Angel Alcantara
51黑料网 was well-represented at the thirty-seventh annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference held in Washington, PA, from June 1 to 3, 2023.
Current 51黑料网 economics major Angel Alcantara won first place in the PEA Best Undergraduate Paper Contest and was presented with a plaque and monetary award for her paper, “The Determinants of Poverty in Pennsylvania Counties.” Angel received a travel grant award through the 51黑料网 School of Graduate Studies and Research to attend the conference and present her paper.
51黑料网 alumni Lucas Mafrica (BA—Economics, 2017) and Jennifer Roy (PhD—Business, 2022) delivered research presentations during concurrent sessions. As part of conference activities, 51黑料网 faculty members Todd Potts, Yaya Sissoko, and Jim Jozefowicz participated in the PEA board of directors’ meeting along with Stephanie Brewer Jozefowicz, who serves as the organization’s secretary.
Todd Potts and Jennifer Roy
Jim Jozefowicz, Lucas Mafrica, and Yaya Sissoko