PhD (in progress), Sanford School of Public Policy & Department of Political Science, Duke University (2026 – Present)
- Advisor: Shelley Liu.
Dylan B. Moore
Durham, NC | dylan.moore@duke.edu
Education
Master of Science, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University (2024 – 2026)
- Thesis: On and Off the Reservation: Geographic Heterogeneity in Nez Perce Employment, Evidence from a Tribal Community Survey Using Hierarchical Elastic Net Multinomial Regression. Committee: Dr. Patrick Carlin (Chair), Alan Love, Ana Espinola-Arredondo.
Master of Public Policy, Duke University (2022 – 2024)
- Master’s Project: A Hole in the Middle? The challenge of downscaling Doughnut Economics as a Local Development Framework. Supervised by Kerilyn Schewel.
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle (2012 – 2016)
Ongoing Projects
- Dylan Moore. “On and Off the Reservation – Geographic Heterogeneity in Employment – Evidence from a Tribal Community Survey.” 2026. (Working paper).
- Sherlock, Joseph, Shaye-Ann Hopkins, and Dylan Moore. “Who are Effective and Trustworthy Messengers for Election-Related Communications? How Messenger Impacts Effectiveness of Psychological Inoculation.” 2025. (Submitted – under review).
- Moore, Dylan. “Resilience and policy resistance in refugee resettlement: A comparative analysis of resettlement systems in the U.S. and Canada.” (In preparation).
- Moore, Dylan. “Stratification Economics: A review of the philosophical origins of an emerging heterodox subfield.” (In preparation).
Policy Writing
- Moore, Dylan. “Opportunity Gaps in Climate Education.” August 2024. White Paper prepared for the New York Climate Exchange.
- Birney, Lauren B., Daniel Bergman, Kailyn Fox, Allen Hyde, Dylan Moore, Deb L. Morrison, and Kirsten R. Stephens. May 2024. “K-12 Climate Education within the New York Climate Exchange.” White paper prepared for the New York Climate Exchange by the K-12 Working Group.
- Moore, Dylan. “The COP28 Rorschach Test.” Duke to the UNFCCC (blog). Duke University, December 17, 2023.
- Moore, Dylan. “Reaching a mutual (mis)understanding.” Duke to the UNFCCC (blog). Duke University, December 11, 2023.
- Moore, Dylan. “The Path to COP28 with CVF.” Duke to the UNFCCC (blog). Duke University, December 6, 2023.
- Moore, Dylan, Abu Ishti, Ana Phakhin, and Elly Thompson. April 2023. “Prioritizing the Academic Success and Wellbeing of Migrant Youth in North Carolina – Findings and Recommendations for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Migrant Education Program.” Report prepared for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), Office of Federal Programs.
- Moore, Dylan, Curt Baker, Julie Gunderson, Jennifer Mallinen. July 2020. “Carceral Telecommunications in Colorado.” Report prepared for Colorado State Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez.
- Moore, Dylan. “Memphis doesn’t spend enough on its youth. Vote to change that.” The Daily Memphian, 3 October 2019.
- Moore, Dylan. “Memphis schools need to face the high cost of trauma among students.” The Daily Memphian, 26 May 2019.
- Powell, Meili, and Dylan Moore. “What We’ve Learned to Love about Memphis.” The Commercial Appeal [Memphis], 27 June 2018.
Professional Experience
Research AffiliateThe Lauren McCluskey Foundation, Pullman, WA (May 2026 – )
Research AssociateNew York Climate Exchange, New York, NY/Remote (February 2024 – December 2024)
Research AssistantSocial Science Research Institute, Durham, NC (September 2023 – September 2024)
Graduate Trainee, Division for Multilateral DiplomacyUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research, Geneva, Switzerland (May – August 2023)
Legislative Assistant, Office of Majority Whip James ClyburnU.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC (Sep 2021 – Sep 2022)
Policy Fellow, Office of Majority Whip James ClyburnU.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC (Sep 2020 – Sep 2021)
Urban Leaders Fellow, Office of Colorado State Rep. Gonzales-GutierrezUrban Leaders Fellowship, Remote/Denver, CO (Jun 2020 – Aug 2020)
Science Department Chair, Biology & Environmental Science TeacherFreedom Preparatory Academy, Memphis, TN (Jul 2017 – Jun 2020)
Research Assistant, Dhaka Lab, Department of Biological StructureUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA (Sep 2014 – Aug 2016)
Teaching Experience
- Laboratory Instructor, IFIT 108 – Scuba Diving, University of Idaho (Fall ’24, Spring ’25, Fall ’25, Spring ’26)
- Teaching Assistant, PUBPOL 810 – Microeconomics and Public Policy, Duke University (Fall ’23)
- Teaching Assistant, PUBPOL 546 – Wellbeing Economics, Duke University (Spring ’23)
- (Instructor of Record) High School Teacher, A.P. Environmental Science, Freedom Preparatory Academy (’19–’20)
- (Instructor of Record) High School Teacher, 9th Grade Biology, Freedom Preparatory Academy (’17–’20)
- Co-Lead Facilitator, Seattle2Selma Summer Program, 21 Progress, Seattle, WA (Summer ’16)
- Laboratory Instructor, PEACT 131 – Scuba, Washington State University (Fall ’11, Spring ’12)
Awards and Fellowships
- Rawlins Award for Excellence in Economics, Washington State University, 2024.
- Master of Public Policy Outstanding Student Award, Sanford School, Duke University, 2024
- Richard Stubbing Memorial Fellowship, Sanford School, Duke University, 2023
- Humanitarian Action Fellow, Duke Global Policy Program in Geneva, Duke University, 2023
- Morris B. and Jane M. Abram Fellowship, Sanford School, Duke University, 2022
- Congressional Artificial Intelligence Lab, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 2022
- Foreign Policy Fellowship, The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 2021
- Teach For America Capitol Hill Fellowship, 2020
- Urban Leaders Fellowship, 2020
- Leadership for Educational Equity Summer Policy Fellowship, Memphis, TN, 2019
- Rookie Teacher of the Year, Freedom Preparatory Academy High School, Memphis, TN, 2017–2018
- Bonderman Travel Fellowship, University of Washington, 2016
- Varanasi Diversity Scholarship, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 2016
- Husky 100, University of Washington, 2016
- Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship, University of Washington, 2016
- Mary Gates Research Scholarship, University of Washington, 2015
- Scan Design Innovations in Pain Research Award, University of Washington, 2015
Professional Licenses
- Professional Teaching License, Tennessee Department of Education, 2020
- Scuba Instructor, National Association of Underwater Instructors, since 2011
Relevant Skills
- Technical: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Python, STATA.
- Languages: English (native), Spanish (intermediate), French (beginner) and Tahitian (beginner)