Lauren McLaughlin, College of the Holy Cross

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Lauren is the Research Associate for the Economic and Housing Policy team for the Summer of 2023. She is a rising senior at the College of the Holy Cross, double majoring in Economics and Psychology. Through her coursework in Economics at Holy Cross, Lauren has become interested in several areas of Economic policy including housing […]

Divya Parmar, University of Georgia

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Divya is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Georgia studying public health. While having applied to UGA as an intended pharmaceutical sciences major, she became increasingly interested in health policy and research. She changed her major after becoming more aware of the health disparities that individuals in her hometown experience. Divya realized that while […]

Lucas Zhang, Boston University

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Lucas Zhang is a rising junior at Boston University who is studying International Relations with a focus on security studies and the Asia-Pacific Region. Originally from Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Lucas’s interest in studying Eurasia stems from the region’s gradual return to the center stage of international affairs from the dissolution to the Soviet Union to […]

Celso Torres, Valencia College

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Celso Torres is currently attending Valencia Seneff Honors College, where he is following a pre-law track. His most relevant experience was attending the Future of Florida Summit, the largest student-run policy conference in the state. There he learned reliable skills in creating solid and feasible policy proposals for the local, state, and national levels. Also, […]

Declan Tevyaw

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Declan Tevyaw is a current student of international business at the University of Rhode Island, and his research has a particular emphasis on special foreign policy, specifically policy regarding the Antarctic, the oceans, and space, in relation to international commerce. He has experience working with researchers at the cutting edge of their field from his […]

Modinat Showemimo

Modinat Showemimo is a student completing a dual degree program studying Global Policy Studies and Public Health. She is a self-motivated and progress-driven employee and student. She has experience in advocacy for disadvantaged populations, such as children, families, immigrants, and asylum seekers. She can offer her extensive background in social welfare, mental health, curriculum implementation, […]

Guy Shefi, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Guy Shefi is an Israeli-born undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is double majoring in Politics and History with concentrations in Comparative Politics and Europe & the Mediterranean, respectively. Guy has taken courses on several subjects, from political theory to the politics of conflict and identity, but is primarily interested in […]

Vishal Sareddy, University of California, Berkeley

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Vishal Sareddy is an incoming sophomore intending to study Political Economy and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia but has also lived in Huntsville, Alabama and the cities of Hyderabad and Bengaluru in India when he was younger. Vishal is especially interested in global geopolitics, […]

Julia Nahm, Lafayette College

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Julia is a rising senior at Lafayette College majoring in International Affairs and Government & Law, and minoring in Spanish. Her studies are accompanied by a thematic concentration in Human Rights & Social Justice, and a regional concentration in Europe. Julia became interested in foreign policy research after experimenting with research during her classes in […]

Sydney Martin, Michigan State University

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Sydney is a junior at Michigan State University who is majoring in Chinese. She has been studying the Chinese language and culture since she was in the first grade. Since she has been studying Chinese for so many years, Sydney hopes to eventually pursue a career that involves her skill and permits her to travel. […]