Students

Paid Internships

Fellowships and Awards

Publications and Conference Presentations⁺

Graduate School Acceptances

First Employment

Class of 2011

Devin Bowen

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

Lauren Mondschein

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

“The Relative Costs of Ohio Private and State Government Employees,” Buckeye Institute Policy Brief.

Jonathon Scott

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

“The Relative Costs of Ohio Private and State Government Employees,” Buckeye Institute Policy Brief.

“Collective Bargaining: The Effect of Teachers’ Unions on Education Outcomes,” Southern Economic Association Conference.

Laura Vicinie

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

Kait Wolf

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

“The Relative Costs of Ohio Private and State Government Employees,” Buckeye Institute Policy Brief.

Class of 2010

Kevin Baldini

Financial Analyst, Education Management Corporation

Koch Research Fellow

“Relief Pitching and Moral Hazard in Baseball,” Journal of Sports Economics, under review.

Financial Analyst, Education Management Corporation

Max Condon

“Ethnicity and Worklife Expectancy,” American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

Mortgage Servicing Professional, Provident Funding

Zachary David

J.D. program, Charlotte School of Law with $9,000 annual scholarship.

*J.D. program, Duquesne University.

J.D. program, Ohio Northern University.

Catie Fallon

Koch Research Fellow

“Fix or Float: Why Do Countries Choose Different Exchange Rate Regimes,” Journal of Economics and Finance, under review.

David Gilson

Pfizer

“Divergence in Cross-Country Presidential Ratings as a Measure of Political Propaganda,”

Southern Economic Association Conference.

Valspar Corp.

John Heisler

Business Analyst, Management Science Associates

Koch Research Fellow

“A Survey Analysis of the Relationships Between Economic News and Consumer Behavior,” Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

Peter Horne

Insurance Analyst, Henderson Brothers

Koch Research Fellow

Duquesne University Undergraduate Research Award

J.D. program, Florida Coastal College of Law with full scholarship.

J.D. program, Capital University with $15,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Drexel University with $10,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, University of Cincinnatti with $10,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Case Western Reserve with $7,500 annual scholarship.

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

J.D. program, Stetson University.

J.D. program, University of Miami.

Consultative Associate, Henderson Brothers.

Haley Kemp

Paralegal, Wilbraham Lawler & Buba.

Bill Lewis

Webb Award for the Outstanding Senior in Political Science

“The Impact of Legislative Term Limits on State Fiscal Policy,” Association of Private Enterprise Education.

“Limiting Term Limits,” Public Choice, under review.

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full  scholarship.

J.D. program, Regent University with full scholarship.

J.D. Program, Penn State University with $15,000 annual scholarship.

*J.D. program, University of Pittsburgh with $10,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Northeastern University with $9,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Temple University with $5,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. Program, Villanova.

J.D. program, George Mason University.

Anthony Lucas

Koch Research Fellow

“The Elderly and Health Insurance: An Analysis of Private, Public, and Out-of-Pocket Usages,” Health Economics, under review.

*Ph.D. program in health economics, Ohio State University.

Frank Marano

J.D. program, Dayton University with $15,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Capital University with $5,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Florida Coastal University with $5,000 annual scholarship.

*J.D. program, Syracuse University.

J.D. program, Michigan State University.

J.D. program, Duquesne University.

J.D. program, University at Albany.

J.D. program, University of Akron.

Karlie O’Malley

Koch Research Fellow

“Do Psychological Cues Alter Our Discount Function?” North American Journal of Psychology, 12(3): 469-480.

Federated Investors, International Support Manager

Christina Orr

Koch Research Fellow

“Traffic Fatalities and Auto Insurance Minimums,” Journal of Law and Economics, under review.

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

John Pulito

Financial Analyst, Legend Financial Advisors

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

Koch Research Fellow

“Government Run Liquor Stores: The Social Impact of Privatization,” Commonwealth Foundation Policy Brief.

“State Control of Liquor Stores as a Means of Reducing Traffic Fatalities: A Panel Analysis,” Journal of Socioeconomics, under review.

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Albany.

*Masters program in economics, George Mason University with full scholarship plus $25,000 annual stipend.

Jason Vigneault

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Albany.

*Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

Masters program in economics, University of Connecticut.

Class of 2009

Tambre Cooper

Analyst,

U.S. Census Bureau

Mark Heier

Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

Alexis Imler

*Masters program in economics, Clemson University with full scholarship plus $10,000 annual stipend.

Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

Masters program in economics, North Carolina State University.

Margaret Inden

Cost Analyst, Lanxess

Koch Research Fellow

Best Student Paper Award, Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

“Mind the Weather: A Panel Data Analysis of Time-Invariant Factors and Traffic Fatalities,” Economics Bulletin, forthcoming.

“A Panel Analysis of the U.S. State Traffic Fatality Rates: 1994-2006,” Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

Retail Banking Associate,

PNC Bank

Kelly Miller

Financial Analyst, PNC Financial Services Group

Financial Analyst, PNC Bank

Maureen O’Sullivan

Parente Randolph

Accountant, Parente Randolph

Jeremy Phillips

Marketing Research Analyst, Management Science Associates

*Ph.D. program in economics, University of Pittsburgh with full scholarship plus $18,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Albany with full scholarship.

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Binghamton with full scholarship.

Marketing Research Analyst, Management Science Associates

Maria Sciandra

Koch Research Fellow

*J.D. program, Syracuse Law School with $26,000 scholarship.

J.D. program, SUNY Binghamton Law School.

J.D. program, SUNY Albany Law School with $7,000 annual scholarship.

