Blalock Fellowship
Each year, the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences awards Hubert M. Blalock Fellowships to a select group of incoming graduate students from departments with CSSS-related Ph.D. tracks. Candidates for this award are nominated by their department's graduate advisor, and Fellows are selected by the CSSS Graduate Committee. The Fellowship is named for Hubert M. Blalock, a leading sociological methodologist who was Professor of Sociology and Statistics at the University of Washington and a former President of the American Sociological Association.
For information or questions about the CSSS Blalock Fellowship award, contact csss@uw.edu.
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Changlong LingChanglong Ling is a PhD student in the Department of Urban Design & Planning who holds a MS in Urban and Regional Planning from Peking University in Beijing, China as well as a BA in Economics and BE in Urban & Rural Planning from Wuhan University in Wuhan, China. Prior to joining UW, Changlong worked as a research assistant and led a data-augmented transportation planning project in Heyuan City. 2024 - 2025 |
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Wenting PengWenting Peng is a PhD student in the School of Nursing who holds MMS and BS in Nursing from Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University in Changsha, China. Prior to joining UW, Wenting participated in several research projects focused on common health-related issues among older adults. 2024 - 2025 |
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Austin SibuAustin Sibu is a PhD student in the Department of Statistics who holds a MS and BS in Statistics from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining UW, Austin worked as a research assistant at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the Bush School of Government and Public Service. 2024 - 2025 |
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Garrett AllenGarrett Allen is a PhD student in the Department of Statistics who holds a BS in Statistics and a BS in Mathematics from Duke University with a minor in Political Science. Prior to joining UW, Garrett served on the DEI committee for the Duke Math Department and was the Team Lead for the Peer Success Leaders program at Duke University. 2023 - 2024 |
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Juliann LiJuliann Li Verdugo is a PhD student in the School of Social Work who holds a BS from the University of California at San Diego and an MSW from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UW, Juliann did two years of clinical work and is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. 2023 - 2024 |
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Nnenna Ogbonnaya-OrjiNnenna Ogbonnaya-Orji is a PhD student in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance who holds a BA in economics from Covenant University in Nigeria and a MA in sustainable development and environmental economics from the University of St. Andrews in The United Kingdom. Prior to joining UW, Nnenna worked as an assistant economist at the Central Bank of Nigeria. 2023 - 2024 |
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Zachary BrownZachary Brown is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology who holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University. Prior to joining UW, Zack worked as a research analyst at W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI. 2022 - 2023 |
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Elizabeth TongElizabeth Tong is a PhD student in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance who holds a BA in Economics and Computer Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining UW, Lizzie worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. 2022 - 2023 |
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Mark NepfMark Nepf is a PhD student in the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance who holds a MS in Marine Science from Stony Brook University, as well as a BS In Environmental Policy and a BA in Economics from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Prior to joining UW, Mark worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC. 2022 - 2023 |
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Juejue WangJuejue Wang is a PhD student in the Department of Statistics who holds a Master in Applied Statistics and a BS in Statistics and Economics, both from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Juejue also has a degree in Finance from Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China. 2022 - 2023 |
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Erin LipmanErin Lipman was a statistical analyst for Mathematica Policy Research prior to becoming a Ph.D. student in the Statistics department. She received an MS in Statistics from the University of Chicago and her BS in Mathematics from Haverford College. 2021 - 2022 |
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Yufeng JiangMelody Jiang is a Ph.D. student in the Statistics department who was a double major in Mathematics and Statistical Science at Duke University. 2020 - 2021 |
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Ramses LlobetRamses Llobet holds a BA and an LLM from the University of Barcelona, an MA from the Open University of Catalonia, and a Master of Research in Political Economy from the University of Essex. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Political Science department. 2020 - 2021 |
Andrea Cabrera
Andrea Cabrera holds a BS in Applied Mathematics from UCLA and a MS in Nursing from Rush University. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the School of Nursing.
2019 - 2020
Tao Lin
Tao Lin holds BA and MA degrees from the Beijing Normal University and an MA from Harvard University. He is now pursuing a Ph.D. in the Political Science department.
