CISLA Alumni
2007
Emily Barry
Project: Immigration and Urban Identity: Three Case Studies on the Redefinition of Municipal Identity After Socio-Demographic Change in Contemporary Spain
Double major: International relations and Hispanic studies
Internship: Ayuntamiento de Madrid; el Observatorio de las Migraciones y de la Convivencia Intercultura
Location: Madrid, Spain
Christopher Bothur
Project: Tactfully Feeding the Dragon: How China's Economic Development Impacts Foreign Nations and its Effort to Curb Criticism
Triple major: East Asian studies, economics and international relations
Internship: United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Investment and Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO IPS)
Location: Beijing, China
Lily Bower
Project: Working Children and Nongovernments: The New Economic Responsibilities of Peruvian NGO's in the Movement Against Child Labor
Major: International relations
Internship: Acción por los Niños
Location: Lima, Peru
Suki Boynton
Project: Caravaggio and the Homoerotic Male in Art
Major: Art history
Internship: Galleria degli Uffizi
Location: Florence, Italy
Elizabeth Bradley
Project: An Exploration of Ecotourism Development in Madagascar: Its Challenges, its Possibilities, and its Prospects
Major: Environmental studies
Internship: L'Office National du Tourisme de Madagascar (ONTM)
Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar
Tesandra Cohen
Project: Cross-Cultural Evaluation of the Portrayal of Sexuality in Tenn Media of Spain and the U.S.
Major: Psychology-based human relations
Internship: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública Facultad Medicina, Universidad de Navarra
Location: Pamplona, Spain
Caley Corsello
Project: Art of the Oppressed during Pinochet's Dictatorship in Chile
Major: Latin American studies
Internship: La Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos
Location: Santiago, Chile
Sarah Felch
Project: Analyzing French Caribbean Women's Literature as a Way to Understand How Past Colonization Influences Present French Caribbean Society
Double major: English and French
Internship: Éditions Desnel
Location: Fort de France, Martinique
Søren Gabrielsen
Project: International Justice and Law: The Nazi War Crimes Trials as Developmental Process
Double major: German studies and philosophy
Internship: Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen
Location: Lohheide, Germany
Eva Glaser
Project: Stepping in to the Milonga: An Examination of Tango Culture and its Reflection of Argentine Society in Buenos Aires
Major: Sociology
Internship: Academia Nacional del Tango
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jessie Gonthier
Project: Millenial Movements Among the Indigenous People of North America and Melanesia and the Enduring Fight against Colonialism
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Musée de Tahiti
Location: Papeete, Tahiti
Elizabeth Greenman
Project: The Other Face of Globalization: An Analysis of the Representations of Chinese Female Migrant Workers
Double major: East Asian studies and Latin American studies
Major: Economics
Internship: American Employees Association – Camp Adventure
Location: Beijing, China
Trent Hardman
Project: Bursting the Bubble: Spain's Impact on Europe's Climate Change Regime
Major: International relations
Internship: Greenpeace España
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Joanna Hitchner
Project: Bananas in Martinique: How Trade Liberalization Might Hurt the Banana Industry and its Workers and a Review of Policy Options
Major: Economics
Internship: ATTOO Sarl.
Location: Fort de France, Martinique
Grant Hogan
Project: The Emergence of Gay Culture in China
Double major: Chinese studies and international relations
Internship: POLICY Project China
Location: Yunnann, China
Emily Honstein
Project: La Ley Organica: The Influence of Political Discourse in the Exclusion of Third World Immigrants in Spain
Double major: Hispanic studies and international relations
Internship: Andalucía Acoge
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Ross Jordan
Project: Different Strokes: Otherness and Difference in 16th Century Art of Mexico
Major: Studio art
Internship: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Joseph Larkin
Project: Examining the Impact of Immigration on UK Labor Markets
Double major: Economics and psychology
Internship: Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Lindsay Lehr
Project: Social Capital and Class Divide in Urban Argentina: Linking Social Capital and Increased Capabilities
Internship: Cámara de Exportadores de la República de Argentina (CERA)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emily Mahoney
Project: Exploring the Possibility of Religious Freedom: A Comparative Study of New Religious Movements in France and the United States Post World War II
Major: American studies
Internship: Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP)
Location : Paris, France
Megan McCarthy
Project: A Review of the Etiology and Treatment of Glue Addiction among Latin American Street Children
Double major: Latin American studies and psychology
Internship: Proniño
Location: El Progresso, Honduras
Andrew McCullough
Project: Tracking the Redevelopment of Florence's Urban Landscape in the 19th Century
Double major: Architectural studies and Italian studies
Internship: Andrea Ponsi
Location: Florence, Italy
Lilli Millhiser
Project: Graffiti and Street Art in Barcelona
Major: Art history
Internship: Gallería N2
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Andrea Packard
Project: Competing Identities: Athletic Versus National Identity in Barcelona
Double major: Art and psychology
Internship: The Center for Olympics Studies
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Elizabeth Pearson
Project: Playing with Fire: Variations Sur le Tragique, d'Antigone a Titus
Major: French
Internship: Cassandre/Horschamp, Cité Européen des Récollets
Location: Paris, France
Justin Preston
