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Temple University

Megan Mullin (PhD) is a faculty advisor for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University. She teaches and has published in the fields of state and local politics, federalism, public policy, and voting.

Paul Wolfgang is a faculty advisor for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project and an Instructor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University. He is the principal constructor of the project's website tools.

Jay Jennings is the project coordinator for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project. Jay is working on his Ph.D. in political science at Temple University and received his M.A. in political science from American University in 2004. His interests lie in political parties, electorial behavior and public policy. Jay received his B.A. in Political Science from Houghton College. He is a resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania but grew up in Central, South Carolina.

Michelle Atherton is assistant director of the Institute for Public Affairs and assistant project coordinator for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project. Ms. Atherton received her B.A. in philosophy of science and English literature from the University of Pittsburgh. She studied American politics and public policy at Temple University where she was awarded her M.A. in political science and also taught as an adjunct instructor. Originally from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Ms. Atherton has been a resident of Philadelphia since 1999, and currently lives in the Bella Vista neighborhood of the city.

Ping Zhang is a graduate research assistant for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project. Ping is from China. He obtained his Bachelor's (2004) and Master's (2007) degrees in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science & Technology. Currently, he is pursuing the Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science at Temple University . His interests lie in data
mining , machine learning and their applications in various fields.

Rachel Hammer is a graduate research assistant for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project.  Rachel is working on her M.A./Ph.D. in the sociology department at Temple University and received her double B.A. in sociology and communication from San Diego State University in 2006.  Her interests lie in non-profits, social policy, community involvement, inequality, work and education.   She is a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Orange County, California .

Justin Gollob is the former project coordinator for the Pennsylvania Policy Database Project. Justin completed his Ph.D. in political science at Temple University in the fall of 2007 and is currently a professor at Mesa State College. His research interests include legislative politics, state and local government, representation, and public policy. He recieved his MA in political science from Temple University in 2002 and his bachelors degree from Idaho State University in 1999. Justin was previously the internship coordinator for the department of political science and adjunct professor. Justin grew up in Pocatello, Idaho.

Dan Lehman is the former graduate research manager for the Pennsylvania Policy Database project. He began graduate school in the fall of 2003 in the department of political science. Currently, he is working on his Ph.D. in American politics with a focus on political party organizations, interest groups, and Latino voters. He graduated with BA degrees in political science and American studies from Temple University in May 2002, and an MA from Temple in 2006. As luck would have it, he grew up in Lebanon, PA.

 

Current Researchers:

Dave Ferrera is a recent graduate of Temple University with a major in political science and minor in Geography & Urban Studies. He comes to us from Cranford, NJ. He currently resides in Philadelphia's Queen Village section.

Corey Goldiner grew up in Philadelphia, PA. He is a political science major with a minor in history at Temple University. He recently finished interning for Hillary Clinton's campaign
in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a Russell Conwell Diamond Scholar.

Diona Howard is a senior and Honors Scholar at Temple University majoring in political science. She is an undergraduate fellow of the Institute for the Study of Race and Social Thought at Temple University. She is interested in leading and managing state government and nonprofit agencies as vehicles for social change. She plans to earn her Masters in Governmental Administration and law degree. Diona is from Albany, NY.

Samantha Kinnan

Adina Lewis is from Westchester, New York.  She is a senior at Temple University, and will be graduating in August 2009.  She is a Political Science major, with two minors in English and Business Administration.  She hopes to pursue a career in the federal government preferably working in the contractual field.

Erica Vendetti is a Political Science major seeking a minor in philosophy and a specialization certificate of political economy at Temple University. Her family is from Gettysburg and Philadelphia, PA and currently lives in Center City, Philadelphia.

 

Former Researchers (Hometown):

Krystle Baker (Weatherly, Pennsylvania)

Jack Franze (Millersville, Pennsylvania)

David Kammiel (Galloway, NJ)

Rahul Gaitonde (Marlboro, NJ)

Paul Gilbert (Honesdale, Pennsylvania)

Yphtach Lelkes (Madison, Wisconsin)

Josh Leon (Sacramento, California)

Ryan McCool ( Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania)

Stacy Millman (Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

James Mizdail

Matthew Smetona

Kyle Wind (Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania)

Ryan Donnon

Michael Ginda (West Lafayette, Indiana)

Amber Hayward

Rebecca Jones (Chantilly, VA)

Michael Kaplan (Huntingdon Valley, PA)

Hina Mohammed

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