About

Audrey Feldman is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. She’s a behavioral scientist who studies civic health. Improving trust, transparency, and communication between citizens and their governments helps people grow and flourish. Because much of her work is partnership based, she cares deeply that research contributes to generalizable knowledge and helps more people.

As a research fellow at The People Lab, Audrey Feldman collaborates with state and local governments to generate rigorous evidence and implement field experiments that fight inequality. As a graduate researcher at the Fandom and Social Connection Initiative, she studies tools to improve well-being. She is a 2026 Malcolm Hewitt Wiener PhD Scholars in Poverty and Justice.

Audrey holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. Before the PhD, she researched and volunteered in the areas of education, international development, and refugee resettlement. Outside of work, Audrey enjoys distance running, playing tennis, and volunteering in the greater Boston community.

AudreyFeldman@g.harvard.edu