Project: Understanding Attitudes Towards Psychology: A Comparison of the United States and Germany
Major: Psychology
Internship: Universität Bonn, Abteilung Sozial und Persönlichkeitspsychologie
Location: Bonn, Germany
Jessica Soffer
Project: Our Traditions Have Changed
Double major: English and Latin American studies
Internship: Fundación Rahab
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Linh Dam Vu
Project: Ideals and Techniques of Rulership in the Huainanzi
Triple major: East Asian studies, history and international relations
Internship: National University of Taiwan
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Elaine Weisman
Project: Youth Sexual Health Education in Peru: Rights and Responsibilities
Major: Sociology
Internship: REDESS Jóvenes
Location: Lima, Peru
Stephanie Weiss
Project: Protecting Children: Creating an International Model
Major: Sociology-based human relations
Internship: Landeshauptstadt (Department of Youth Welfare )
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Marissa Yarbrow
Project: From Franco to Zapatero: Investigating Domestic Violence in Spain
Double major: Anthropology and Hispanic studies
Internship: Consejo de la Mujer de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Jordan Yearsley
Project: The Al-Aqsa Intifada Did Not Take Place: France, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, & Fluctuations in Anti-Semitic Violence
Double major: International relations and religious studies
Internship: Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisemitisme (LICRA)
Location: Paris, France
2006
* Nicole Adams
Project: The Effects of Female Land Rights on Children's Educational Outcomes in Rural Peru
Majors: Economics and Latin American studies
Internship: Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo (DESCO)
Location: Huancavelica, Peru
Katherine Avgerinos
Project: From Vixen to Victim: the Sensationalization of Prostitution in Post-Soviet Russia
Major: Slavic studies
Internship: The Angel Coalition
Location: Moscow, Russia
*Allyson Borgelt
Project: The Education System as a Guardian of National Identity: How Swiss Multilingualism is Protected by Recent Educational Reforms
Major: German
Internship: ch Jugendaustausch
Location: Solothrun, Switzerland
*Lauren Burke
Project: We All Fall Down: Self-fulfilling Prophecies and the Minority – Question in Chinese Educational Polices
Majors: Chinese studies and sociocultural dimensions of international relations (SD)
Internship: Institute of Dongba Culture Studies of Lijiang City
Location: Lijiang, China
Yaseen Choudhury
Project: Cultural Influences on Banking and Investment
Majors: Economics and mathematics
Internship: Morgan Stanley
Location: Purchase, New York, United States
Elizabeth Colburn
Project: Determinants of Medical Treatment Choice in the United States and Ecuador
Major: Psychology
Internship: Hospital Andino Alternativo
Location: Riobamba, Ecuador
Katharine Davidson
Project: An Investigation into International Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Major: Psychology
Proposed Internship: Fundación Rahab
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
*Holly Dranginis
Project: In the Wake of Truth: Pursuing Justice and Reparation in Post-Truth Commission Societies
Majors: History and international relations
Internship: Coordinadora Nacional de los Derechos Humanos
Location: Lima, Peru
Patty Eames
Project: The Contrade of Siena and their Palio
Majors: Italian and sociology–based human relations
Internship: Il Consorzio per la Tutela del Palio di Siena
Location: Siena, Italy
*Alexandra Gere
Project: How "Harry Potter" Conquered France: English Children's Literature in France
Majors: English and French
Internship: Le Centre International d'Etudes en Littérature de Jeunesse
Location: Charleville-Mézières, France
Kristin Griffin
Project: Besos
Major: English
Internship: Hangar: Centre de producció d'arts visuals
Location: Spain
Priyanka Gupta
Project: "Global-I-Say-Shun?"
Majors: Economics and international relations
Internship: India Center for Human Rights and Law
Location: Mumbai, India
Jessica Howton
Project: Examining Integration and Repartition: A Comparison Study on Urban versus Rural Refugee Population
Major: International relations
Internship: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
*Elizabeth Hubley
Project: Las Bromelias: A Symbiosis of Globalization and Conservation (A documentary film
Majors: Film studies and Latin American studies
Internship: Grupo Ecologico Las Bromelias
Location: Upala Alajuela, Costa Rica
*James Klauder
Project: A Cross-cultural Comparison of Urban Development in Palermo, Italy and Anchorage, Alaska
Majors: Architectural studies and Italian
Internship: Dottor Maurizio Carta
Location: Palermo, Italy
*Andrew Maki
Project: Decentralization and Political Participation: Argentina and Chile in Comparative Perspective
Major: International relations
Internship: Instituto Libertad
Location: Santiago, Chile
Katherine McDowell
Project: Integration of Immigrant Children into the German Educational System through Multi-lingual Education
Major: German studies
Internship: Forschungstelle Migration & Integration
Location: Freibourg, Germany
Eliza Parad
Project: Una Iglesia Judía: Preservando el Judaísmo boy dia en Chile
Major: Latin American studies and sociology
Internship: Comunidad Israelita Sefaradi de Chile
Location: Santiago, Chile
Julie Redwine
Project: Tradition and Modernity: Historic Buildings Transformed into Modern Art Museums
Major: Art history
Internship: Palazzo delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea
Location: Siena, Italy
Sarah Schmid
Project: The Portrayal of African Immigration in Spanish Media
Major: International relations
Internship: Andalucía Acoge
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Muhammad Fahad Shams
Project: Comparative Analysis of American and Canadian Pharmaceutical Industries
Majors: Computer science, economics and mathematics
Internship: Banc of America Securities
