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KELLOGG RESEARCH SUPPORT
 John Johnson John Johnson
Senior Director
Room 5484, Global Hub
john.johnson@kellogg.northwestern.edu
847-467-1854

John joined Kellogg in 2016. He has served in numerous roles at the intersection of economics, mathematical modeling, and technology, including most recently as the founding director of the Research Support unit at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

As Senior Director, he oversees the entire Research Support unit at Kellogg, including the ongoing development of new capabilities and services that the team offers for research computing, data acquisition, open science, and the predoctoral program. John earned an MA (ABD) in Economics from Stanford University.

Ginger Jacobson

Ginger Jacobson
Director of Behavioral Research Support
Room 4490, Global Hub
ginger.jacobson@kellogg.northwestern.edu


Ginger joined Kellogg in 2019. As Director, she oversees the Behavioral Lab operations, including improvements to research subject pools, services, and equipment available for experimental and behavioral research. She also leads outreach and programming efforts for the predoctoral Research Fellows program. 

Ginger earned a BA in Human Development from Connecticut College and a PhD from the University of Florida with specializations in Environmental Sociology and Race Relations.

  Luiza Tanoue Troncoso Peres
Behavioral Research Fellow
5198C, Global Hub
luiza.tanouetroncosoperes@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Luiza joined Kellogg in 2022. She works closely with Kellogg faculty and graduate students to implement behavioral research projects, both In-Lab and Online. She supports experimental design, survey development, study deployment, participant recruitment, data analysis, and more.

Luiza Tanoue Troncoso Peres earned a BA in Economics and BS in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include behavioral economics, decision sciences, and consumer behavior.

   

Jessica Brice
Behavioral Research Fellow
5198A, Global Hub
jessica.brice@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Jessica joined Kellogg in 2023. She works closely with Kellogg faculty and graduate students to implement behavioral research projects, both In-Lab and Online. She supports experimental design, survey development, study deployment, participant recruitment, data analysis, and more.


Jessica earned a BA in Psychology from Princeton University. Her research interests include organizational behavior, specifically strategies to promote diversity and reduce prejudice within organizations.             

Raye Zhu
Behavioral Research Fellow
5198B, Global Hub
ruixi.zhu@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Raye joined Kellogg in 2023. She works closely with Kellogg faculty and graduate students to implement behavioral research projects, both In-Lab and Online. She supports experimental design, survey development, study deployment, participant recruitment, data analysis, and more.

Raye earned a BS in Applied Psychology from New York University and a MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. Her research interests include organizational behavior, focusing on workplace diversity and prosociality.

Ambreen Chaudhri
Ambreen Chaudhri
Senior Computational Research Consultant
Room 5422, Global Hub
ambreen.chaudhri@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Ambreen joined Kellogg in 2018. As a Senior Computational Research Consultant, she utilizes her computational expertise and experience in both economic and executive compensation consulting to support academic research at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. 

Ambreen earned dual BA degrees in Economics and International Studies, and an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Chicago.  She also earned her PhD in Political Methodology from Washington University in St. Louis.



William Thompson
Computational Consulting Lead
Room 5422, Global Hub
wkt@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Will joined Kellogg in 2019. He is a Senior Computational Research Consultant, with a strong background in machine learning and natural language processing.

 Will has extensive previous experience as an applied research engineer at Motorola Labs and as a research professor at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. He has a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Northwestern.

 Traci Johnson

Traci Johnson
Senior Computational Research Consultant
Room 5422, Global Hub
traci.johnson@kellogg.northwestern.edu

As Senior Computational Research Consultant, Traci uses their experience in both academic and industry data science to consult and support research of faculty, staff, and students at Kellogg. Before joining the research support team in 2023, Traci worked for four years at CVS Health in financial analytics, optimizing the prices of generic drugs for millions of members across the USA. Before that, they conducted research on galaxy clusters and gravitational lensing using data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Traci has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Physics from Carleton College.

 Peilin Liao 

Peilin Liao
Senior Computational Research Consultant
Room 5422, Global Hub
peilin.liao@kellogg.northwestern.edu

As Senior Computational Research Consultant, Peilin utilizes her computational expertise and experience in materials modeling to support research at Kellogg. Before joining the research support team in 2023, she worked as Assistant Professor in the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University.

Peilin has a PhD in Chemistry from Princeton University and a BS in Chemistry from Peking University.

Frank Limbrock
Senior Research Associate
Room 3495, Global Hub
f-limbrock@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Frank Limbrock joined Kellogg in 2010. He is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on health economics and industrial organization. His recent projects have examined the role of non-pecuniary incentives in prescription-drug choice and substitution between branded and generic drugs.

Frank holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma from the University of Cologne.
Irving Birkner Irving Birkner
Research Data Acquisition Lead             
Room 4490, Global Hub
irving.birkner@Kellogg.northwestern.edu
847-467-7364

Before arriving at Kellogg in 2019, Irving worked for seventeen years at the University of Chicago in research and program support. As the Data Acquisition Lead, Irving collaborates with Kellogg faculty members and PhD students to purchase, manage, and provide access to commercial and custom datasets.

Irving holds a BA in International Relations from Knox College and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago.       

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