Current Students
2012 | 2013Class of 2012
Elizabeth Carens
Major: Religious Studies
PICA Interest: Faith-based initiatives
Internship: Pluralism Project, Cambridge, MA
Rocio Garcia
Major: English
PICA Interest: Access to higher education in underserved communities
Internship: Casa 0101 Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Brenner Green
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Psychosocial development of LGBTQ youth
Internship: True Colors, Inc. , Hartford, CT
Grace Gunderson
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Resiliency and after school programs
Internship: Boston Private Bank & Trust Company- Community Investment Program, Boston, MA
Sokkha Hak
Major: Biological Sciences
PICA Interest: Adolescent health and health & sexuality education
Internship: Maternal and Child Heath Access, Los Angeles, CA
Oceane Hooks-Camilleri
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention
Internship: Global Youth Coalition on AIDS/HIV, Brooklyn, NY
Diamond Howell
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Underrepresented youth and the pursuit of higher education
Internship: Casa Hogar Hijos de la Luna, Oaxaca, Mexico
Tonesha Hunt
Major: Psychology and Human Development
PICA Interest: Substance abuse awareness and the effects on families
Internship: Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center, Inc., Hartford, CT
Leah Johnson
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations and Hispanic Studies
PICA Interest: Food policy
Internship: Wholesome Wave, Bridgeport, CT
Rebecca Litt
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Undocumented Immigrants & Mental Health Services
Internship: Center for Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities, New York, NY
Jazmin Long
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Housing and homelessness
Internship: United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Bridgeport, CT
Mazvitashe Mangisi
Major: Economics and Mathematics
PICA Interest: Sustainable community development in developing countries
Internship: Wells Fargo Advisors, New York, NY
Kathleen McGrail
Major: Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Healthcare and communities
Internship: H20: Holistic Health Opportunities, Sherben,MA
Alison McLeod
Major: Human Development
PICA Interest: Media and children’s education
Internship: WGBH, Brighton, MA
Lindsay Paiva
Major: English
Certificate: Elementary Education
PICA Interest: Education equity and No Child Left Behind
Internship: Youth 4 Change Alliance, Providence, RI
Megan Reback
Major: English and Government
PICA Interest: Women’s issues, South African politics
Internship: Talking Points Memo Media, New York, NY
Laura Romano
Major: International Relations
Minor: Italian Studies
PICA Interest: Women and economic development
Internship: Blue Marble Dreams, Rwanda
Lalita Russ
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Impact of mentoring on resiliency
Internship: Wediko Children’s Services Inc., Boston, MA
Eleanor Schmitt
Majors: Psychology and Human Development
PICA Interest: Promoting positive well being and healthy lifestyles and the concept of flow
Internship: Sund-forskning.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Schrader
Majors: Human Development and Sociology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Effectiveness of drug and alcohol education in CT and role of positive peer influence
Internship: The Fund for American Studies: Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, Washington, D.C.
Breanne Timura
Majors: Sociology and Human Development
PICA Interest: Support services for immigrants
Internship: International Institute of New England, Boston, MA
Janet Tso
Major: Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies
PICA Interest: Advocating against modern day slavery
Internship: New York Asian Women’s Center and The Door, New York, NY
Hannah Winebaum
Major: Psychology and Dance
PICA interest: Child abuse and interpersonal relationships
Internship: Blue Sky Bridge, Boulder, CO
Class of 2013
Lily Bartlett
Major: Environmental Science
PICA Interest: Environmental Sciences
Kathryn Beers
Major: Psychology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Public health, immigration and healthcare
Alexandra Bolles
Major: Sociology
PICA Interest: Support for LGBTQ teens in faith based organizations
Kelsey Burke
Major: Economics
PICA Interest: Water and sanitation in East Africa
Caroline Corbett
Major: Environmental Science
PICA Interest: Environmental community development
Megan Costello
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Community development in East Africa
Regina Deitz
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Gender-based violence prevention
Leah Feutz
Major: American Studies
PICA Interest: Empowering youth to take political action
Courtney Gardner
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Children’s rights and the juvenile justice system
Maura Hallisey
Majors: Film Studies and Sociology
PICA Interest: Educational media programming and its impact on curriculum and youth in under-resourced schools
Jamie Honohan
Major: Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Obesity and obesity illness related prevention and education in urban centers
Jovanni Jauregui
Major: Gender and Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Alternatives to standardized testing
Amanda Jones
Major: Government
PICA Interest: Educational advocacy for homeless children
Elizabeth Kaplan
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Holistic pre-teen health
Justine Keller
Major: Math
PICA Interest: Youth leadership programs for at risk youth
Sarah Lamer
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Advocating for multiple perceptions of beauty and body image awareness
Kristen McAleenan
Major: Psychology and Human Development
PICA Interest: Art and sport therapy for victims of child abuse in the foster care system
Matthew Newton
Major: American Studies & Economics
PICA Interest: Racial disparities in the juvenile justice system
Jennifer Parry
Major: History
PICA Interest: Juvenile justice policy
Mica Sloan
Major: Dance and Student Self Designed Major in Social Justice Education
PICA Interest: Comparison of the social systems that perpetuate discrimination, abuse and injustice in Africa and Latin America
Elisabeth Speece
Major: Latin American Studies
PICA Interest: Environmental education initiatives in the United States and Peru
Tim Swan
Major: Psychology-based Human Relations
PICA Interest: Theater for children with autism and special needs
Maureen Sweeney
Major: Government and History
PICA Interest: African women refugees in the United States
Lucy Wallace
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Human rights and the media
Anna Williams
Major: International Relations
PICA Interest: Public health
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