Location: New York, New York, United States
*Jason Siebenthall
Project: Mark(et)able (Dis)embodiment: A Phenomenal Analysis of the Masculine Body, Sexuality and Desire in French Advertising
Major: Body, gender & media studies (SD) and French
Internship: Musée de la Publicité
Location: Paris, France
*Kimberly Stellavato
Project: Italian Women in the 21st Century
Majors: Italian and sociology-based human relations
Internship: Centro Italiano Femminile
Location: Bologna, Italy
Sarah Tillotson
Project: Climbing the Corporate Ladder: The Career Development of Japanese Women
Major: Japanese
Internship: Hartford Life Insurance K.K.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Katherine Wyly
Project: Jewish-Muslim Integration into European Society
Major: Interdisciplinary inquiries into cultural otherness (SD)
Internship: Human Rigths Without Frontiers International
Location: Brussels, Belgium
* Denotes CISLA Honors
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2005
Malik Sarmad Asif
Project: Relationshiop Banking in Financial Intermediation Theory: A Case-Analysis of Distance in Small Business Lending
Major: Economics
Internship: G.E. Assets Management
Location: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Jordan Chase-Jacobsen
Project: Transcending Sovereignty to Restrict Asylum: Explaining the Integration of European Asylum Policies
Major: International Relations
Internship: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Location: Nurnberg, Germany
Heather DeDecko
Project: Samo Naprijed! A Beginner's Textbook of Croatian
Major: Slavic Studies
Internship: Hrvatska Matica Iseljenika
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Christine Duncan
Project: Sacred vs. Secular: How the Renaissance Villancico Foreshadowed Aspects of Modern Spanish Society
Major: Music (Concentration in Vocal Performance)
Internship: Coral Polífóníca de Alcorcón
Location: Madrid, Spain
Liana Guzmán Weis
Project: Sexism, Empathy and Belief in a Just World as Predictors of Distancing from Genitally Cut African Immigrant Women
Major: Psychology
Internship: La Ligue du Droit International des Femmes
Location: Paris, France
Lauren Harris
Project: Science vs. Religion: A Modern Metamorphosis
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Hospital Andino Alternativo
Location: Riobamba, Ecuador
Laura Heaton
Project: Reconciling Tradition with Progress: State Sovereignty in the World of Human Rights
Major: International Relations
Internship: Enfants du Monde Droits de l’Homme
Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar
Laila Hochhausen
Project: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes Towards Safer Sex, and Sexual Behaviors of Adolescent Dominican Girls
Major: Psychology
Internship: Profamilia
Location: Santo Dominga, Dominican Republic
Lauren Horowitz
Project: The Influential Role of Public Art on Culture and Society
Major: Studio Art
Internship: Ministerio de Obras Públicas: Departamento de Arquitectura
Location: Santiago, Chile
Norah Longendyck
Project: À la recherche du masculin: Une analyse des films policiers des années 60, 70 et 80 (Representation of Masculinity in French Ganster Films)
Major: French
Internship: L'Institut Jean Vigo
Location: Perpignan, France
Elizabeth Marolda
Project: Soviet Influence in Chile: How the Chilean Communist Party Rose to Power
Majors: Government, Slavic Studies
Internship: La Asociación de Egresados de la ex Unión Soviética y de la Corporación Cultural
Location: Santiago, Chile
Jillian May
Project: The Collaged City: Barcelona's Unique Identity through Cultural Layers
Major: Studio Art
Internship: Biblioteca, Archivo y Museo de Arquitectura de la Real Cátedra Gaudí
Location: Madrid, Spain
Andrea Reynolds
Project: Petrarch as a Modern Self: The Reorientation of Western Thought and the way in which in Affected Love
Major: Italian Studies
Internship: Istituto Di Studi Per Lo Sviluppo Economico (ISVE)
Location: Naples, Italy
Ellen Richardson
Project: The Role of International Conventions in the Prevention of the Illegal Antiquities Trade
Majors: Anthropology & Economics
Internship: Centro Documentacion Bienes Patrimoniales
Location: Santiago, Chile
Vipapat "Aim" Sinpeng
Project: Economic Impact of Migrant Workers in the Czech Republic
Major: International Relations
Internship: People In Need
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Meredith Stebbins
Project: The Effects of a Magazine on a Nation: Comsopolitian and its Influence on Women's Issues in Argentina
Major: Urban Studies
Internship: Cosmopolitan Argentina
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stephanie Tatro
Project: Díme - Short Stories Inspired by Los Niños
Major: English (Concentration in Creative Writing)
Internship: Acción por Los Niños
Location: Lima, Perú
Sujata Tuladhar
Project: The Prospect of Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Major: International Relations
Internship: BBC, Northern Ireland
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Zachary West
Project: Following the Führer: Political Legitimacy in Nazi Germany
Major: History
Internship: Institut für Zeitgeschichte
Location: Munich, Germany
Alexa Xanthopoulos
Project: A Cross-Cultral Study of Objectified Body Consciousness and the Prevalence of Eating Disorders in US and Argentine Women
Major: Psychology
Internship: Asociación de Lucha Contra Anorexia y Bulimia (ALUBA)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004
Don 'Abe' Abrams
Project: The Hindering Effects of Oil Wealth on Economic Development. Venezuela: A Case Study
Majors: Economics, International Relations
Internship: Center for the Dissemination of Economic Information
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Katherine Benard
Project: A Comparison of Business Culture Between Chile and the United States
Major: American Studies
Internship: Cámara Nacional de Comercio Servicios y Turismo
Location: Santiago, Chile
Katherine Bilby
Project: In Loving Color: A New Found Memory
Major: Art
Internship: BCPT Associati srl.
