Corbin Laedlein

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Corbin Laedlein graduated from Rutgers University in 2009 with a degree in Africana studies.  Corbin interned at the Steve Biko Cultural Institute in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and wrote his thesis on the impact of Brazil’s black movement on education reform.  After graduating, Corbin worked with … Read more

Lisa Hahn

A native of Los Angeles County, Lisa graduated in 2008 with a degree in politics and international relations. She has worked on labor rights, peace, voting, citizenship, and immigration in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California. She has also worked with the environmental justice movement, as a substitute teacher in … Read more

Hannah Emple

Originally from Massachusetts, Hannah graduated in 2010 from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN with a degree in geography and a concentration in community and global health. Her thesis research explored how health care providers and families navigate decisions about where to give birth. She has volunteered as an English … Read more

Kyle Dechant

Originally from Franklin, Pennsylvania, Kyle graduated summa cum laude from Wheaton College in 2009 with a degree in international relations and a certificate in human needs and global resources.  He worked as a teaching and research assistant for the political science department, volunteered as an ESL tutor for refugees, and … Read more

Stefani Cox

Hailing from Davis, California, Stefani is a 2010 graduate of Stanford University, where she studied health policy and health inequities in the human biology program.  She was a leader in Stanford College Prep, a support program for first-generation college-bound high school students. She also coordinated Volunteers in Latin America, a student-run … Read more

PaHua Cha

Originally from Portland, Oregon, PaHua is a 2010 graduate of Stanford University, where she earned a degree in human biology. PaHua co-led the Stanford Sweat-Free Campaign and worked on the Living Wage Campaign for Stanford workers. PaHua was also the co-founder and president of the Stanford Hmong Union and a … Read more

Cara Brumfield

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Cara graduated from Lafayette College in 2010 where she created an interdisciplinary major: social inequality and identity politics. Cara was a Posse Scholar as well as a 2009 Public Policy International Affairs Fellow. She served as a leader in the alternative school breaks organizations, a … Read more

Steven Myers

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Africare, South Africa At Africare, Steven Myers created nutrition education materials geared at promoting the health outcomes of people living with HIV/AIDS. He worked to arrange the translation of the materials into Xhosa, the local … Read more

Sonia Lee

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Action Group for Health, Human Rights, and HIV/AIDS (AGHA), Kampala, Uganda Sonia Lee worked with AGHA, a local advocacy group promoting the right to health in Uganda. Sonia’s work at AGHA involved both research and … Read more

Gabriela Prudencio

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Mercy Corps, Jakarta, Indonesia In her field year, Gabriela Prudencio supported Mercy Corps’ economic development projects in Indonesia. She conducted a value chain assessment on the nutmeg sector in the Maluku islands, which was then used … Read more

Emily Wei

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: CARE International, Malawi At CARE Malawi, Emily Wei conducted field research on social protection and food security. She analyzed the data and wrote policy papers and briefs to help translate the field research into U.S. … Read more

Amy Margolies

5th Class, 2009-2011   Field Placement: National Foundation for Education and Development, Brazil As a fellow with the National Fund for Educational Development, Amy Margolies worked with the National School Feeding Program, a key component of the Brazilian government’s Zero … Read more