Past Fellow

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 fields intersect. Given her multicultural background, she is fluent in Polish, Arabic and English. Previously, she was a research assistant with the Center for Studies in Higher Education where her work focused on the experiences that women in and after doctoral programs went through, such as racism,...

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 Regulation Lab and is involved in research that studies intersection between culture, emotions, and well-being.

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 Berkeley.

Mel Britt is a fourth-year transfer student majoring in political science and minoring in human rights. She is broadly interested in international development, democratization, and peacebuilding in post-conflict contexts. After graduation, she intends to spend a year in South East Asia conducting field research on international criminal law and transitional justice before pursuing a graduate degree in international affairs. Mel is a 2022-23 Haas Scholar award recipient, staff writer for the Berkeley Political Review, and political science honors student.