Location: Perugia, Italy
Katharine Coffin
Project: Old Habits Die Hard: Tobacco Control in France, with Assistance from European Union Policy and the World Health Organization
Major: International Relations
Internship: Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris
Location: Paris, France
Ashley Coltin
Project: Political Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund and Argentina
Major: International Relations
Internship: Fundación de Investigaciones Ecónomicas Latinoamericas(FIEL)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hande Deniz
Project: National Identity and Re-education in Occupied Germany (1945-1949)
Majors: History, International Relations
Internship: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Location: Bonn, Germany
Chris Detoy
Project: Vascos sí, ETA no - Una mirada dentro del nacionalismo vasco
Majors: Hispanic Studies, International Relations
Internship: Plan Estratégikoa De Donostia
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
Cecile Dominguez
Project: Chinese Communities in the Philippines and Indonesia: National Identity, Economic Participation and Cultural Integration
Major: International Relations
Internship: Embassy of the United States
Location: Manila, Philippines
Dejan Duzevik
Project: Germany and Poland in Light of the US Intervention in Iraq: A Theoretical Perspective
Majors: Computer Science, International Relations
Internship: Domier GmbH, Friedrichshaffen am Bodensee
Location: Germany
Elizabeth Gomes
Project: Traditional Medicine in the Midst of Modernity in Tuzamapan, Puebla
Majors: Neuroscience, Psychobiology
Internship: Járdin Botánico del Instituo de Biología
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Tugba Gurcanlar
Project: European Commission, Enlargements and the Future of Supranationalism in the European Union
Majors: History, International Relations
Internships: European University Institute, Florence, Italy;
The European Development Foundation
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Sarah Jacobs
Project: What it Means to be Beautiful: More than meets the Eye, Beauty as a Strategy of Empowerment in Venezuela
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Laboratorio de Ciencias Sociales
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Ginger Jacobson
Project: The Effectiveness of the Chilean Education Reforms in their Efforts to Improve Quality Education
Major: Human Development
Internship: Corporación de Desarrollo Social de Buin
Location: Buin, Chile
Andrea Jones-Rooy
Project: Microfinance and Women's Empowerment - Evidence from El Alto, Bolivia
Majors: Chinese Language & Literature, International Relations, Economics
Internship: ProMujer
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Benjamin Knight
Project: The Consequences of Japanese National Mythmaking in East Asia Today
Majors: East Asian Studies, International Relations
Internship: International University of Japan
Location: Nigata, Japan
Daniela Melo
Project: Evolution of Italian Immigration Policy
Majors: International Relations, Italian
Internship: Servizio Immigrati, Profughi e Nomadi
Location: Bologna, Italy
Danielle Miley
Project: The Chilean Salmon Industry: A Symbol of Economic Success with Environmental and Social Implications for Chile's Tenth Region
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Fondo de las Américas
Location: Santiago, Chile
Carrie Ozols
Project: The Success of Chile's Fresh Fruit Exportation and the Impact on Labor
Majors: Economics, International Relations
Internship: Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe
Location: Santiago, Chile
Kara Peters
Project: La Comédie Française: A Theatrical Institution with a Global Legacy
Majors: French, Theater
Internship: La Comédie Française
Location: Paris, France
Sarah Rowe
Project: Ecological Perspective in the Context of Religious Thought: A Study of the Religion of the Highland Quichua of the Andes
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Fundación Ecológica Rumicocha
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Sarah Schlessinger
Project: Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future: The Successes and Challenges of a Costa Rican School's Environmental Education Program
Major: Human Development
Internship: Centro de Educación Creativa
Location: San Luis, Costa Rica
Zoe Settle
Project: Cherchez la femme. The Consummate Consuming Woman: A Study of Women's Magazines and their Relationship with European Culture
Major: Self-designed; Comparative European Cultures
Internship: ELLE Magazine, Editions Internationales
Location: Paris, France
Usman Sheikh
Project: A Traditional Explanation for the Prohibitions of Riba and Gharar in Islamic Economics
Majors: Economics, International Relations
Internship: Royal Bank of Canada
Location: New York, USA
Noah Silverman
Project: Interreligious Peacebuilding in the Holy Land
Majors: International Relations, Religious Studies
Internships: Council for a Parliament of the World Religions, Illinois, USA; The Interfaith Encounter Association
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Jennifer Warren
Project: Non-Governmental Organizations and State Implementations of Human Rights Treaties: A Case Study of Senegal and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Major: Government
Internship: Tostan
Location: Theis, Senegal
2003
Lindsay Barnard
Project: The Limits of Territorial Expansion: The Role of Language and Culture in Québecois National Identity
