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2018-19 Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics Undergraduate Fellows 2018-19 Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics Undergraduate Fellows NAVEEN DASARI, DORNSIFE '19 Naveen Dasari is a junior triple-majoring in applied and computational mathematics, economics, and classics. Naveen has studied abroad at the London School of Economics, co-founded a nonprofit that raised $45K to sponsor educational opportunities for street children and clean water initiatives for villagers in India, founded an advocacy project using math and data to lobby for refugee policy reform, lobbied congressmen on global poverty as an intern for The Borgen Project, and currently works on refining models for conditional cash transfers as a research intern for USAID. Before college, he also trained in karate for 12 years, placing in the top 10 at the US Karate Junior Olympic Team Trials and the USKA World Championships, in addition to other tournaments. On campus, Naveen is editor-in-chief of the Social Justice Review, secretary of Undergraduate Student Government, an active member of the Delta Omicron Zeta leadership fraternity, and Co-Director of Campus Events for the Southern California Indo-Americans. He has also conducted research in labs on development economics, international political economy, and computational biology. Naveen is a Presidential Scholar at USC, Huffington Post Campus editor-at-large, champion for the UN Foundation's Shot@Life campaign, and a youth delegate to the World Bank Group. In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball, hiking, meditation, and reading. BROOKE HELSTROM, DORNSIFE '19 Brooke Helstrom is a senior double-majoring in environmental studies and philosophy, politics & law, and is also a first-year master's student in environmental studies. Brooke spent last semester studying in Botswana and the summer working on conservation issues in Montana. She is a trip leader for Peaks and Professors and the editor-in-chief for the Global Women's Narratives Project. Her current research projects include evaluating the feasibility of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the city of Los Angeles and the role of natural resources in armed conflicts of Southern Africa. Brooke enjoys looking at the stars and saving spiders from untimely deaths. JONATHAN HORWITZ, DORNSIFE '19 Jonathan Horwitz is a senior majoring in political economy and triple-minoring in Spanish, statistics, and urban sustainable planning. Through Levan, Jonathan serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the USC-UNESCO Journal for Global Humanities, Science & Ethical Inquiry. He is also a Bennis Scholar, a Trojan Knight, and a Tour Guide. Through various programs, Jonathan has researched topics ranging from Europe's migration crisis to the impact of climate change on international affairs in the Arctic. His highlight of college has been studying abroad in Mexico, Spain, and the Nordic countries. CYRUS KHANDALAVALA, DORNSIFE '19 Cyrus Khandalavala is a senior at USC double majoring in international relations/global economics and comparative literature. His focus as a Levan Fellow is in developing a USC chapter for the Prison Education Project, a volunteer-based initiative which provides educational programming to people who are incarcerated in twelve California correctional facilities. Cyrus' academic interests are in development theory, international finance, identity politics, and literary and film criticism. Outside of class, Cyrus serves on the executive board for Scholars Leading Scholars, a college mentorship program, works as treasurer for Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, writes for Glimpse from the Globe, a student publication on foreign affairs, edits for the Global Women's Narrative Project, and volunteers with 826LA and USC Kicks for Kids. Along with all that, he's still a huge nerd and enjoys reading depressing Russian novels, watching lots of movies, and being too academic about music and stand-up comedy. HIMA RAJANA, DORNSIFE '19 Hima Rajana is a senior pursuing a computational neuroscience major with a social entrepreneurship minor. She is passionate about global health inequities and hopes to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve access to health education and healthcare worldwide. Hima became involved with the Levan Institute when she traveled to Oxford for the Spring 2017 Oxford Consortium workshop. Currently, she co-directs the ZYGO Medical Ethics series, which is a collaboration between the Levan Institute and the Polymathic Academy to explore ethical issues in modern day healthcare, like mental health in media. Other than being a Levan fellow, Hima is a research assistant at the USC Brain and Creativity Center, a university hostess with the USC Helenes and a counselor with Troy Camp. She is the Director of Service for Trojan Scholar Society and a trip leader with Peaks and Professors. In her free time, she loves getting out of the city to explore Los Angeles’s greatest hiking trails, sunrise yoga, and cooking. MADELINE WHITE, DORNSIFE '19 Madeline White is passionate about exploring the connections between the humanities and physical sciences and is currently pursuing a double major in both history