Farah is a Policy Analyst for CLOSUP's Local Fiscal Health Project. She is an incoming masters student at the Ford School (Class of 2025) and has a B.S. degree in BHS and political science from the University of Michigan College of Literature,…

Katrina is a Policy Analyst helping to standardize municipal finance data for CLOSUP’s Local Fiscal Health Project. She is pursuing a Master of Public Policy at the Ford School (Class of 2025) and holds a B.A. in mathematics and history from Williams…

Major is a research assistant studying Michigan's local and state recycling for CLOSUP's Michigan Local Recycling Policy Program. He is a dual masters student at the Ford School (Class of 2026) and at the School of Environment and Sustainability…

Parker is a research assistant studying Michigan's Independent Redistricting Commission for the CLOSUP center. He is a junior at the Ford School with a concentration in the intersection of economics and criminal justice. He is interested in public…

Brandon is a Graduate Student Research Fellow working for CLOSUP on the Michigan Public Policy Survey, investigating challenges to criminal justice reform. He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan and…

Sylvia is a research assistant through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) assisting in supporting the current administration of the MPPS, as well as upcoming releases. She is from Miami, Florida and presently is a first-year…

Deven is a Research Assistant with CLOSUP’s Michigan Local Recycling Policy Project. He is an undergraduate student (Class of 2025) majoring in Public Policy with a minor in Energy Science and Policy. Deven is most interested in sustainability…

Malak is a research assistant for CLOSUP's Redistricting Project working to code data submitted to the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). She is a junior at the Ford School majoring in public policy and minoring in…