Major: International Relations
Internship: Equality Party
Location: Québec, Canada
Will Dubiel
Project: European Investment Fund Industry
Majors: International Relations, Economics
Internship: State Street Bank
Location: Luxembourg, Belgium
Alexandra Fiorillo
Project: Transformations of the Microfinance Revolution
Majors: Economics, Latin American Studies
Internship: Banco Solidario,
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Meg Gardner
Project: Artistic Reactions to the Spanish Civil War and Franco Regime
Major: Art History
Internship: Museo Nacional de Antropología
Location: Madrid, Spain
Raya Gorcheva
Project: The Effect of Exposure to Feminist Therapy on Self-esteem, Motivation, Assertiveness, and Perception of Power
Major: Psychology
Internship: California State University Department of Educational Psychology
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Sean Hagan
Project: Art and the Present Mexican State
Major: International Relations
Internship: DeDiseño Magazine
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Jon Healey
Project: Class, Culture and their Effect on Sevillano Development
Major: Sociology
Internship: El Centro Norte Americano de Estudios Intercultures
Location: Seville, Spain
Brian Hutchinson
Project: A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Bilsa Biological Reserve in Northwestern Ecuador
Major: Zoology
Internship: Research Assistant at the Declining Amphibian Population Fund
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Effie Katsantonis
Project: French Haûte Couture and its Effects on World Fashion
Major: French
Internship: Elle Magazine
Location: Paris, France
Sara Kelly
Project: Feminist and Theological Perspectives on Conflict Resolution
Majors: International Relations, Religious Studies
Internship: International Interdisciplinary Women’s Congress
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Daniel Kujawinski
Project: Disabled Person's Services in China: The Move Toward Privatization
Majors: Chinese Language and Literature, Human Development
Internship: Beijing Huiling Community Center for People with Disabilities
Location: Beijing, China
Leila Lakhsassi
Project: DNA Sequencing and Human Rights: Reuniting Families of the "Disappeared"
Major: Biology
Internship: Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marissa Litwin
Project: The Fusion of Jazz and Flamenco in Spanish Culture
Major: American Studies, Latin American Studies
Internship: Sedajazz VI Festival Internacional de Jazz
Location: Valencia, Spain
Nathan Mee
Project: Process of Privatization in Argentina
Majors: International Relations, Latin American Studies
Internship: Fundación Simon Rodriguez
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lindsey Meyer
Project: Architecture and the Environment in an African city
Major: Architectural Studies
Internship: Beaureau d’Etudes d’Architecture et Dessin
Location: Dakar, Sénégal
Zdravko Mladeno
Project: Modern Tendencies in German Right-Wing Extremism
Majors: Economics, International Relations, German Studies
Internship: Center for Democratic Culture
Location: Berlin, Germany
Elli Nagai-Rothe
Project: The Formation of a Multiracial "Métise" Identity
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations with an Emphasis on Race and Ethinicity
Internship: La Direcction Régional Des Affairs Culturelles
Location: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Josh Peck
Project: The Effects of the U.S. Trade Embargo on the Cuban Music Industry
Major: Economics
Internship: Bismusic
Location: Havana, Cuba
Maria Placht
Project: Global Policies and Local Realities: Making International NGO's Work
Major: International Relations
Internship: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Yunnan, China
Tim Podkul
Project: Marginalization and Cultural Transition Among the Mapuche Indians of Southern Chile
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Fundación Chol-Chol
Location: Temuco, Chile
Jennifer Ryan
Project: Traditional Chinese Healing and American Medical Practices
Major: East Asian Studies
Internship: Beijing Red Cross Traditional Medical Exchange Center
Location: Beijing, China
Gregory Smith
Project: The European Rate Mechanism I & II and the Common Currency: A Comparison of Risks
Majors: German, Economics
Internship: Deutsche Bank
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Vladislav Uzunangelov
Project: Evaluation of the Spanish Financial Sector: Integration within the European Monetary Union
Majors: Economics, Math
Internship: American Express
Location: Madrid, Spain
Rachel Wiltenburg
Project: The Reception of Auguste Rodin's Work in America
Majors: Art History, French
Internship: Musée Rodin
Location: Paris, France
Melissa Wurzer
Project: Piqueteros: The New Form of Protest
Majors: Latin American Studies, International Relations
Internship: BBC Mundo
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cody Zalk
Project: The Zocalo Phenomena: The Origin of Mexican Public Space
Major: Architectural Studies
Internship: Architect Roberto Aranda Castillo
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Sarah Zisa
Project: From Rio To Johannasburg: Energy and Sustainable Development in a Developing Word
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Parque Nacional Volcán Poás
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
2002
Moriam Abiola
Project: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and MERCOSUR: Grandiose goals or regional economic cooperation at its best?
