Michelle Yin

Michelle Yin is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), serving as Director of the Dual Master's in Applied Economics and Social & Economic Policy program. She founded the Research and Innovation for Social and Economic Inclusion (RISEI) Lab, focusing on marginalized populations including people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and adult learners.

• Affiliations: RISEI Lab, SESP, and collaborations with institutions like Special Olympics and the Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Education: PhD in Economics from University of Florida (2010)

Her research bridges education and labor economics, emphasizing disability employment policy, social inclusion, and teacher effectiveness. Key projects include evaluating vocational rehabilitation programs, Special Olympics' Unified Schools initiatives, and workforce development policies. She has led over $10M in funded research and published in top journals like Journal of Labor Economics and American Educational Research Journal.

Grants include multi-year evaluations of disability employment programs (e.g., Maine's work-based learning model) and global frameworks for Special Olympics' social inclusion strategies. Teaching includes program evaluation methods for international partners and policy analysis courses.