# Announcing the 2021 IQSS Graduate Research Grant Recipients June 27, 2021 ![Close-up on students working at laptops and writing in a notebook](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/harvard-iqss/files/students-at-coding-workshop_4460x4460.jpg?itok=btrzPqan) Each year, IQSS awards research grants to a select group of graduate student affiliates to support dissertation research-related costs. In exchange for their ongoing contribution to the life and activity of the IQSS community, the selected recipients may apply this funding toward research-related costs such as survey development, technical services, and publication costs. We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's 2021 research grants and to highlight their work below. ![Elena Ayala-Hurtado](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/elena_ayala-hurtado_2021.jpeg?itok=dTd-oh6k) ## [Elena Ayala-Hurtado](/people/elena-ayala-hurtado) ### Sociology (G5) **Project:** "Using Situational Boundaries to Navigate the Tension between Meritocracy and the Use of Connection" ![Maria Ballesteros under an autumn tree](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/ballesteros_m_2020.jpg?itok=Kkb7BJW4) ## [María Ballesteros](/people/maria-ballesteros) ### Government (G1) **Project:** "Votes on Fire: Wildfires and Electoral Turnout During the 2020 Presidential Election in the US" ![Soubhik Barari](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/soubhik-barari_2019.jpg?itok=qU9yWuCV) ## [Soubhik Barari](/people/soubhik-barari) ### Government (G3) **Project:** "Understanding How Digital Media Shapes Political Attitudes: A Proposal for Funding Data Collection" ![Jessie Bullock](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/jesse_bullock_0.png?itok=MKJg6bL3) ## [Jessie Bullock](/people/jessie-bullock) ### Government (G6) **Project:** "Machine \[Gun\] Politics: Why Politicians Cooperate with Criminal Groups" ![Shelby Carvalho](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/shelby-carvalho_2020.jpg?itok=X4XKouCX) ## [Shelby Carvalho](/people/shelby-carvalho) ### Education (G4) **Project:** "Political Economy of Refugee Education in Sub-Saharan Africa" ![Kaitlyn Chriswell in front of a stone wall](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/chriswell_kaitlyn.jpg?itok=2SZlwDS_) ## [Kaitlyn Chriswell](/people/kaitlyn-chriswell) ### Government (G5) **Project:** "Does criminal group presence make or break citizens?: A database of collusion in Mexico" ![Jorge Cuartas](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/jorge_cuartas_0.jpg?itok=un5Gm1vI) ## [Jorge Cuartas Ricaurte](/people/jorge-cuartas) ### Education (G3) **Project:** "Corporal Punishment and Child Development in Low- and- Middle-income Countries" ## [Reva Dhingra](/people/reva-dhingra) ### Government (G4) **Project:** "Service Protectiveness: How Access to Public Goods Shapes Relations between Refugees and Host Communities" ![José Ramón Enríquez](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/jose_ramon_enriquez_0.png?itok=JJhfqXoy) ## [José Ramón Enríquez](/people/jose-ramon-enriquez) ### Government (G4) **Project:** "Moral Hazard and Corruption in Driving: Evidence from Traffic Tickets in Mexico City" ![Shusei Eshima](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/shusei_eshima_2021.png?itok=nYMcYD7t) ## [Shusei Eshima](/people/shusei-eshima) ### Government (G3) **Project:** "A New Experimental Design for Conjoint Experiments under Partial Information" ## [Helen Ho](/people/helen-ho) ### Public Policy (G5) **Project:** "Worker Voice, Power, and Workplace Safety during COVID-19" ![Wei-Fang Hsieh](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/wei-fang_hsieh_2021.jpg?itok=e4F0w5f-) ## [Wei-Fang Hsieh](/people/wei-fang-hsieh) ### Linguistics (G3) **Project:** "Distance Effect on the Application of T4 Sandhi in Mandarin-English Code Switching" ![Martin Koenen](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/koenen_martin_2021.jpeg?itok=ybjjJiOm) ## [Martin Koenen](/people/martin-koenen) ### Political Economy & Government (G2) **Project:** "Breaking the Bubble: Does Exposure Reduce Prejudice?" ![Max Kuhelj Bugaric](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/max_kuhelj_bugaric_2019.jpg?itok=HaBcrAIG) ## [Max Kuhelj Bugaric](/people/max-kuhelj-bugaric) ### Government (G2) **Project:** "Time Horizons, Signaling, and Conflict: Is Patience in the Eye of the Beholder?" ![Manuel Meléndez Sánchez](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/manuel_melendez_0.png?itok=kUQpnOee) ## [Manuel Meléndez Sánchez](/people/manuel-melendez-sanchez) ### Government (G4) **Project:** "Criminal Electioneering: A Voter Survey and List Experiment in El Salvador" ## [Bo Yun Park](/people/bo-yun-park) ### Sociology (G7) **Project:** "Crafting the Message: The Data Science Behind Presidential Elections" ![Sun Young Park](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2025-07/Sun-Young-Park_2025.jpg?itok=Bvp988GA) ## [Sun Young Park](/people/sun-young-park) ### Government (G3) **Project:** "Norms of Intolerance: How Partisan Animosity Spreads in Social Relations" ![Yuan Pei](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/yuan-pei_2021.jpg?itok=KvcIPmzn) ## [Yuan Pei](/people/yuan-pei) ### Public Policy (G2) **Project:** "Interaction, Stereotypes and Identity: Evidence from Hong Kong" ![Sascha Riaz](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/sascha_riaz_2019.jpg?itok=qwbCEMJ1) ## [Sascha Riaz](/people/sascha-riaz) ### Government (G4) **Project:** "Economic Development and International Migration—Evidence from Germany 1820–1907" ![Lena Shi](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/lena-shi_2020.jpg?itok=bQhcQI0T) ## [Lena Shi](/people/lena-shi) ### Education (G4) **Project:** "Whether and Where to Enroll: Factors Influencing College Transfer Choices" ![Seth Soderborg](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/seth_soderberg_0.png?itok=CbRmd8uY) ## [Seth Soderborg](/people/seth-soderborg) ### Government (G8) **Project:** "Panel Study of COVID-19 Precaution-Taking" ## [Hillary Stein](/people/hillary-stein) ### Political Economy & Government (G5) **Project:** "The Effect of Export Price Shocks on Exchange Rates" ![Yuhan Zhang](/sites/g/files/omnuum8171/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/harvard-iqss/files/yuhan-zhang_2020.jpg?itok=uck2VKYg) ## [Yuhan Zhang](/people/yuhan-zhang) ### Linguistics (G3) **Project:** "Interpreting Information Mismatch in Belief Report" Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)