Majors: Economics and French
Internship: Economic Community of West African States
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Grace Albinson
Project: Alberto Giacometti: Art and existentialism in Postwar Paris 1945 -1955
Major: Art History
Internship: The Louvre
Location: Paris, France
Kate Babkirk
Project: Sustainability for the land and justice for the people: A critical look at community eco-tourism
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Institute of Nature and Society of Oaxaca
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Allison Bash
Project: The charismatic Catholic movement in Martinique
Major: Religious Studies
Internship: Catholic Diocese of Fort-de-France
Location: Fort-De-France, Martinique
Amélie Baudot
Project: Agriculture and development: The 2001 World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar
Major: International Relations
Internship: The South Center
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Michael Brennan
Project: Indigenous and urban identity in transit: Paraguay's cultural movements
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Center for the Visual Arts - The Barro Museum
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Justin DiMatteo
Project: Daycare and its relationship to the welfare state in Germany
Majors: International Relations and German
Internship: Ortenaukreis Office of Social and Psychological Work
Location: Offenburg, Germany
Laurel Dudley
Project: Human Rights in Senegal
Major: International Relations
Internship: African Meeting for the Protection of Human Rights
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Marko Dumancic
Project: Masculinity: An ideology in crisis
Major: History
Internship: Elle Magazine
Location: Moscow, Russia
Georgi Giozov
Project: Eastern enlargement and the European monetary integration
Major: Economics
Internship: Bundesbank
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Juliet Guzzetta
Project: The reception of Italian cinema in American culture
Major: Italian
Minor: Theater
Internship: Cinecittà Studios
Location: Rome, Italy
Kamran Hasnain
Project: E-commerce in the global economy
Majors: Computer Science and Economics
Internship: Magnetic Data Technologies Goleta
Location: California, USA
Tim Host
Project: Can "Save the Children" save the children in Bolivia?
Major: Sociology
Internship: Save the Children
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Kalin Ivanov
Project: Enlarging the European Union: What really determines who joins and when?
Majors: International Relations and Economics
Internship: Center for European Studies of Strasbourg
Location: Strasbourg, France
Eunice Kua
Project: Science writing and the human genome project
Major: Biochemistry Cellular and Molecular Biology
Internship: South Pacific Information Services, Ltd.
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Zhiyi Li
Project: A rational analysis of the Internet economy
Majors: Computer Science and Economics
Internship: Starmedia Networking Inc.
Location: New York, New York, USA
Sarah Malaquias
Project: The abortion pill, RU-486, in France and the United States
Majors: French (Pre-med)
Internship: French Movement for Family Planning
Location: Pau, France
William Marshall
Project: Management practices in modern Japan
Majors: Economics and Japanese Studies
Internship: Merrill Lynch Securities Japan
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Michelle Miller
Project: Legislation for women in the workforce
Major: Government
Internship: International Labor Organization
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Ana Molina
Project: Japanese and Latin American Economic Relations in the New Millennium
Majors: Economics and Japanese Studies
Internships: Market & Opinion Research International and American International Group, Inc.
Location: Santiago, Chile
Jeff Oviedo
Project: The cultural identity of Nicaraguan immigrants in Costa Rica
Major: American Studies
Internship: Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences (FLASCO)
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Catherine Putnam
Project: The evolution of the fight against female circumcision
Major: Sociology
Minor: International Politics
Internship: Malian Women's Association for the Promotion and Protection of the Family
Location: Bamako, Mali
Wilbert Quintanilla
Project: Oil development in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Majors: Latin American Studies and Anthropology
Internship: The Nature Conservancy
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Abha Rao
Project: Adjusting to a new land: Immigrants in New Zealand
Major: Psychology
Internship: Auckland Migrant Centre
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Amanda Roman
Project: Coco Chanel's influence on the French
Majors: French and Dance
Internship: Elle Magazine
Location: Paris, France
Rebecca Ruan
Project: The determinants of Japanese foreign direct investment in China
Major: Japanese Studies and Economics
Internships: China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Chamber of International Commerce
Location: Beijing, China
Alina Skonieczny
Project: Cultural politics under Getúlio Vargas and Adolf Hitler
Major: Comparative Studies in Culture and Art
Internship: Brazilian Embassy
Location: Berlin, Germany
Kate Telfeyan
Project: Children's literature and representations of women in contemporary Spain
Major: English
Internship: International Center for Children and Youth Literature
Location: Salamanca, Spain
Erika Temple
Project: Architecture and urban renewal in Barcelona past and present
Major: Architectural Studies
Internship: University of Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Ashley Van Vort
Project: Childhood's apartheid: The "street children" and "home children" of northeast Brazil
Major: Cultural-based Child Psychology
Internship: Children Out of the Streets, In Schools
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Kate Woodsome
Project: Cultural identity in contemporary Cuba
Internship: Center for Cuban Studies of New York
Location: Havana, Cuba
2001
Rebecca Anthopolos
Project: Future policy within Africare: An analysis of the informal sector
Major: International Relations
Internship: Africare
Location: Bamako,Mali
Jamison Arterton
Project: The transition from emergency to development assistance*
Major: International Relations
Internship: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Erin Bechard
Project: The new European Monetary Union (EMU) and the structure of German firms*
Majors: Economics and German
Internships: Commerzbank AG and Center for European Economic Research
Location: Heidelberg and Mannheim, Germany
Caitlin Birk
Project: Women in the modern Chilean workforce*
Major: Hispanic Studies
Internship: Women' s Institute
Location: ConcepciÛn, Chile
Emma Elizabeth Bowen
Project: Human architecture an the Italian family
Major: Architectual Studies
Internship: Elena Carlini and Pietro Valle, Architecture Associates
Location: Trieste, Italy
Tiffany Bowlby
Project: Contraceptive programs in the United States and Senegal: A comparative study*
Major: Anthropology
Proposed Internship: Work in a non-governmental organization that promotes equality between sexes.
