Biography
Paige Bollen is a Doctoral Candidate in the Political Science department at MIT. She is a Graduate Fellow at the Global Diversity Lab and the MIT GOV/LAB, as well as a 2016-2017 MIT Presidential Fellow. Her research explores the intersection between urban geography, ethnic identification and political behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her dissertation project centers on understanding how the spatial layout of urban neighborhoods influence the amount and type of contact between neighbors, and in turn, how this contact can shape perceptions of inequality and influences cooperative outcomes.
Before coming to MIT, Paige worked as a Project Manager and Research Support Associate at the MIT Governance Lab. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in International Relations from Tufts University.
Read Paige's research spotlight "Frequency builds familiarity."
Biography
Paige Bollen is a Doctoral Candidate in the Political Science department at MIT. She is a Graduate Fellow at the Global Diversity Lab and the MIT GOV/LAB, as well as a 2016-2017 MIT Presidential Fellow. Her research explores the intersection between urban geography, ethnic identification and political behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her dissertation project centers on understanding how the spatial layout of urban neighborhoods influence the amount and type of contact between neighbors, and in turn, how this contact can shape perceptions of inequality and influences cooperative outcomes.
Before coming to MIT, Paige worked as a Project Manager and Research Support Associate at the MIT Governance Lab. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in International Relations from Tufts University.
Read Paige's research spotlight "Frequency builds familiarity."