Carrie Hammerman

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Carrie Hammerman joined the Youth Policy Lab in 2024 as its new Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this role, she seeks to increase YPL’s visibility and policy impact while ensuring funding sustainability to support ongoing research and project d...

Policy Fellowship

Through the Policy Fellowship program, YPL works with partners to place early-career policy professionals in full time roles with state and local agencies in Michigan. The Fellows provide technical assistance and strategic support to achieve specifi...

2025 YPL fellow cohort: Dimitri, Sophie, Megan, Pita, and Sam

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Youth Policy Lab welcomes Morehouse and Spelman students to 2026 ASPIRE summer program

Apr 27, 2026

The Youth Policy Lab at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Institute for Social Research is proud to announce the 2026 Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE) cohort. This summer, Spelman students Toni Flemmi...

Youth Policy Lab welcomes Morehouse and Spelman students to 2026 ASPIRE summer program

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Youth Policy Lab annual report highlights year of pivotal research and growing training programs

Sep 12, 2025

The Youth Policy Lab (YPL) at the University of Michigan marks another year of growth, rigorous research, and deepening partnerships, as documented in its newly released annual report. For nearly a decade, YPL has been deeply committed to exploring a...

Youth Policy Lab annual report highlights year of pivotal research and growing training programs

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Analyzing the numbers: 5 ASPIRE students reflect on a summer of policy research and personal growth

Aug 11, 2025

Rising Morehouse College senior Tyler Mathieu had one goal in mind when he arrived in Ann Arbor for the Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE): stay open-minded. “When I applied, it was a shot in the dark,” he said. “Now I ...

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Youth Policy Lab welcomes Morehouse and Spelman students to 2025 ASPIRE summer program

Jun 2, 2025

The Youth Policy Lab (YPL) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Institute for Social Research is proud to announce the 2025 Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE) cohort. This summer, Spelman students Ke'Zh...

Youth Policy Lab welcomes Morehouse and Spelman students to 2025 ASPIRE summer program

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Youth Policy Lab welcomes Spelman and Morehouse students to 2024 ASPIRE Summer Program

May 24, 2024

Summer 2024 brings another exceptional cohort of undergraduate students from Spelman College and Morehouse College to the University of Michigan’s Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE). Launched in 2023, the eight-week s...

Youth Policy Lab welcomes Spelman and Morehouse students to 2024 ASPIRE Summer Program