and physics at the University of Southern California. A senior from Seattle, Washington, Madeline’s interests focus on unraveling the history of science and its many hidden contributors from individuals to social bias. After two summers of research, Madeline completed her honors thesis in the history department this fall, writing on the experience and contributions of women in twentieth-century physics and chemistry with a specific focus on the role that gendered expectations of scientists shaped the way these women presented themselves and their work to academic and public communities alike. Outside of the classroom, Madeline serves as a research assistant working on Early America in USC's History Department, dances with USC Chamber Ballet Company, and works as a copy editor for the Daily Trojan newspaper. Madeline is thrilled to join the Levan Institute and in particular has enjoyed the numerous opportunities it provides for peer engagement and conversation. KELSI YU, DORNSIFE '19 Kelsi Yu is a senior majoring in biochemistry with a minor in health care studies. She currently serves as a co-editor-in-chief of the Healing Process Magazine, an interdisciplinary science and arts publication under the Levan Institute. Kelsi is a research assistant in the Davis School of Gerontology and has received the Rose Hills Foundation Research Grant for her work with cell culturing. Under her lab, she has attended several professional conferences as a presenting author. Previously, she has served as a residential assistant and as Philanthropy Co-Chair of a professional community service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. As a Gilead Foundation Intern at Joshua House Clinic located in Skid Row, she interacted with underprivileged populations while assisting the dental department. Kelsi intends to pursue a master’s in public health to develop a better understanding of systemic inequalities in healthcare delivery to vulnerable populations with a focus on dentistry. This past summer, she traveled throughout Italy and parts of Europe. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and reading novels. 2017-18 Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics Undergraduate Fellows ARIANA ARZANI, DORNSIFE '18 Ariana is a fourth year undergraduate student at USC studying philosophy, politics, and law with a double minor in human rights and international relations. She is passionate about civil rights, prison reform, and social issues. Ariana has worked and interned with organizations such as Human Rights Watch, the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, JusticeCorps and other non-profit organizations. On campus, she in involved with Phi Alpha Delta, USC's pre-law fraternity, where she served as their president last semester, as well as the Society of Women in the Law, the USC Journal of Law and Society, and the Baha'i Club. She also volunteers with the Prison Education Project, where she is excited to teach a curriculum on ethics she co-wrote. Ariana also volunteers at the Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row. She hopes to pursue law school in the future, specifically public interest or international law. Ariana enjoys traveling, watching improv shows, and spending time with friends and family. REMAYA CAMPELL, DORNSIFE '18 Remaya Campbell is a senior majoring in law, history and culture and minoring in international relations. She attended the Oxford Consortium Workshop in 2016, attending lectures and conducting research on political rhetoric and global terrorism in Northern Ireland, Spain, and at Oxford University, England. An avid “interdisciplinarian”, she works for the USC Harman Academy for Polymathic Study in addition to serving on the editorial team for Levan’s undergraduate journal The Social Justice Review. She spent last summer interning in Washington, D.C. as a Schaeffer Fellow, and is currently interning for the Fellowship Monrovia Center for Racial Reconciliation. She is a Trustee Scholar and looks to pursue graduate research in peace studies. MARY CATE HICKMAN, DORNSIFE AND SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS '18 Mary Cate is president of the Levan Fellows. She is a senior double majoring in cinema & media studies and religion. She attended Levan's Oxford Consortium during the summer of 2016, traveling to Oxford, Belfast, and Córdoba. Her Levan research project and senior honors thesis focuses on the legal and ethical issues concerning Catholic ownership of the Mosque-Cathedral in Córdoba, Spain. On campus, she is a counselor and mentor for Troy Camp, an Admission Ambassador for the Office of Admission, and the previous president of Interfaith Council. Off campus, she has interned with Stagecoach Entertainment, Phoenix Pictures, and DreamWorks Animation. Mary Cate is a Presidential Scholar and member of Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for religious studies. Spring of 2017, she studied abroad in Paris and hopes to return to France after graduating. She is also considering graduate school as well as staying in Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry. BRIANNA JOHNSON, DORNSIFE '18 Brianna Johnson is a Presidential Scholar majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish.
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