Postdoctoral Research Associates

The Watson School offers a range of postdoctoral opportunities for outstanding young scholars in the social sciences. The aims of the program are to support participants in their own research, enhance their interdisciplinary literacy and contribute to meaningful and enduring collaborative exchange. Our current fellows are listed below, and a list of former postdoctoral research associates is also available.

  • Justus Bamert

    Justus Bamert

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Children & Families, Education, Labor, Social and Economic Policy
  • Kate Birkbeck

    Kate Birkbeck

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, International Economics, Politics, and Security, Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy, State & Municipal Policy, Technology & Innovation, Technology and Policy
  • Deren Ertas

    Deren Ertas

    Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise International Economics, Politics, and Security, International Development, Social and Economic Policy, Technology and Policy, Bureaucracy, Energy & Environment, Environmental Justice, Inequality & Poverty, Labor, Political Economy, Supply Chains
  • Neil Johnson-Rogers

    Neil Johnson-Rogers

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Inequality & Poverty, Labor, Political Economy, Social and Economic Policy, Technology & Innovation, Technology and Policy
  • Andrew Kenealy

    Andrew Kenealy

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Research Interests US Foreign Policy
  • Shelby O'Neill

    Shelby O'Neill

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Immigration, Displacement & Borders
  • Esteban Salmón

    Esteban Salmón

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Bureaucracy, Criminal Justice, Ethics, Law Enforcement & Policing, Urban Policies & Politics