2019 - 2020
Elizabeth Pelletier
Elizabeth Pelletier is a PhD Candidate in the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance. She has BA degrees in Public Policy and Film Studies from the College of William and Mary.
2018 - 2019
Sarah Teichman
Sarah Teichman is a graduate student in the Statistics department. She has a BA in Statistics from Amherst College.
2018 - 2019
Alex Ramiller
Alex Ramiller is a Geography graduate student who has a BA from Macalester College, with a major in Geography and Economics.
2018 - 2019
Neal M Marquez
Neal M Marquez is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology. He holds a B.S. from California Polytechnic, Pomona and an Master of Public Health from the University of Washington.
2017 - 2018
Sara Laplante
Sara Laplante is a graduate student in the Department of Statistics. She holds a B.A. in Greek and Roman Studies from Rhodes College (2008) and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago.
2017 - 2018
Daphne Liu
Daphne Liu is a graduate student in the Department of Statistics. She holds a BA in Mathematics from Cornell University.
2016 - 2017
Emily Pollock
Emily Pollock is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology. She holds a B.A.in Anthropology from Stanford University (2013).
2015 - 2016
Feiyang Sun
Feiyang Sun is a graduate student in the Department of Urban Design and Planning. He holds a BENGR in Urban Planning from Zhejiang University (2013) and a MUP in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University (2015).
2015 - 2016
Hilary Wething
Hilary C. Wething received her Ph.D. from the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance in 2020 and is currently Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Pennsylvania State University
2014 - 2015
Leo J. Fiorio
Leo J. Fiorio is a graduate student in the Department of Geography. He came to the UW after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Geography from McGill University.
2014 - 2015
MOO-HYUN KIM
Moo-Hyun Kim holds a B. S. in Social Welfare from the University of Seoul (2009), an M.S. in Social Work from Washington University of St. Louis (2014) and is a graduate student in the School of Social Wor.
2014 - 2015
Charles C Lanfear
Charles C Lanfear holds a B.A. in Sociology (2010) and an M.S. in Public Policy from Oregon State University (2013). He is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology.
2014 - 2015
Maryclare C Griffin
Maryclare Griffin holds B.A. in Statistics and Economics from the University of Chicago (2012). She is a graduate student in the Department of Statistics.
2013 - 2014
Zehang Richard Li
Zehang Li holds a B.A. in Statistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2013). He is a graduate student in the Department of Statistics.
2013 - 2014
Daniel Yoo
Daniel Yoo holds an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago (2010) and is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science.
2012 - 2013
Rebecca Ferrell
Rebecca Ferrell holds a B.A. in Math from Carlton College (2008) and is a graduate student in the Department of Statistics.
2012 - 2013
Yi Pan
Yi Pan holds a B.A. in Archaeology from Sichuan University in China (2011) and graduated from the Department of Anthropology (2014). Yi works as a software development engineer at Amazon.
2011 - 2012
Sarah C. Oppenheimer
Sarah C. Oppenheimer holds an Sc.M. from Harvard School of Public Health (2005) and is a graduate student in Evans School of Public Affairs.
2011 - 2012
Kathleen Nicole Moore
Kathleen Nicole Moore holds an M.P.A. in Policy Analysis from the University of Utah (2011) and is a graduate student in Evans School of Public Affairs. Kathleen works as Temporary Student Intern at the King County Housing Authority
2011 - 2012
Rachael Maltiel
Rachael Maltiel holds a B.A. in Mathematics & Philosophy from Claremont McKenna College (2010) and graduated from the Department of Statistics (2013). She currently works as a Business Intelligence Manager at Expedia, Inc.
2011 - 2012
Jon Azose
Jonathan J. Azose holds an M.A. in Language and Communication Technology from University of Groningen in Netherlands (2010) and received his Ph.D in Statistics from the University of Washington in 2015.
2011 - 2012
Athena E. Pantazis
Athena Pantazis holds an M.Ph. from Tulane University (2004) and is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology.
2010 - 2011
Kristy Copeland
Kristy Copeland holds an M.U.S.A. in Urban Spatial Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania (2007) and is a graduate student in the Department of Geography.
