David Dolifka

Marketing Ph.D. Student

david.dolifka.phd@anderson.ucla.edu
(310) 825-7873

Place of Origin

Hygiene, Colorado

Education

BA in Economics, minor in Computer Science
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

Entered program in 2018

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Ph.D. Program

David Dolifka

Hygiene, Colorado