U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Washington, DC This past winter, I set out to find a summer position in which I could serve the public, exercise some responsibility, and work to make a difference. To marry these goals with my interest in politics and government, I reached out to Senator Markey’s… Continue reading »
Millennial Action Project, Washington, DC This summer I worked as a Congressional Policy Intern for the Millennial Action Project (MAP), an organization dedicated to fostering bipartisan cooperation among millennial legislators. I was responsible for researching and creating a database of millennial congressional candidates, which will be used to find… Continue reading »
Portland State University, Department of Economics, Portland, OR This summer, I worked as a research assistant at Portland State University in the economics department, supervised by Professor Rajiv Sharma. I assisted with the Longitudinal Access to Physicians Study (LAPS), an audit study where researchers contact physicians’ offices and simulate a… Continue reading »
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, Boston, MA Me and fellow interns, Lucy (Wellesley) and Paulina (Holy Cross), in the Great Hall of Flags at the Massachusetts State House before the hearing on the ROE Act. This summer, I had the pleasure of serving as a legislative intern… Continue reading »
Millennial Action Project, Washington, DC This summer I was a policy intern at the Millennial Action Project in Washington, DC. The mission of MAP is to engage young legislators and foster dialogue across the bipartisan divide that has polarized and negatively impacted the current state of politics. As a… Continue reading »
Office of U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Newark, NJ This summer I interned for Senator Cory Booker in Newark, N.J. I first became aware of Cory Booker six years ago when he came to my middle school. At that time, he was only the Mayor of Newark, but I remember… Continue reading »
Northeast Clean Energy Council, Boston, MA Working as a Policy and Government intern at the Northeast Clean Energy Council was the most interesting experience I have had. The Council brings together business leaders and key stakeholders to engage in influential policy discussions and business initiatives while building connections that… Continue reading »
American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC At the AEI/Brookings Annual Intern Debate. This summer, I interned at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a think tank doing research with individual scholars on specific issues. Working in the Government Relations Department, I had the opportunity—and was required—to interact with all research done… Continue reading »
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology Workforce Branch, Atlanta, GA This summer I had the opportunity to work at the Epidemiology Workforce Branch (EWB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This was my first experience working in the U.S. government and also my first time… Continue reading »
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole, MA The work I conducted as a guest student in the Marine Policy Center at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) this summer allowed me to explore and expand my interests in environmental economics and public policy, gain experience contributing to… Continue reading »