2010 - 2011
Miriam Valdovinos
Miriam Valdovinos holds an M.A. in Psychology from California State University (2007) and is a graduate student in the School of Social Work.
2009 - 2010
Mark E. Williams
Mark Williams holds an M.S.W. (2006) and Ph.D. (2012) in Social Work from the University of Washington. He is an Assistant Professor in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2008 - 2009
Jason R Williams
Jason R Williams holds an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Saint Louis University (2000) and a Ph.D. from the Evans School of Public Affairs (2014). He is a Research Analyst at Casey Family Programs Statistical and Analytical Consultant at Jason R. Williams in Seattle, WA.
2008 - 2009
JoAnn S Lee
JoAnn Lee holds a B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University (1999), an M.A. in International and Public Affairs and an M.S. in Social Work, both from Columbia University (2005). She graduated with a Ph.D. in Social Work (2012) from the University of Washington. JoAnn is an Assistant Professor at College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
2008 - 2009
Danielle Fumia
Danielle Fumia holds an M.P.A. in Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2007), and she graduated from the Evans School Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management Program (2013). She is a Senior Research Associate at Washington State Institute for Public Policy in Olympia, WA.
2007 - 2008
Mark C Wheldon
Mark C Wheldon holds an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Auckland (2006) and a Ph.D. in Statistics (2013) from the University of Washington. Mark is a Lecturer at the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
2007 - 2008
Jennifer L. Chunn
Jennifer L. Chunn holds a B.S. degree in Biometry & Statistics from Cornell University (2002) and an M.S. in Statistics (2010) from the University of Washington.
2006 - 2007
Richard J. Callahan
Richard Callahan holds a B.A. in Mathematical Social Science from Dartmouth College (2003) and is a graduate student in sociology.
2005 - 2006
Gail E. Potter
Gail E. Potter holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Oberlin College (1997) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2010). Gail is an assistant professor in the Statistics Department at California Polytechnic State University.
2005 - 2006
Tyler W. Corwin
Tyler W. Corwin holds a B.A. from the Department of Mathematics at Point Loma Nazarene University (2004) and an M.A. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington (2009). He is the associate director and co-founder of The Northwest Social Research Group, LLC (NSRG) based in Seattle, Washington.
2004 - 2005
Leontine Alkema
Leontine Alkema has an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (2003) and obtained a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2008). She is a Professor in the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2004 - 2005
Krista Gile
Krista J. Gile holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2008), an M.S. in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech (2000), and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselar Polytechnic Institute (1998). She is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Massachusetts.
2003 - 2004
Amanda R. Cox
Amanda R. Cox holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from St. Olaf College and an M.S. in Statistics (2005). She is now a Graphics Editor at the New York Times. Amanda co-teaches the summer data journalism class in the Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP) at NYU.
2003 - 2004
NIKOLAS PHARRIS-CIUREJ
NIKOLAS PHARRIS-CIUREJ holds a B.A. in Sociology from Seattle University and a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Washington (2010). He is a Statistician (Health) at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Springs, MD.
2002 - 2003
Rachel A. Kuller
Rachel A. Kuller holds a B.S. in Engineering from Harvard University (2002) and an M.A. in Sociology (2004). She now works as a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Tradeshift based in San Francisco, CA.
2002 - 2003
Eric Mark Aldrich
Eric Mark Aldrich holds a B.S. in Economics from Duke University (2002) an M.S. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2005) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University (2011). He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz.
2002 - 2003
Ryan Admiraal
Ryan Admiraal holds a B.S. in Mathematics and English from Calvin College (2002) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2009). He is a senior lecturer in Statistics and Data Science in the School of Mathematic and Statistics at Victoria University of Wellington, Australia.
2002 - 2003
Jason Ramone Thomas
Jason Thomas holds a B.A. in Sociology (2000), an M.S. in Statistics (2005), an M.A. in Sociology (2006), and a Ph.D. in Sociology (2009), all from the University of Washington.
2001 - 2002
Susan Shortreed
Susan Shortreed holds a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Michigan (2001) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington (2006). She is an Assistant Investigator at the Group Health Research Institute, Seattle.
2001 - 2002