J.D. program, Duquesne Law School with $9,000 annual scholarship.

Mark Troyan

Koch Research Fellow

“An Economic Analysis of College Athlete Graduation Rates: A Closer Look at Title IX,” College Sport Research Institute Conference.

*J.D. program, Hofstra University Law School.

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

J.D. program, University of Akron Law School.

J.D. program, Cleveland State University Law School.

Rossen Valchev

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

Koch Research Fellow

Koch Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies.

1st Place in Macro-economics and 1st Place in Micro-economics, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

1st Place in Microeconomics, 2nd Place in Macroeconomics, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

1st Place in Economic Concepts and 1st Place in Statistical Analysis, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2007.

1st Place in Economic Concepts and 3rd Place in Statistical Analysis, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2007.

2nd Place, American Educational League National Economics Essay Competition, 2007.

School of Business Valedictorian.

“Do Federal Matching Funds Inhibit State Growth?” Texas Public Policy Foundation.

“Transparency and Performance in Bureaucracies,” Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

“Transparency, performance, and agency budgets: a rational expectations modeling approach.” George Washington University Research Program on Forecasting Working Paper, 2009-04.

Ph.D. program in economics, London School of Economics.

Ph.D. program in economics, Oxford University with full scholarship.

Ph.D. program in economics, Cornell University with full scholarship plus $26,000 annual stipend.

*Ph.D. program in economics, Duke University with full scholarship plus $19,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, Vanderbilt University with full scholarship plus $17,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, Purdue University with full scholarship plus $17,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with full scholarship plus $15,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, Ohio State University with full scholarship plus $22,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Wisconsin with full scholarship plus $20,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Southern California with full scholarship plus $20,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Pittsburgh with full scholarship plus $17,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, Michigan State University with full scholarship plus $14,000 annual stipend.

Ph.D. program in economics, North Carolina State University with full scholarship.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Michigan.

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Texas.

James Vogelgesang

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

Forecaster, Wellsprings Worldwide

Koch Research Fellow

*Masters program in economics, Baylor University with full scholarship plus $10,000 annual stipend.

Masters program in economics, Washington State University.

Masters program in economics, Southern Methodist University.

Class of 2008

Kristyn Brady

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

1st Place in Statistical Analysis and 2nd Place in Economic Analysis and Decision Making, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

2nd Place in Statistical Analysis, 6th Place in Economic Decision Making, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference, 2008.

*Masters program in economics, Clemson University with $30,000 scholarship.

Analyst, SJ Consulting Group

Jason Lammela

Analyst, IBM

Class of 2007

Grant Ausherman

J.K. Milne Asset Management

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

Rosie Fike

Research Fellow, The Mercatus Center

*Masters program in Economics, George Mason University with full scholarship plus $20,000 annual stipend.

*Ph.D. fellowship, Center for the Study of Political Economy and Free Enterprise, Florida State University.

Mike Lepro

Analyst, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

*MBA program, Baldwin-Wallace College.

Commercial Lending Analyst, GMAC

Jim Loewer

Research Fellow, Duquesne University.

Best Student Paper Award, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

“Estimating the Time Spent in Household Production,” American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

Division Manager, Aldi USA.

Patrick Manchester

Policy Analyst, The Mercatus Center

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

School of Business Valedictorian

“Implications of Foreign Investment Patterns,” Mercatus Center Policy Paper.

“Politics and Performance: Influences in the Bush Administration's PART Scores,” Public Administration Review

J.D. program, George Washington University Law School with full scholarship.

*J.D. program, Georgetown University Law School.

Joseph Monfredi

Management Associate, CSX

Scott Rogerson

“The Use of Fuzzy Logic to Construct an Operational Risk Metric,” Eastern Economic Association.

Consultant, Protiviti

Mike Semanchik

*J.D. program, Western California Law School.

Mike Vorndran

*Masters program in economics, Catholic University of Leuven.

Data Specialist, Moody’s Economy.com

Mark Whitaker

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

Research Associate, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Class of 2006

Natalia Barrera

Research Assistant, International Monetary Fund.

Petya Balevska

Amy Bracato

*Masters program in economics, Texas A&M University.

Chris Curcio

Analyst, Moody’s Economy.com.

Process Strategist, Independence Blue Cross

Teddy Ferdinand

Contractor, Oracle

Robert Hartle

Jude Hazard

*Ph.D. program in economics, University at Albany with full scholarship.

Jennifer Jara

*J.D. program, University of Pittsburgh Law School.

Michael Johnston

*MBA program, University of Pittsburgh.

Economist, USX

Mitch Marino

“It Pays to Sue in Pennsylvania,” Eastern Economic Association.

*Masters program in economics, Baylor University with full scholarship.

Deployment Specialist, Heinz

Gary Molinko

Staffing Manager, Global Employment

Elizabeth Penna

Buyer, Aerotech, Inc.

John St. Leger

Editor of the Syracuse Law Review.

*J.D. program, Syracuse Law School.

Attorney,

Arnold & Porter, LLP

Class of 2005

Mike LoBue

*Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

Chris Mitchell

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

Chris Watson

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

Class of 2004

Mark Dausch

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full scholarship.

Attorney, Babst, Calland, Clements, and Zomnir

Mark Gillis

*Ph.D. program in economics, West Virginia University with full scholarship.

Assistant Professor of Economics, Duquesne University

Karissa Schepis

*J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full scholarship.

Attorney, Pepper Hamilton

^*Indicates the offer the student accepted.

⁺Publications and presentations listed are completed while the students are undergraduates at Duquesne.