Welcome!
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Administration at Syracuse University, with field concentrations in Urban and Education Policy. My research uses applied microeconomics, large-scale administrative data, and spatial methods to study how policy related to schools, public housing, and policing interact with the local contexts to shape human capital accumulation and economic outcomes.
Before coming to Syracuse, I earned an M.S. in Applied Economics from ITAM in Mexico City, where I also worked as a research assistant at the Center for Competitiveness Studies.
I am on the 2026-27 academic job market.
You can contact me at mscervan@syr.edu or samanthacbrav@gmail.com
