Stephen Stapleton

Cohort Year: 2025

Stephen is an incoming PhD student with research questions motivated by his experience at the University of Chicago's Urban Labs, where he studied topics in housing stability and financial security. His current work focuses on interventions staged at critical transition periods in household finances. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in Political Economy and Neurobiology from the University of California Berkeley, and previously earned his Master's in Public Policy at the University of Chicago.