Samantha Cervantes

Ph.D. in Public Administration, Syracuse University, Maxwell School

• Expected 2027
• Fields: Urban Economics and Education Policy
• Co-advisors: Michah W. Rothbart and Amy E. Schwartz

M.S. in Applied Economics with Honors, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)

B.A. in Business Administration, minor in Political Science, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)

Graduate Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University

• Professors Michah W. Rothbart and Amy E. Schwartz

Center for Competitiveness Studies (CEC), ITAM

• Professor Guillermo Abdel Musik

Urban Economics Association (UEA); American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA); FLX Economics of Education Workshop; Capital District Applied Microeconomics Workshop; Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP)

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management; Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP); Public Finance and Budgeting Northeastern Workshop

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

First Place, Graduate Student Poster Session, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University

Graduate School Summer Dissertation Fellowship ($4,500)

Public Administration and International Affairs Department Research Grant ($4000)

Financial Inclusion Essay Award, National Banking and Securities Commission

Certificate in Applied Statistics, ITAM, Mexico City

Investment Consultant, Profuturo Pensiones, Mexico City

B.A. in Sociology, Open University System, UNAM, Mexico City

Graduate Student Representative, Center for Policy Research

Educational Researcher

Stata, QGIS (advanced), Python (proficient)

English, Spanish (native)

Mexican