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Postdoctoral and Postgraduate Associates and Fellows

Associate Research Scholar

Chenchen Li (Accounting)     
Associate Research Scholar 
Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Texas at Dallas 
Faculty Sponsor: Frank Zhang     
chenchen.li@yale.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates

Angela Crema (The Broad Center)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D. in Economics, New York University    
Faculty Sponsor: Seth Zimmerman     
angela.crema@yale.edu 

Danielle Bovenberg (Organizational Behavior)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D., Technology Management, University of California, Santa Barbara     
Faculty Sponsor: Jim Baron     
danielle.bovenberg@yale.edu

Sonia Seung-Eun Kim (YCCI)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D., Marketing, Columbia Business School, Columbia University     
Faculty Sponsor: Ravi Dhar     
sonia.kim@yale.edu  

Andres Montealegre Moreno (Marketing)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology, Cornell University    
Faculty Sponsor: Deb Small     
andres.montealegremoreno@yale.edu 

Sarah Payne (The Broad Center)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley     
Faculty Sponsor: Seth Zimmerman     
sarah.payne@yale.edu

Chengyao Sun (Marketing)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D. Marketing, Washington University in St. Louis 
Faculty Sponsor: Nathan Novemsky 
chengyao.sun@yale.edu

He Sun (Marketing)     
Postdoctoral Research Associate     
Ph.D. & M.S. in Computer Science, Harvard University     
Faculty Sponsor: Ravi Dhar     
he.sun@yale.edu

Postgraduate Fellows and Associates

Meghna Baskar (Economics)   
Postgraduate Research Associate    
Masters in Analytical Political Economy, Duke University    
Faculty Sponsors: Barbara Biasi, Jayanti Owens, and Seth Zimmerman  
meghna.baskar@yale.edu

Yizhuo (Rakim) Chai (Operations)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
M.S., Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley    
Faculty Sponsors: Zhen Lian, Faidra Monachou, & Nils Rudi     
yizhuo.chai@yale.edu

Ashlyn Dunn (Economics)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
Bachelor Economics, Mathematics, Brigham Young University     
Faculty Sponsor: Kevin Williams     
ashlyn.dunn@yale.edu

Randy Gao (Y-SIM)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
M.A. Psychology, University of Chicago 
Faculty Sponsor:  Ravi Dhar   
yang.gao@yale.edu 

Yifan He (Accounting)  
Postgraduate Research Associate  
B.A. in Economics; B.S. in Statistics, University of Illinoi at Urbana-Champaign 
Faculty Sponsor: Thomas Steffen 
yifan.he@yale.edu

Veronika Izmailova (Marketing)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
B.A. in Cognitive Science, Northwestern University     
Faculty Sponsors: Corey Cusimano and Jihae Shin    
veronika.izmailova@yale.edu

Till Konczak (Organizational Behavior) 
Postgraduate Research Associate 
Research Master Psychology, University of Amsterdam
Faculty Sponsors: Adriana Germano and Beth Anne Helgason
till.konczak@yale.edu 

Abigail Longstreth (The Broad Center)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
B.A in Economics, The Ohio State University 
Faculty Sponsor:  Jayanti Owens 
abigail.longstreth@yale.edu

Fenghe Liu (Accounting)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
M.S. in Operations Research, Columbia University 
Faculty Sponsors:  Jake Thomas, Thomas Steffen, and Eddie Watts    
fenghe.liu@yale.edu

Stephanie Nam (Economics)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
B.S. of Arts in Mathematical Economics, University of Pennsylvania     
Faculty Sponsor: Seth Zimmerman     
stephanie.nam@yale.edu

Mohammad Reza Nouri (Marketing)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
Master of Business Administration, Finance 
Faculty Sponsor: Soheil Ghili 
mohammadreza.nouri@yale.edu

Joachim Rillo (Economics)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
B.A. in Economics, Columbia University    
Faculty Sponsor: Stefano Giglio    
joachim.rillo@yale.edu

Ariel Gelrud Shiro (The Broad Center)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
MSc, Economics, London School of Economics     
Faculty Sponsor: Barbara Biasi, Jayanti Owens, and Seth Zimmerman     
ariel.gelrud@yale.edu

Maria Trejos (Economics)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
M.S. in Computer Science, Northwestern University    
Faculty Sponsors: Diana Van Patten, David Argente, and Kevin Donovan  
maria.trejos@yale.edu

Yiyi Wang (Accounting)     
Postgraduate Research Associate     
M.A. in Banking and Finance, Minor in Economics, University of Zurich     
Faculty Sponsors: Jake Thomas, Thomas Steffen, and Eddie Watts    
yiyi.wang@yale.edu

Xinhui Yu (Finance)     
Postgraduate Research Associate 
Bachelor of Financial Management, Minor, Law, AI, Fudan University 
Faculty Sponsors: Song Ma   
xinhui.yu@yale.edu

Hugo Zhou (Marketing)     
Postgraduate Research Associate 
B.E. in Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University 
Faculty Sponsor: Tong Wang   
hengguang.zhou@yale.edu