Location: Senegal
Winnie Butler
Project: Obstacles to political party development in post-Soviet Russia: The historical crisis of Russian civil society*
Major: Government
Internship: Institute of Scientific Information, Russian Academy of Sciences
Location: Moscow, Russia Gabriel
Cohen-Leadholm
Project: Cross-cultural perspectives on student activism
Major: Psychology
Internship: Amnesty International
Location: Santiago, Chile
Jennifer DeLeon
Project: The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations Development Program : A comparative study
Major: International Relations
Internship: UNIFEM
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Hanh Diep
Project: Health care in metropolitan France and post-colonial Martinique
Major: Government
Internship: Directional Department of Health and Social Affairs
Location: Fort-de-France, Martinique
Maria Engel
Project: The media and the image of the female body
Major: Hispanic Studies
Internship: Elle magazine
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lisa Flannery
Project: Non-marital unions and the homosexual community
Major: French
Internship: Gay and Lesbian Center
Location: Paris, France
Anthony Fratta
Project: Italian regionalism in the 1990s*
Major: Government
Internship: Ministry of the Treasury
Location: Rome, Italy
Cydnee Freedland
Project: Remembering the Nanjing Massacre*
Majors: Chinese and Japanese Studies
Internship: Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
Location: Nanjing, China
Jordana Gustafson
Project: Oral histories of Mexican migrant workers returned from the United States
Major: English
Internship: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Location: Colima, Mexico
Abigail Howard
Project: Uncovering Argentine identity through history and gender
Major: English
Internship: Permanent Assembly of Human Rights
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Peter Kroll
Project: Agricultural development in the Tehuacan region of central Mexico
Major: Economics
Internship: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Location: Tehuacan, Mexico
Adam Larkey
Project: The Americanization of German television news
Major: Government
Internship: N-TV
Location: Berlin, Germany
Amanda Mochan
Project: Music and politics in WWII France*
Major: History
Internship: Radio France
Location: Paris, France
Christopher Portante
Project: English loan-words in Russian*
Major: Russian and East European Studies
Internships: Russian Academy of Sciences - Institute of Linguistic Research, National Press Institute
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Samborska
Project: Cultural effects of transnational immigration: The Japanese in Bolivia
Minor: Japanese
Major: Latin American Studies
Internship: Bolivia-Okinowa Kenzinkai
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Lauren Shadford
Project: Contemporary art in the hoome of the Renaissance
Major: Art History
Internship: Luigi Pecci Museum
Location: Prato, Italy
Varun Swamy
Project: India's challenge: Balancing conservation and development through sustainable management of natural resources*
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Center for Science and Environment
Location: New Delhi, India
Aylin Talgar
Project: The growth of non-governmental organizations on the developing world: Implications for the state
Major: International Relations
Internship: Women for Women's Human Rights
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Caitlin Thompson
Project:Impressions of the millennium: Tradition & Modernity
Major: Ethnobotany
Internship: Ethnobotony Field Research
Location: Ubud, Indonesia
Mariyan Zumbulev
Project: The European Union's eastern enlargement: Lessons from the past and prospects for the future*
Majors: International Relations and Economics
Internship: Center for European Policy Studies
Location: Brussels, Belgium
* denotes Honors Thesis
2000
Laura Bae
Project: Dollarization - Argentina's Cure for Economic Instability
Major: Economics and Hispanic Studies
Internship: Patagon.com International, Ltd.
