Murphy Georger

Murphy Georger is a communication specialist at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, where she assists the operations team in research, project coordination, and event organization. Before her current role, Murphy gained valuable experience as a communications intern at the [...]

2023-12-11T11:53:43-07:00December 11th, 2023|

Madeleine Jones, B.S.

Madeleine Jones is a Dignity Index Field Director at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in collaboration with UNITE. She supports the Students for Dignity, develops training curriculums, and advances the goals of the UNITE initiative. Before joining the Institute, [...]

2023-12-11T11:54:20-07:00December 11th, 2023|

Preston Brightwell, M.P.A

Preston Brightwell is a Dignity Index Field Director at the Kem C. Gardner Institute in collaboration with UNITE. His primary work is on the continued development of the Dignity Index, a model for analyzing public discourse with the goal to [...]

2023-12-11T11:58:49-07:00December 11th, 2023|

Melanie Beagley, M.S.

Melanie Beagley serves as a public policy analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where she specializes in health care policy and industry research. Prior to joining the Institute, Beagley was a senior associate at Leavitt Partners, where she [...]

2023-12-11T12:13:56-07:00December 11th, 2023|

Parker Banta, B.S.

Parker Banta is a public policy analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, where he assists with economic, demographic, and community research projects. Before joining the Gardner Institute, Parker studied political science, international studies, and applied ethics at the [...]

2024-11-11T13:11:29-07:00December 11th, 2023|

Praopan Pratoomchat, Ph.D.

Dr. Praopan Pratoomchat is a senior research economist at the Gardner Institute with a background in higher education and macroeconomic research. Prior to joining the Institute, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, teaching Applied [...]

2022-09-08T11:03:36-06:00September 8th, 2022|

Nate Christensen, B.S.

Nate Christensen is a research associate at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, concentrating his research on business economics and sales tax. Prior to his position at the Gardner Institute, Nate studied business economics and econometrics at the University of [...]

2022-08-18T09:17:22-06:00August 18th, 2022|

Heidi Prior, M.P.P.

Heidi Prior is a research associate at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute where she specializes in demographic research and data analysis. Before joining the Gardner Institute, Heidi taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade at public and charter schools in [...]

2022-08-01T09:11:00-06:00August 1st, 2022|

Enas Farag, B.S.

Enas Farag is a research assistant Gardner Institute where she conducts economic, public finance, and public policy research. Enas is a current M.S. student of Economics at the University of Utah as a Fulbright scholar from Egypt. Before moving to [...]

2022-06-22T10:39:55-06:00June 22nd, 2022|

Nate Lloyd, M.S.

Nate Lloyd serves as Deputy Director of Economic and Public Policy Research at the Gardner Institute. He is an applied economist with a background in data analytics, statistical modeling, and economic research. Prior to his current role, Lloyd led research [...]

2022-09-20T12:43:47-06:00May 26th, 2022|
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