CISLA Seniors: Class of 2024

Samuel Boehm

Majors: Neuroscience and Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Catalyzing Healthcare with Intercultural Competence: The Intersection of Indigenous and Western Medicine
Internship: Centro de Estudios en Neurociencia Humana y Neuropsicología (Universidad Diego Portales)
Location: Santiago, Chile

Samadhi Dissanayake

Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Deforestation’s Effect on Medicinal Plants in the Madre de Dios Region
Internship: Fauna Forever
Location: Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Ichiro Kubozono

Major: Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

CISLA Language: English
SIP: How Economic Facts and Political Expediency Interplay in Shaping the Public's View on Immigration and Policies: Italy vs USA
Internship: Krein
Location: Milan, Italy

Eric Lu

Major: Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Chinese FDI on the Peruvian Mining Industry
Internship: Universidad de Pacifico
Location: Lima, Peru

Benjamin Rothstein

Major: East Asian Studies

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: The Coevolution of the Six Ancient Kilns and Japanese Postwar Local Identity 
Internship: Tanbungama
Location: Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Noshin Saiyara

Majors: International Relations and Economics

CISLA Languages: English and Bengali
SIP: Community Oriented Development: Role of Health & Education in Bangladesh's Growth and Development 
Internship: Youth Policy Forum Bangladesh
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Izzy Sala

Major: Neuroscience

CISLA Language: French
SIP: The Ethics Behind Disseminating West-African Traditional Medical Knowledge
Internship: PROMETRA - France
Location: Aiguebonne, Lanuéjols, Occitanie, France

Evan Strouse

Major: Music

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Noting Experience: Music Education in Central Spain Told Through Personal Narratives
Internship: Acción por la Música and Música Activa y Creativa 
Location: Madrid, Spain and Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Lorena Tenorio

Majors: Hispanic Studies and Human Development

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Importance of Employee Motivation Across Different Organizational Landscapes
Internship: De Veí a Veí - ONG Barri del San Antoni
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Yasmine Tohme

Majors: Film Studies and Italian

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: The Power of International Film through the Migratory Lens
Internship: Anele
Location: Rome, Italy

Arrayán Vanegas-Farrara

Majors: French and International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: The Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
Country of Interest: Cameroon

Christine Vuu

Major: Economics

CISLA Language: Chinese
SIP: Taiwan's Economic Development: Exploring the Developmental State Model and the Semiconductor Industry's Impact
Internship: TTMCL HOLDING COMPANY LTD.
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Chloe Walsh

Majors: Government and French

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Migration Queer en France: L’identité dans le processus de demande d’asile
Internship: Famille au Grand Coeur
Location: Montpellier, France

Meghan Webb

Majors: Psychology and Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Image of Schizophrenia in Spain's Healthcare System
Internship: FIDMAG Research Foundation
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Ava Yassari

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Shifting Tides: The Evolution of Immigration Discourse in the National Front Party
Internship: International Institute of New England
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gicel Zuniga

Majors: Human Development and Education

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: How are Chilean Migrants and their Families Affected by the Transition of Migrating to the United States?
Internship: EPES Fundación (Educación Popular en Salud)
Location: Santiago, Chile