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Zachary Barber
Project: The Redevelopment of the Spanish City in the Last 20 Years: Architectual Change in Barcelona and Bilboa
Major: Architectual Studies
Internship: Architectural research with Prof. Manuel Aramendia, University of Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Kimberly Bender
Project: Balancing Economic Progress and Conservation on Small Islands
Major: International Relations
Internship: Instituto de Algologia Aplicada
Location: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Rachel Berkson
Project: The Effect of Drug Trafficking on U.S. and Peruvian Relations
Major: International Relations
Internship: Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevencón del Abuso de Drogas
Location: Lima, Peru
Richard Bole
Project: The Effects of Agricultural Development on the Environment in West Africa
Majors: International Relations and Mathmatics
Internship: Association Malienne pour la Protection de l'Environnement
Location: Bamako, Mali
Lauren Butler
Project: The Effects of Education on the Indigenous Culture of Ecuador
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
Minor: Hispanic Studies
Internship: Fundación Esperanza and Colegio Buenas Nuevas
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Sierra Callahan
Project: The Critical Reaction of German Artists to World War I and to the Post-War Era
Major: German Minor:Art
Internship: Dephin Design
Location: Berlin, Germany
Leslie Carr
Project: The Causes of Crime, Especially Serial Murder in France
Major: Psychology
Internship: Centre International de Science Criminelles et Penales
Location: Paris, France
Mark Cohan
Project: The Educational Systems of Argentina and the U.S. in Comparative Perspective
Major: Hispanic Studies
Internship: Fulbright Commission
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sarah Cooper
Project: Competition for Land Use Among the Indigenous Population, Industry, and Scientists in Madagascar
Major: Environmental Studies
Internship: Katafray
Location: Lavanona and Beloha-Androy, Madagascar
Arik Kumar De
Project: Understanding Development: Econometrical Comparison - Brazil and India
Major: Economics
Internship: Indian Consul, Sao Paola,Brazil
Location: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Alison Fiser
Project: Russian Motherhood and Childraising: The Late Soviet Years and Today*
Majors: Russian and East European Studies
Internship: Ural NGO Support Center
Location: Perm, Russia
Thomas Garrison
Project: The Evolution of Mayan Cave Rituals and Legends*
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Western Belize Regional Cave Project
Location: San Ignacio, Belize
Monica Glenn
Project: Cultural Rights: Religious Integratioin and Assimilation of Immigrants in the Alsace
Major: French
Internship: International Institute for Human Rights
Location: Strasbourg, France
Julia Greenleaf
Project: The Internet, a Threat to French Cultural Identity
Majors: European Studies and French
Internship: SA Louis-Dreyfus et Cie
Location: Paris, France
Larysa Gumowskyj
Project: The Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
Majors: International Relations and French
Internship: Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Michael Hackett
Project: Russian Newspapers and American Foreign Policy: The 1999 NATO Intervention in Serbia
Majors: Russian and East European Studies
Internship: Moskovskii Komsomolets
Location: Moscow, Russia
Ilana Hahnel
Project: Indigenous Museums as a Reflection of Culture*
Majors: Anthropology and Latin American Studies
Internship: Archaeological fieldwork
Location: Argentina and Peru
Jason Ipe
Project: The Integration of North African Immigrants into French Society
Major: International Relations
Internship: Stop la Violence
Location: Paris, France
Sara Jones
Project: The Fate of "Degenerate" Art in Nazi Germany
Major: Art
Internship: Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Margaret Kelly
Project: Multilateral Development: Agencies an NGO's in Costa Rica
Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Visual Arts
Internship: Amigos de las Aves
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Karen Kirley
Project: German Reunification and Its Affects on Political Prisoners of Hohenschönhousen
Majors: German and Economics
Internship: Hohenschönhausen (Stasi Museum)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Jessie Kozacik
Project: Community-based Organizations and Environmental Sustainability in Tanzania
Majors: Environmental Studies and Africana Studies
Internship: Zanzibar Sustainable Project
Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Eleni Lampadarios
Project: The Role of Women in the Russian Orthodox Church*
Majors: Russian and East European Studies
Minor: History
Internship: St. Philaret's Theological Intitute
Location: Moscow, Russia
Greg Levin
Project: The modernization of Acupuncture
Major: Chinese Studies
Internship: Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Location: Beijing, China
Jason Lilien
Project: Argentina's Dirty War and the 1978 World Cup Competition
Major: International Relations
Internship: Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Michael Mell
Project: The Internet in China and Government Policy
Major: International Relations
Internship: MadeforChina.com
Location: Beijing, China
Tracy Moss
Project: MAyan Identity in the Wake of Economic Change
Major: Psychology Minor: Hispanic Studies
Internship: La Fundación Cultural Yucatán
Location: Yuxunah, Mexico
Kristen Mueller
Project: The Effects of American Management on Chinese workers
Major: Chinese Studies
Internship: Intel Manufacturing Plant
Location: Shanghai, China
Alec Ounsworth
Project: Modern Biomedicine on Traditional Medicine in Mexico
Major: Anthropology
Internship: Anthropological Research
Location: Mexico
Joe Rioff
Project: Economic Protectionism in Latin America: Foster National Industry or Retarding Growth?
Majors: Hispanic Studies and Economics
Internship: Adidas venezuala
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Lana Rogers
Project: Political Instability in Senegal and the 2000 Elections
Major: International Relations Minor: French
Internship: Citibank N.A.
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Shannon Senior
Project: Ser Madre: Marianismo and Professional Women in Chile
Major: Psychology Minor: Women's Studies
Internship: Centro de Estudios para Desarrollo de la Mujer
Location: Santiago, Chile
Heather Sweeney
Project: Cultural Differeces in Reproductive Health: West African Immigrants in France
Major: Psychology
Internship: Le Groupe Femme pour L'Abolition des Mutilations Sexualles et des autres Pratiques Traditionelles Affectant la Sante des Femmes et des Enfants
Location: Paris, France
Johanna Thomsen
Project: Jewish Immigration to Denmark and the German Occupation
Majors: Dance and Englis
Internship: Det Mosaiske Troessamfund
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sara Tyler
Project: Spanish and American Journalism and Pop Culture in Spain and the U.S.
Major: English
Internship: Fundación Gitana Joaquin Cortes
Location: Madrid, Spain
Jessica Woodbridge
Project: The Privatization of Chile's Social Security System
Major: Economics
Internship: Los Andes Caja de Comensación Camera Chilena de la Construción
Location: Santiago, Chile
Weizhe Xu
Project: Economic Development in Hong Kong Before and After the Transition to Chinese Rule
Majors: Economics and Computer Science
Internship: American International Assurance
Location: Wanchai, Hong Kong, PRC