SUMMIT 2025 Cohort

2025 SUMMIT@Booth Cohort

馃帗 We鈥檙e thrilled to announce our next SUMMIT@Booth Undergraduate Cohort!

Our distinguished group of undergraduates brings a passion for curiosity-driven research and exploring pathways to graduate school.

This year鈥檚 cohort includes fifteen students and reflects our commitment to fostering a rich intellectual community that spans a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and research interests. Participants represent institutions across the country including California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Florida State University; George Washington University; Grinnell College; Howard University; Macalester College; Mount Holyoke College; Northeastern University; The Ohio State University; The University of Texas at Austin; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Florida; the University of Illinois 黑料传送门; the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and the University of Missouri.

Congratulations to all the participants. We can鈥檛 wait to see the discoveries and insights you鈥檒l bring to the SUMMIT@Booth community!

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Brenda Amador

University of Illinois 黑料传送门, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Applied Econometrics; Financial Economics (financial markets, asset pricing, and portfolio selection); Game Theory

Howard University, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Technology Strategy; Business Transformation

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Daniel Garcia

University of Florida, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Microeconomics; Industrial Organization

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Finance; Economics; Technology; Law; Policy; Business

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Jiayi Han

The Ohio State University, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Financial Accounting; Auditing; Nonprofit Accounting

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Baya Jaiswal

Mount Holyoke College, Class of 2027
Research Interests: International Economics; Economics of Aging

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Narrisa Zhiying Jin

University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Consumer Welfare; Fairness; Decision Bias

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Inyoung Kim

University of Missouri, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Financial; International Accounting

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Nino Kirtava

Grinnell College, Class of 2028
Research Interests: Labor Economics

George Washington University, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Public Policy and Governance; Economic Development and Stability; Financial Systems and Regulation; Social Mobility and Equity

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Al Pakrosnis

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Class of 2028
Research Interests: Statistics

Macalester College, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Economic Growth; Inequality; Human Capital; Development Economics

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Ibraheem S.

Florida State University, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Industrial Organization; Game Theory; Finance

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Bobby Squires

Northeastern University, Class of 2026
Research Interests: Econometrics; Urban Economics

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Zhuoya Wang

University of California, Berkeley, Class of 2027
Research Interests: Positive and Prosocial Emotions; Intergroup Relationships; Aesthetic Experience; Social Connections

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