Klinenberg – Department of Defense (Economist / Operations Research Analyst)
• ChienHsun Lin – National Taipei University (Assistant Professor of Economics)
• Sarah Papich – Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - Retail Credit Risk Analysis Division (Financial Economist)
• Jeffrey Romine – Elevance Health (Senior Researcher)
• Michael Topper – Arnold  Ventures (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Xhulio Uruci – Keystone Strategy (Economist)
• Ravi Vora - University of Wyoming (Assistant Professor)
• Tiffany Xiao - CDC Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (Postdoctoral Scholar)
• Jing Zhou - University of Edinburgh (Early Career Researcher Postdoc)