Each of our undergraduate fellows works together with a graduate student mentor on a project in international studies. Meet our current fellows here:
Sofia Abramsky-Sze
Undergraduate Student
Psychology
Public Policy
Sofia Abramsky-Sze is a second-year majoring in Psychology and minoring in Public Policy. She is interested in the intersection of mental health and public policy, especially in relation to gender-based violence and international humanitarian aid. Her research interests concern community-...Read more about Sofia Abramsky-Sze
Nadia AlAjmi
Undergraduate Student
Media Studies
Political Science
Nadia AlAjmi is a fourth-year international student from Kuwait that is majoring in Media Studies and Political Science, with a concentration in international relations. Her academic interests broadly include women’s rights, Eastern European politics, political psychology and how these...Read more about Nadia AlAjmi
Jaeyeon Bae
Undergraduate Student
Jaeyeon Bae is a second year Regents' and Chancellor’s scholar at UC Berkeley. Some of her academic interests include psychology and research. Having lived in South Korea, she is also interested in comparative cultural studies. She works as a research assistant at Emotion & Emotion...Read more about Jaeyeon Bae
Esteban Benitez
Undergraduate Student
Sociology
Global Studies
Esteban Benitez is a senior from Visalia, CA majoring in Sociology and minoring in Global Studies with a concentration on the Americas. His academic interest include sustainable development in rural countries and immigration reform. He plans to attend law school following his studies at UC...Read more about Esteban Benitez
Chelsea Cano
Undergraduate Student
Business Administration
Chelsea Cano is a senior from Los Banos, CA majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Global Management. Her research interests include the economic development of the 20th and 21st century, the Digital Revolution and Information Age, and international affairs. Chelsea is...Read more about Chelsea Cano
Antonio Chavez-Askew
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Antonio is a senior majoring in Political Science, he currently has a completed subfield in American Government and International Relations. His research interests include migration policy, military affairs, and post colonial politics.Read more about Antonio Chavez-Askew
Lisha Chen
Undergraduate Student
Media Studies
Gender and Women's Studies
Lisha Chen (she/her/hers) is a third year student at UC Berkeley majoring in Media Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. Her research interests are the intersectionality of queer identities, Asian-American identities, social media, and contemporary issues. In her free time
Zoe Chyatte
Undergraduate Student
Cognitive Science
Zoe is a second year student studying Cognitive Science. Previously, she has worked on technical process design and strategy for a wide variety of organizations.Read more about Zoe Chyatte
Cameron Danesh
Undergraduate Student
Political Economy
Cameron Danesh is a third year majoring in political economy. His academic interests include economic history and geography and using those disciplines to find solutions to social inequality and the world's most pressing issues. Currently, he is working with Professor Brad Delong on his...Read more about Cameron Danesh
Tara Allegra Fermanto
Undergraduate Student
Political Economy
Business Administration
Tara Allegra is a senior majoring in Political Economy and Business Administration, with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. Her research interest broadly includes human rights issues, democratization, and international development. Tara is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and Malay, and is...Read more about Tara Allegra Fermanto
Xiaosang Huang
Undergraduate Student
Anthropology
Economics
Xiaosang is a junior student majoring in anthropology and economics, with a minor in political economy. Her interest fields of study are cultural heritage protection and economic development policies. Eager to promote mutual understanding and global empathy, she was a translation manager...Read more about Xiaosang Huang
Christina Ji
Undergraduate Student
Media Studies
Political Science
Christina Ji is a senior from Sugar Land, Texas double majoring in Media Studies and Political Science, with a focus in International Relations. Her academic interests include international consumer behavior, the nexus of tech/entertainment, and virtual communities. She has previously...Read more about Christina Ji
Gamin Kim
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Gamin Kim is a fourth-year pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Comparative Politics and minors in Data Science, Public Policy, and Human Rights. Her interests include East Asian regional affairs, international security, the intersection between tech and policy, and...Read more about Gamin Kim
Serina Li
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Legal Studies
