Xinlan Emily Hu - Co-President, Former GAPSA Rep, GAPSA Director of Budget (2022-2023)
Program: Operations, Information and Decisions Year: 3rd Year Hometown: Louisville, KY Research Interests: Teamwork, Team Communication, Computational Social Science Fun Fact: I chose a pen in my zhuazhou (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuazhou). Did I predict my life as a grad student? Hobbies: Running, Playing Board Games, Attempting Latte Art, Learning to Ski, Watching Broadway Musicals, Trying International Cuisines |
Xufei Liu - Co-President, Former GAPSA Rep
Program: Operations, Information and Decisions Year: 2nd Year Hometown: Atlanta, GA Research Interests: High-Dimensional Data Methods, Stochastic Systems, Deep Learning Fun Fact: At one point, I owned 50 rubber ducks. Guess I took rubber duck debugging a step too far. Hobbies: Crochet, Rock Climbing, Board Games, Reading |
Zhiying (Bella) Ren - Chair of DEI Initiatives
Current Members
Sathya Vijayakumar - Former President
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Program: Management
Year: 3rd Year Hometown: Richmond, VA Research Interests: Corporate Strategy, Innovation, Non-Market Strategy, Corporate Governance, Ownership Fun Fact: I backpacked through Italy for a month before grad school. Hobbies: Running, football, politics |
Jeanna Kenney - Former President
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Program: Applied Economics
Year: 5th Year Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Research Interests: Real estate, urban economics, experimental economics Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of Philly sports and all things Christmas Hobbies: Watching sports, baking, reading |
Shannon Duncan - Former President
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Program: Marketing
Year: 5th Year Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY Research Interests: I'm broadly interested in motivation and judgment and decision-making. In particular, I examine the factors that can nudge consumers towards healthier choices. Hobbies: Traveling, snorkeling, hiking, reading, wine tasting, cooking, baking |
Adithya Raajkumar - GAPSA Rep
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Program: Marketing
Year: 1st Year Hometown: Boston, MA Research Interests: Consumer and real estate finance Fun Fact: I lived in France for two years 🇫🇷 Hobbies: Tennis, MMA, puzzles (all kinds) |
Vishrut Rana
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Program: OID
Year: 2nd Year Hometown: Dubai, UAE Research Interests: Sustainable operations, renewable energy Fun Fact: My blurred face appears on google maps street view. Hobbies: Biking, bouldering (well, I’m trying), and a lot of sleeping |
Joey Rudoler
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Program: Statistics
Year: 1st Year Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Research Interests: Machine Learning Fun Fact: I have never left the state of PA for more than about 3 weeks! Hobbies: Basketball, guitar, reading fiction |
Yangxinyu Xie -
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Program: Statistics
Year: 2nd Year Hometown: Hunan, China Research Interests: Combinatorics Fun Fact: I have a giant stuffed duck. Hobbies: Kickball |
Fernando Stein - GAPSA Rep |
Program: Finance
Year: 1st Year Hometown: Mexico City Research Interests: Asset Pricing Fun Fact: I hold a Guinness World Record for sausage eating Hobbies: Running |
Xiaomeng Wang |
Program: Statistics
Year: 2nd Year Research Interests: Machine Learning, Selective Inference Fun Fact: I started playing Mahjong when I was 3. Hobbies: Cooking, Mahjong, Poker, Tennis, Yoga |
Charlie Chang |
Program: Accounting Year: 1st Year Research Interests: Accounting Disclosure Hobbies: Golf, snowboarding |
Henry Shugart |
Program: Statistics
Year: 1st Year Hometown: Denver, CO Research Interests: Optimization and machine learning Fun Fact: I am a volunteer assistant coach for Penn Fencing. Hobbies: Fencing, Fishing |
Sharon Kwinjo
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Program: Accounting
Year: 2nd Year Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe Research Interests: Agency conflicts in Executive Compensation & ESG Fun Fact: I love bees - rather than run from them, I’m that person who sees a bee and goes towards it. Hobbies: Baking, Knitting, Live Music, Friends (the show), Friends (the people) |
Karin Garrett |
Program: OID
Year: 1st Year Research Interests: JDM, social cognition, behavioral economics Fun Fact: I've caught a fish with my bare hands on 2 separate occasions. Hobbies: Crochet, cooking, backpacking |
Bethany Hsiao |
Program: OID
Year: 1st Year Hometown: Blacksburg, VA Research Interests: Social good, computational social science, DEI Fun Fact: I'm left-handed! Hobbies: Running, reading, origami. |