TARA GRILLOS
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Born and raised in New York City, I am a proud graduate of Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan. I earned my B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, as a member of the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business.

​After college, I served for two years as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Danlí, Honduras, where I worked with community lending groups, rural water management committees, and an educational center for at-risk urban youth. 

I received my PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University, where I was a fellow in the Sustainability Science Program. During my time in graduate school, I also served as a consultant for various local NGOs in developing countries, including Fundación Natura in Bolivia, Kota Kita in Indonesia, and the BOMA Project in Kenya.

Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Institute of Behavioral Science. 
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"A core goal of public policy should be to facilitate the development of institutions that bring out the best in humans."
​-Elinor Ostrom

Tara Grillos
Dept. of Political Science
​Purdue University
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