St. Louis Fed Announces 2024-25 Institute for Economic Equity Research Fellows

ST. LOUIS — The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced a new cohort of nine research fellows selected to conduct research while in residence at the Institute for Economic Equity.

“The Institute for Economic Equity is proud to convene this stellar group of scholars to analyze the barriers to individuals’ economic potential and how to reduce or overcome those barriers,” said William M. Rodgers III, director of the institute. “We’re looking forward to the insightful, in-depth research this cohort will generate to inform the conversation on fostering equality.”

2024-25 Research Fellows

• Jeffrey P. Cohen, professor of finance and real estate, University of Connecticut
• Darrell Gaskin, professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
• Heidi Hartmann, president emerita and senior research economist, Institute for Women's Policy Research in Washington, D.C.
• Sean Joe, professor, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
• Alice Louise Kassens, dean of the School of Business, Economics, and Analytics, Roanoke College
• Lina Moe, PhD Candidate, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
• Alberto Ortega, assistant professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
• Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, president and founder, the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race
• Jermaine Toney, assistant professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University

The St. Louis Fed launched the Institute for Economic Equity in 2021 to promote a more equitable economy for households and communities in the Eighth Federal Reserve District and beyond. For more information about this year’s fellows, visit the St. Louis Fed.