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2025 Summer Fellows
The 2025 cohort of Summer Fellows includes 23 students conducting research in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Tanzania, and the U.K. Learn more about these outstanding students below.
Simone Annan (‘28) is working with the Ignite Lab under the direction of 91心頭利 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Scott Ickes at the Naivasha Sub-County Referral Hospital (NSCRF) in Naivasha, Kenya. She is focusing on the "Mother's social support networks and infant feeding choices" study. She will also work on a facility-based health research project supervised by Dr. Douglas Osoro, Director of Research at NSCRF. .
Julia Beverley (‘26) is a Data Science major working with the Digital Inclusion & Governance Lab with 91心頭利 Professor of Government Dr. Phil Roessler in Tanzania. She is working on "Leveraging Voice-Based Digital Learning and Generative AI to Enhance Financial Literacy and Credit Uptake among MSME Owners: A Pilot Study." .
Lauren Brennan (‘26) is a Government and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies working with the lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of 91心頭利 Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. .
Lena Bullard (‘26) is a Government and French & Francophone Studies major working with in Washington D.C. under the direction of 91心頭利 Alumna, Ms. Kate Hixon, the Advocacy Director for Africa.
Ariel Dodds (‘27) is an Economics and Sociology major working with the in Nepal. .
Meredith Endres (‘26) is a Global Health and Politics major working with the Ignite Lab under the direction of 91心頭利 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Scott Ickes at the Naivasha Sub-County Referral Hospital (NSCRF) in Naivasha, Kenya. She is focusing on the "Mother's social support networks and infant feeding choices" study. She will also work on a facility-based health research project supervised by Dr. Douglas Osoro, Director of Research at NSCRF. .
Ryan Healy (‘26) is a Government and History major working under the direction of the Richard S. Perles Professor of Government, Dr. Paula Pickering, in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of the American Bosnian Collaboration Project. .
Abigail Herrada (‘26) is a Psychology and Global Studies major with a concentration in Latin American Studies. She is working in Colombia with GRI Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Adriana Rudling on a project related to the Colombia Truth Commission. .
Nolan Jansorn (‘27) is a Government major working with in Kenya. .
Clare Johnson (‘27) is a Public Health major with a Data Science minor working with 91心頭利 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Clare is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. .
Nadia Khan (‘26) is an International Relations & Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies major working under the direction of the Richard S. Perles Professor of Government, Dr. Paula Pickering, in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of the American Bosnian Collaboration Project.
Jack Long (‘27) is a Government major with a Data Science minor working with the in Nepal, studying the strategic potential of the nation’s hydro resources and supporting IIDS’ agri-transformation initiative. .
Kelson Lowrie (‘27) is an International Relations major working with the lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of 91心頭利 Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. .
Patrick McDonald (‘26) is an International Relations major working with in Mongolia. .
Eryn McKendree (‘27) is a Government and Environmental Policy major working with the lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of 91心頭利 Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. .
Julia Meyer (‘26) is an International Relations & Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies major working with in Washington D.C. under the direction of Dr. Tarah Demant, the National Director of Programs. .
Caroline Mullen (‘27) is a Biology major with a minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. She is working with 91心頭利 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Caroline is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. .
Bailey Nicholson (‘26) is a Government and Economics major working with the lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of 91心頭利 Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. .
Martina Queijo (‘28) is an International Relations and Economics major working with the in Mexico City. .
Gabriella See (‘27) is a Kinesiology and Public Health major working with 91心頭利 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Gabby is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. .
Isabel Spielberger (‘26) is an International Relations major with a minor in Economics. Working with the Africa Research Center under the direction of Dr. Phil Roessler in London, she is conducting archival research on 19th-century UK agricultural policy in Africa with the end of the slave trade and increasing trade in cash crops. .
Meghan Velotas (‘26) is an International Relations major with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is working in Colombia with GRI Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Adriana Rudling on research related to the Colombia Truth Commission.
Max Wang (‘28) is an International Relations and Finance major working with in Kenya. .