Madison is a third year student double majoring in Political Science and French with a minor in Human Rights. Having grown up in both the UK and the US, she is passionate about international relations and comparative politics. Her interests include environmental policy, global development politics, international political media, post Brexit EU politics, and peace building
Cassandra Calciano is a senior majoring in Data Science and Russian/Eastern European/Central Asian Languages and Literatures. Having studied intensive Russian in Riga, Latvia and previous experience as a Data Engineer intern, her research interests lie in computational linguistics and multilingual natural language processing. As part of the Data Discovery Program she has worked as a data science research assistant in the Spanish and Portuguese Department. Currently, she is on the Student Advisory Board for the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society and working on a senior thesis in...
Bianca Chiu is a first year studying Public Health and Interdisciplinary Studies. Her academic interests centralize upon the intersections between global health, sociology, public policy, reproductive justice, and the history of science and medicine. In the past, she has worked on interdisciplinary research in association with the International Socioeconomics Laboratory and Enfold, an Indian NGO geared towards propagating comprehensive sexuality education in South Asia. On campus, Bianca is involved in Berkeley's Hong Kong Student Association, Undergraduate Public Health Coalition, and the...
Hanh Chu is a senior majoring in Political Economy and Data Science, minoring in Journalism at UC Berkeley. Her research passion is centered on addressing socioeconomic disparities, both at the local and global levels, through the implementation of public policies and social programs, with a particular focus on achieving equity in public health. Besides, she enjoys dance, film, and impromptu trips.
Mckenzie Diep is a junior studying Urban Studies and Economics with a minor in Geospatial Information Science and Technology. She is passionate about sustaining healthy communities through improving broadband adoption in divested communities, preserving housing affordability, and developing energy policies that foster climate resilience. Aside from research, Mckenzie is involved as the public health team lead at the Student Policy Institute at Berkeley and a member on the Vice Chancellor's Student Advisory Committee.
Lance Dy is a junior majoring in Economics and Political Economy with a minor in Public Policy. His research interests lie at the intersection of politics, economics, and business, encompassing private-public sector interactions, corporate social responsibility, public finance, democratization, and international development. Lance interned at HSBC last summer and has been actively involved on campus with Global Research and Consulting, Model United Nations, URAP, and the IIS/CPD. Outside of academics, he's an avid traveler, seeking to expand his global perspective through exploration and...
Ava Escobedo is a sophomore majoring in History with a minor in Global Studies. Her field of concentration in History is Latin American imperialism and colonialism, and she has a passion for public history and understanding history from new and untold perspectives. At UC Berkeley, she is involved in the ASUC, has worked as a research assistant for Professor Brian DeLay, is currently a research assistant at the Bancroft Library's Oral History Center, and works at the Berkeley Art Museum. She hopes to attend graduate school for History in the future to continue studying the political relevance...
Eli is a third-year political science major. He is the President of the Alexander Hamilton Society at Berkeley and a research associate at Pacific Solutions LLC. Eli is primarily interested in nuclear weapons and missile defense, military history, military strategy and operations, and emerging technologies.
Emma Guard (she/her/hers) is a third-year student at UC Berkeley majoring in Global Studies and minoring in Data Science. She enjoys researching how international organizations and treaties affect public opinion and mapping how qualitative changes in global policy manifest in quantitative ways. In her free time, she enjoys backpacking, watching the Great British Baking Show with her housemates, and practicing with the Cal Triathlon team.
Kim Giselle Hernandez is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and minoring in history. She is particularly interested in studying state violence, transitional justice, and human rights within Latin America. After graduation, Kim intends on continuing her education by attending graduate school with the ultimate goal of obtaining a Ph.D. in political science. Kim has previously interned with the International Rescue Committee and currently has an internship with the Guatemala Human Rights Commission.
