Ember R. Smith
PhD student in Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Hi there! I am currently a PhD student in Public Policy at UC Berkeley and NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Before coming to the Bay Area, I was a research analyst at the Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families. My research interests include safety net access and inequality in education. I am particularly interested in how social networks, identity, and program design influence safety net take-up and higher education access.