Author Information
Damiera Cruz is a recent Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of the University of San Diego, where she studied philosophy with a minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). Her research interests focus on the way that government regulations, markets, and social norms impact political polarization. Damiera is currently working in a legal capacity at a bank prior to applying to law school. She values the opportunity to see her academic research reflected in real-world professional contexts.
Noah Fisher graduated in 2025 from the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. He is currently a master of science candidate at the University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute. His research interests are in Banking Regulation, Housing Policy, Financial Economics, and Healthcare. He is currently employed as a graduate researcher at the Initiative on Enabling Choice and Competition in Healthcare which is housed in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Noah is also a Kreisman Housing Fellow and co-manages the development and operations of the Aquedo Syndication Fund, a private credit fund focused on lending to affordable housing and community-oriented real estate projects.
Adrienne Sanza is a 2025 Honors Program graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology where she attained a dual-major B.S. in Japanese Language & Culture and International & Global Studies, specializing in Global Justice, Peace, and Conflict Studies, in addition to minors in Language Science and Geographic Information Systems. Her research interests led her to study abroad in Kosovo and Japan and include the causes and outcomes of conflict, the tactics and operations of non-state actors, post-conflict transformation, and Japanese history and culture. Adrienne is currently pursuing a master’s degree at American University with the goal of joining a research center.
Alexander Scott is a senior attending the University of Richmond. He pursues a B.A. majoring in Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law (PPEL), with a focus on philosophy and a minor in Leadership Studies. He is planning to pursue a PhD in political science with a focus on political theory. In particular he plans to focus his research on institutional design with a focus on alternative political arrangements like sortition and preventing the capture of political institutions.
