CISLA Sophomores: Class of 2028

Catie Baker

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CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The effect of Andean glacier melt on local communities
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Argentina or Chile

Amelie Duetz

Major:

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Role of Culturally Rooted Holistic Living in Guiding Psychological Well-Being: A Comparative Cross-Cultural Analysis Between Healing Practices in Indigenous Communities in Ecuador and Western Approaches in the United States
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Ecuador

Natalie Fear

Major:

CISLA Language: French
SIP: How violence against women functions strategically in war and how cultural and political narratives shape both the violence and the global response to it
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Switzerland

Morgan Hann

Major:

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: The relationship between international organizations and non-governmental organizations and in shaping Italian policy towards Gender Equality
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Italy

Madeleine Jarbeau

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CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: How literary translation in Spanish-speaking countries reflects and challenges imbalances of power within the publishing industry, shaping which voices and stories gain visibility across the global literary market
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Mexico, Argentina, or Spain

Snizhana Khomenko

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CISLA Language: French
SIP: The tradition of dirigisme and its cultural influence on French business strategies in attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Internship: 
Country of Interest: France or Switzerland

Ellen McCrave

Major:

CISLA Language: French
SIP: The role of international artists in shaping the concept of "Frenchness" and contributing to French cultural capital
Internship: 
Country of Interest: France

Sindy Medina

Major:

CISLA Language: Korean
SIP: Analyzing franchise laws in America and South Korea and how they developed historically post World War II
Internship: 
Country of Interest: South Korea

Jon Munsey

Major:

CISLA Language: French
SIP: How does “laïcité” impact development of identity within French education from both the student, and administrative perspective?
Internship: 
Country of Interest: France

Paige Nitti

Major:

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: Tracing the history of global fascist movements and leaders to understand the ways in which they come to power 
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Italy

Julia Rachman

Major:

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Exploring how the arrival of foreign retirees is changing everyday life for locals in Ecuador
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Ecuador

Haylee Ramos

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CISLA Languages: Portuguese and Spanish
SIP: A comparative analysis of the social and economic impacts that digital nomads have on major global cities in Portugal and Mexico
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Portugal or Mexico

Wesly Rivera-Nazario

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CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The influence of machismo on men's mental health in Latin American communities
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Peru

Luka Rosolino

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CISLA Language: Russian
SIP: How does Russia’s isolation reshape global oil and gas flows, and how do states such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan leverage this shift to strengthen ties with the West and China?
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, or Azerbaijan

Steven Saccoccio

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CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: Exploring how medieval Italian women poets navigated a male-dominated literary and linguistic tradition
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Italy

Elaine Farely Sandoval Carrasco

Major:

CISLA Language: Portuguese
SIP: The historical evolution and international significance of environmental journalism on Amazonian deforestation
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Brazil

Amalia Schillinger

Major:

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Analyzing how refugees are a result and manifestation of state political conflict and socio-economic conflict in France
Internship: 
Country of Interest: France

Ty Schoeningh

Major:

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: A comparative analysis of Lega and Fratelli d’Italia, two major far-right populist parties in Italy
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Italy

Lydia Sharp

Major:

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Investigating the agency of non-native speakers of French and English in political discourse and their ability to affect foreign policy
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Switzerland or a francophone country

Harrison Sklaver

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CISLA Languages: French and Russian
SIP: Investigating the images of Switzerland and Russia through the translation of Russophone writers' works
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Switerland or francophone Europe

Alia Solovyeva

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CISLA Language: Russian
SIP: Examining the hybrid identities and cultural aspects of fifth-wave migrants from the Russian Federation
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Latvia

Grace Sousa

Major:

CISLA Language: American Sign Language
SIP: Health disparities between Deaf and hearing populations in Paris, France compared to the United States
Internship: 
Country of Interest: France

Karolina Suarez

Major:

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Exploring the intersectional experiences of Latinx individuals with disabilities through a sociocultural lens 
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Ecuador

Becky Tam

Major:

CISLA Languages: Mandarin and Cantonese
SIP: Bridging Traditions: Comparing Eastern and Western Approaches and their Interactions to Treating Inflammatory Diseases in Post-Colonial Hong Kong
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Hong Kong

Izzie Tonkin

Major:

CISLA Language: American Sign Language
SIP: A cross-cultural analysis of mental health in the Deaf communities of the United States and Ireland
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Ireland

Sa'ada Maliha Umaima

Major:

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: An AI-driven digital twin framework for sustainable textile waste management in Italy’s textile industry
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Italy

Julia Zay

Major:

CISLA Languages: German and Russian
SIP: Cultural and Societal Effects of the Collectivization of East German Agriculture on Small Scale Farming in the former GDR
Internship: 
Country of Interest: Germany