Serina Li is a third-year studying Political Science and Legal Studies with a minor in Global Poverty Practice. Her interests focus on the intersection between law, international relations, technology, and business. Serina Li interned at the NGO China House, where she conducted research on...Read more about Serina Li
Mallika Luthar
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Mallika Luthar is a fourth-year student majoring in Political Science with minors in Public Policy and Human Rights. Her research interests include exploring election outcomes and the impacts of technology on political participation. She is currently working on an honors thesis focusing on...Read more about Mallika Luthar
Liam Mirise
Undergraduate Student
Philosophy
Global Studies
Liam Mirise is a fourth-year transfer student from Visalia, California pursuing a double major in Philosophy and Global Studies with a minor in Linguistics. His academic focus is broadly centered on development, globalization, and technology. Prior to attending UC Berkeley, he served for...Read more about Liam Mirise
Olivia Nouriani
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Mathematics
Arabic
Olivia Nouriani is a fifth-year student triple majoring in Political Science, Mathematics, and Arabic. She is interested in migration and diaspora studies and Middle Eastern politics, and has previously assisted research projects on Muslim-Jewish relations in the Middle East and the the...Read more about Olivia Nouriani
Monzerrath Ortiz
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Legal Studies
Monzerrath is a 4th year undergraduate student double majoring in political science and legal studies, and double minoring in human rights and history. Her research interests include U.S. foreign policy, Latin-American politics, legal reform, and constitutional frameworks. Aside from...Read more about Monzerrath Ortiz
Evie Michele Porter
Undergraduate Student
Global Studies
Political Science
Evie Portier is a Dual Degree student from the Netherlands who is interested in international security. She is also the founder of Eefje Tutoring, and the president of STAND (the Student led movement to end mass atrocities) at Berkeley. Read more about Evie Michele Porter
Xingying(Caroline) Ren
Undergraduate Student
Environmental Science
Environmental Economics and Policy
Xingying(Caroline) Ren is a senior undergraduate double majoring in Environmental Science and Environmental Economics and Policy. She is interested in waste management, public health and climate change. She is currently working on a research that compares regulation framework between...Read more about Xingying(Caroline) Ren
Joseph Tak Maga
Undergraduate Student
Economics
Music
Joseph Tak Maga is a sophomore from Novato, California, pursuing a double major in Economics and Music as well as a minor in Political Economy. His interests are in the interaction between technology, economic development, and public policy. Aside from his research, he previously taught in...Read more about Joseph Tak Maga
Rana Nejad
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Rana Nejad is a student at UC Berkeley completing her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Human Rights. Throughout her studies, she has focused mostly on the Middle East and North Africa region where she explores topics ranging from security and counterrorism to refugee rights and...Read more about Rana Nejad
Jai Sharma
Undergraduate Student
Computer Science
Political Science
Jai Sharma is a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, studying Computer Science and Political Science, interested in international relations and political theory. Jai has worked as a research assistant to Professor Aila Matanock since January 2021 on various projects. He has...Read more about Jai Sharma
Isabelle Valdes
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Spanish
Isabelle Valdes is a junior at Cal double majoring in Political Science and Spanish and minoring in Data Science. Her academic interests broadly include postcolonial politics in Latin America, Andean history, indigenous politics, political theory, and quantitative methodology. She is an...Read more about Isabelle Valdes
Joanna Vasquez
Undergraduate Student
Political Science
Joanna Vasquez is a junior from La Puente, California who is pursuing a B.A. in Political Science. Her research interests include labor law, immigration, public safety in Latin America, international relations, and foreign policy. Following her time at UC Berkeley, Vasquez hopes to work...Read more about Joanna Vasquez
Wendy Zhou
Undergraduate Student
Political Economy
Goldman School of Public Policy
Wendy Zhou is a junior from Alameda, CA studying Political Economy and Public Policy, with a concentration in development economics. Her academic interests center around the modernization of the Four Asian Tigers, rural-to-urban migration, and the efficacy of China’s poverty alleviation campaign...Read more about Wendy Zhou