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Welcome New Doctoral Students

We are delighted to welcome the following doctoral students to our Ph.D. program in Fall 2026.

Lorenzo Castro de SalvoLorenzo Castro De Salvo is from Florence, Italy. His research interests are macroeconomics and monetary economics. He earned his BSc in Economics from the University of Florence, and his MSc and MRes in Economics from the University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto.

 

Chrisan JuniorChrisan Junior joins us from Jamaica, where she earned both her bachelor’s degree in economics and Statistics and her master’s degree in economics from The University of the West Indies, Mona. During her master’s studies, she tutored introductory statistics and worked as a research assistant. Her research interests include econometrics and applied microeconomics.

Sandtherland Katey

Sandtherland Class Katey joins us from Ghana. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with Economics from the University of Cape Coast and his Master's degree in Mathematical Sciences from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). His research interests lie in Econometrics and causal inference.

Conor KerrConor Kerr is currently reading for a M.Sc. in Statistical Science at the University of Oxford. Before that, he grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completing a B.S. in Statistics and Analytics & Economics with a minor in Mathematics. He is a recipient of the Laney Graduate School Fellowship. His research interests tend to revolve around econometrics, statistical theory, and games.

Dipan NathDipan Nath joins us from India and completed his bachelor’s in economics from the University of Calcutta and master’s in economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he also served as a tutor for Econometrics-1. His research interests lie in econometric theory, particularly focusing on endogeneity and misspecification issues in spatial and network econometric models, as well as micro-econometric theory. 

Congrong PanCongrong Pan is from China. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Shandong University of Finance and Economics and dual Master’s degrees in Economics from Shandong University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to joining the PhD program, he worked at the National School of Development at Peking University. His research interests include health economics and empirical industrial organization.

Xinmiao PengXinmiao Peng is originally from Anhui, China. Prior to joining Emory, he received his M.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also earned a master’s degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in physics in China and previously worked in the banking sector. His research interests lie in macroeconomics, with a focus on monetary policy, banking, and financial frictions. 

Alejandro PinillaAlejandro Pinilla-Barrera is originally from Medellín, Colombia. He earned a B.Sc. in Economics and Finance and an M.Sc. in Economics from EAFIT University. He also holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Mathematics from Universidad de Antioquia. His research interests include econometrics, stochastic differential equations, and logic. He has worked as a lecturer and research assistant in econometrics and quantitative methods in finance at EAFIT University.