Graduate Students 2008/2009

Our inaugural class consists of 13 graduate students (7 male and 6 female; 2 international and 11 American). Students hail from a remarkable variety of backgrounds: investment banking, public health administration, education policy, political organizing, environmental policy, academic philosophy, state government, and criminal justice.

Some of them are fresh out of college; others have had several (and in some cases many) years of work experience. Their research interests are correspondingly diverse. They include business ethics, political philosophy, government ethics, marine conservation, international human rights, voter education, and education policy reform.

Below you will find a list of our students with their contact information and research interests.

Samantha Benton
ben10758@suffolk.edu
BS, Suffolk University
Interests: environmental ethics, marine conservation, sustainable development

Iris Butnaru
iris.butnaru@gmail.com
BA, Franklin and Marshall College
Interests: public health, business ethics

Michael Cooper
warlain@yahoo.com
MA, Texas Tech
Interests: political philosophy, libertarianism

Todd Finkelstone
tjfink7711@aol.com
BA, Suffolk University
Interests: political philosophy, continental philosophy

Greg Freed
gfreed@suffolk.edu
MA, Stanford University
Interests: experiential education, social justice, leadership

Stephanie Giordano
sgiordano@suffolk.edu
BA, Suffolk University
Interests: criminal justice policy

Daniela (Ydith) Grunfeld
dgrunfeldm@yahoo.com
BA, University of North Carolina
Interests: education policy

Kimberly Lubrano
lub10578@suffolk.edu
BA, Suffolk University
Interests: government ethics and public policy reform

Miguel Pulido
mpulido@hsph.harvard.edu
DMD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
Interests: public health administration

Bruce Taub
bdtaub@suffolk.edu
BS (summa cum laude), Northeastern University (Leadership)
Interests: business ethics, political philosophy

Jed Abbott-Washburn
jeddy_aw@yahoo.com
BA (summa cum lauda), Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Interests: political philosophy

Heather Woods
heather_woods824@yahoo.com
BA (magna cum laude), Suffolk University.
Interests: applied ethics, international human rights, public policy

Cornell Woolridge
cmwoolridge@gmail.com
BA, Skidmore College.
Interests: civic engagement, education policy, voter education