Kyra Sharma, University of California-Berkeley

Kyra Sharma is a Political Science student (minor in Public Policy) at the University of California, Berkeley. She aspires to pursue a career at the nexus of law and policy, and is particularly interested in research that informs public policy and improves how systems serve communities. At UC Berkeley, Kyra is a Research Associate with the Student Policy Institute at Berkeley (SPIB). Last semester, she researched driver behavior patterns and legislative safety models to inform roadway safety recommendations for SR-138. She is also a member of California Mock Trial, where she competes as a Prosecution Closing Attorney and Defense Witness. Off campus, Kyra's professional experience spans clean-energy and infrastructure policy research with Estian Partners, wrongful conviction and criminal justice research with Youth For Innocence, and immigration legal outreach with Pathways to Citizenship. Beyond academics, she enjoys hiking, cooking, and writing. She looks forward to further developing her interests in policy research and legal advocacy with ACE.

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