Past Fellow

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, she enjoys going on self-care photoshoots with her friends and binge-watching dystopian television shows.

Nicholas Chik

Undergraduate Student
History

Nicholas Chik is a senior from Cupertino, CA, majoring in History with a concentration on African American History during the 19th and 20th centuries. His recent publications include "Disparities in the Medal of Honor: Why African American Soldiers' Awards were Delayed, and Japanese American Awards were Immediate" and "Nativism and the Civil War: The Impact of the Emancipation of Slaves on American Immigration." Apart from research, he received the regent and chancellor's scholarship 2021-2023 and is currently serving as a Social Consciousness Chair in Black Sociological Alliance....

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.

Louise Curtis

Undergraudate Student
History

Louise Curtis is a senior majoring in History with a minor in French. She is interested in early modern intellectual history and the history of political thought, especially as it relates to common people. Since March 2019 Louise has worked as a research assistant to David Collier, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Political Science, on his Critical Junctures project. She assists with research, editing, and writing on American electoral history and methodology in political science for his forthcoming book.

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 upcoming book Slouching Towards Utopia: The Economic History of the Long Twentieth Century. In his free time, he enjoys reading and learning about the world and going our for walks around Berkeley.

Hrithik Datta

Undergraduate Student
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Hrithik Datta is a University of California, Berkeley student pursuing a B.S. in the College of Engineering. He is majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and is interested in software development. He has previously interned as a software engineer for Adobe and done research in the fields of hardware and natural language processing. Outside of his academic pursuits, Hrithik enjoys playing chess and tennis.

Alex Davies-Morris

Political Science
Economics

Alex is a senior studying Political Science and Economics, with minors in Public Policy and Human Rights. He has previously interned as a Political Consulting Intern with ThinkJet Strategies, an Economic Policy Intern at the Progressive Policy Institute, and as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. Last spring, Alex had the honor of presenting his honors thesis “Dissonance in Development: Examining the Effects of State Financing on Worker Cooperative Growth and Degeneration” in research conferences at Johns Hopkins University and Stanford...

Benjamin Davis

Undergraduate Student
Business Administration
Political Economy

Benjamin Davis is a sophomore studying Business Administration in the Berkeley Haas Global Management Program. His research interests include the convergence of international markets, technological and business innovation, and policy, particularly regarding dual-use technologies. Ben will be supporting Dr. Andrew Reddie, the founder and faculty director of the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab. Ben is involved on campus with Berkeley Finance Club, Berkeley Venture Capital, and Chabad at UC Berkeley, and this past summer interned as a Material Project Manager at General Atomics. He is an...

Yoshinobu Enomoto

Undergraduate Student
Political Science

Yoshinobu Enomoto is an international student from Japan, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Human Rights Interdisciplinary at UC Berkeley. His research interests lie in international security and conflicts, and U.S. foreign policy in Asia, addressing issues through the constructivist lens. Following his time at UC Berkeley, he plans to pursue a graduate degree in Security Studies and International Affairs.

Katrina Fermanto

Undergraduate Student
Business Administration
Psychology

Katrina is a fourth year pursuing a dual degree in Business Administration and Psychology. Originally from Indonesia, Katrina’s is interested with the intersection of tech and social impact. She has worked in multiple of roles revolving around social impact, and she hopes to continue working in similar roles in the future.