People

Affiliated Faculty

Logan Strother is Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University
Role: Director of the Court of Claims Lab, and co-PI on the Court of Claims project.

Michael Dichio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah
Role: co-PI on the Court of Claims project.

Ryan Williams is Visiting Assistant Professor at Bates College
Role: co-PI on the Court of Claims project.


Current Graduate Students

Kayla Gurganus
Kayla Gurganus is a fourth-year graduate student in the Political Science department. Her research investigates equity in municipal climate action plans, and the impact of Supreme Court decisions on agency implementation of environmental policies.
Role: Kayla is leading data management, cleaning, and preparation for the Court of Claims Database project, and actively mentors the undergraduate research assistants on the team.

Mazie Bernard
Mazie Bernard is a third-year graduate student in the Political Science department. She studies sustainable development through international organizations, like the World Bank. She has a specific interest in energy development and technology.
Role: Mazie is contributing to the cleaning and preparation of data for the Court of Claims Database.


Graduate Student Alumni

Kayla Young
Kayla Young graduated with her Ph.D. in August of 2023.

Current Undergraduate Students

Ilene Alpha
Lucy Bolles
Jiayi Du
Tia Elias
Danielle Evinger
Meredith Jenkins (University of Utah)
Emma Johnson
Ella Morfas
Will Myer
Shyeonna Robinson
Riley Welsh


Alumni

Claire Abbasse
Lucas Butterfield (University of Utah)
Benjamin Camp
Lydia Delaney
Stasia Haideman
Jacob Hirschbeck
Emily Ku
Marilyn Mutinika
Christy O’Brien
Sophia Rivera
Kaelyn Wang-Jing
Riley Welsh