Research Assistants

Amy Billiot

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.


Camillia Bosanquet

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.


Aliana Cheguer

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.

Aliana received her BA at Saint Joseph’s University in International Relations and International Business. She is pursuing her masters in Public Policy with a concentration in National Security. Professionally she has worked as a paralegal with expertise in estate administration and taxes. Aliana enjoys traveling abroad in her free time and has studied cultural management at the Paris School of Business. After graduate school, Aliana aims to advance consumer protection through policy.


Katherine Mock

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.

Ms. Mock is a Graduate Research Assistant and student at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University pursuing her Master’s in Public Administration. Her research interests include International Development, Foreign Policy, and Project Management.

Ms. Mock has a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in Anthropology from Christopher Newport University. She has worked in both non-profit and for-profit sectors including in the real-estate industry. Ms. Mock plans to transition into project management after graduating from GMU.


Dinh Nguyen

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.

Dinh Nguyen is pursuing a PhD in Public Policy from the Schar School of Policy and Government. He received a Master’s in Public Policy and a BA in Economics from Vietnam Fulbright University. He has extensive teaching and research experience at GMU. He has also been a consultant at the World Bank, working to evaluate the impact of the Supplier Development Program (SDP) on firm performance, estimate the impact of recentralization on firm performance in Vietnam, and examine the impacts of automation and labor markets.


NaCole Williams

Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government.

Zakiya “NaCole” Williams is pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree, graduating in May 2023. She is an Alumni of George Mason University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 2021 with a cum laude distinction. She majored in Integrative Studies with a concentration in Leadership and Organization and minored in both Marketing and World of Dance Appreciation. Her primary areas of research focus include organizational development, leadership, social change, race and ethnicity, racial attitudes, and ethics.