Yamira Patterson

Yamira Patterson is a Fall 2024 Intern on the Social Policy Research Initiatives (SPRI) Team and a junior at Wellesley College double majoring in Economics and Education Studies. At Wellesley, Yamira serves as an Academic Success Coach, a member of the McNair Scholars Program, and a Student Representative for the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction. Yamira is interested in the intersection of research and policy implementation, and how policy priorities inform quantitative research designs. Outside of Wellesley and J-PAL North America, Yamira is involved in the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars program and enjoys watching video essays on Youtube.