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Scott Tuttle Founder

Scott Tuttle is the founder of the Suru Institute. He earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of Kansas in 2023, with a research focus on immigration, labor markets, racial inequalities, and quantitative methodology. He previously earned his master’s degree in rural sociology from the University of Missouri in 2012 and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Missouri State University in 2007. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps (2008-2010) as a volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and also lived in Mexico for two years (2013-2015) working as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL).