2023 Summer Fellows
The 2023 cohort of Summer Fellows includes 18 students involved in research projects spanning eight countries. Read more about our amazing students below.

Tenesae Asfaw ('23) is an Economics major and Data Science minor working with the Urbanization and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Research Project, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Dr. Admasu Shiferaw. Connect with her on .
John Babbitts is working with the American Bosnian Collaboration project in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina with Dr. Paula Pickering.

Marianna Bonilla ('25) is an International Relations and Chinese Studies/Chinese Language and Culture major working with the in Paris, France. Connect with her on . .

Amy Browning ('26) is an International Relations major in the 91心頭利/St. Andrews Joint Degree Programme working with in Nairobi, Kenya. Connect with her on . Read about Amy's experience on the W&M blogs: "".

Aashni Jain ('24) is an International Relations major working with the American Bosnian Collaboration project in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina with Dr. Paula Pickering. Connect with her on .

Kritika Jothishankar ('25) is a Economics and Computational Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Applied Statistics Track) major working with the Nepal Water Initiative in Kathmandu, Nepal with . Connect with her on . , co-authored with Summer Fellow Sarah Wozniak and GRI Post-Doc Fellow Dr. Nara Sritharan and published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Julia Harris ('24) is a Public Policy major and Economics minor working with the Urbanization and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa project in Addis Ababa with Dr. Admasu Shiferaw. Connect with her on .

Ian Matthews ('25) is an International Relations major and Data Science minor working with the in Tbilisi, Georgia with Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with him on .

Sailor Miao ('24) is a Government and Hispanic Studies major, working with the in New York City, NY. Connect with him on . Read about Sailor's experience on the W&M blogs: "".

Lynn Nguyen ('23) is an International Relations major and Finance minor working with the Innovations for Poverty Action and Digital Inclusion and Governance Lab in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Dr. Phil Roessler. Connect with her on .

Sean Nguyen ('24) is a Public Policy and History major working with the Innovations for Poverty Action and Digital Inclusion and Governance Lab in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Dr. Phil Roessler. Connect with him on . Read about Sean's experience on the W&M blogs: "".

Julia Norsworthy-Edghill ('25) is a History, Global Studies, and Russian & Post-Soviet Studies major working with the Georgian Strategic Analysis Center and the in Tbilisi, Georgia with Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with her on .

Reese O'Brien ('24) is an International Relations and Linguistics major working with in Nairobi, Kenya. Connect with her on .

Katie O'Neill ('24) is an Applied Mathematics and Data Science major working with Community Health Partners and the Ignite Global Health Lab in Narok County, Kenya with Dr. Carrie Dolan, Dr. Brad Weiss, and Dr. Julius Nyerere. Connect with her on .

Abigail Taylor ('24) is an International Relations and Economics major working with in Washington D.C. Connect with her on . Read about Abigail's experience on the W&M blogs: "".

Evelyn Thompson ('24) is an International Relations and Psychology major working with Community Health Partners and the Ignite Global Health Lab in Narok County, Kenya with Dr. Carrie Dolan, Dr. Brad Weiss, and Dr. Julius Nyerere. Connect with her on .

Kathryn Webb ('23) is an Economics and Russian & Post-Soviet Studies major working with the in Tbilisi, Georgia with Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with her on .

Sarah Wozniak ('25) is an International Relations and Economics major working wtih the Nepal Water Initiative in Kathmandu, Nepal with . Connect with her on . , co-authored with Summer Fellow Kritika Jothishankar and GRI Post-Doc Fellow Dr. Nara Sritharan and published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute.