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THE TANNER CONFERENCE 2017 TANNER CONFERENCE Wellesley College gratefully acknowledges SCIENCE CENTER, OCTOBER 31, 2017 the generous alumnae and friends who support experiential learning. Their All members of the Wellesley College community support enables students to engage in are invited to attend. off-campus learning opportunities that have become an integral part of the Wellesley College educational experience. 8:45-9:15 a.m. Breakfast served in The Leonie Faroll Focus

9:15-10:25 a.m. Session I The Tanner Conference Committee 10:25-10:45 a.m. Break, refreshments served in The Leonie Faroll Focus gratefully acknowledges faculty and staff in the following departments and 10:45-11:55 a.m. Session II facilities for their commitment to the 12:00-1:30 p.m. Luncheon served in The Leonie Faroll Focus Tanner Conference: Campus Police, and the Science Library Communications and Public Affairs, Computer Science, Custodial Services, 1:30-2:40 p.m. Session III Grounds, Library and Technology 2:40-3:00 p.m. Break, refreshments served in The Leonie Faroll Focus Services, Mail Services, Motor Pool, Physical Plant Administration, Special 3:00-4:10 p.m. Session IV Events, Science Center, Special Events, and The Wellesley College Club.

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1 Conference Overview • Please dispose of trash and 1 Tanner Conference Committee recycle appropriate materials in 2 Thematic Overview the designated bins.

5 Conference Schedule • Please recycle your conference 16 Conference Abstracts book when you’ve finished 49 Wellesley in the World enjoying it! 50 Map 53 International Study Programs 55 Internships and Grants Programs A sustainable community 62 Fellowship Programs event brought to you by the Sustainability Advisory 65 Albright Institute for Global Affairs Fellows 2017 and Tanner Conference 66 Wellesley College Supported Internship Recipients 2017 Committees. 73 Wellesley College Graduate Fellowship Recipients 2016-2017 74 National Fellowship Competition Recipients 2016-2017 75 Index

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It is our privilege to invite your participation value, and effect of such learning—has the new definitions of what constitutes the in the 2017 Tanner Conference. Established potential to move liberal arts education classroom. It also invites alumnae to return through the generosity of trustee emerita in new directions. Encompassing the to campus to discuss how their decisions Estelle “Nicki” Newman Tanner ’57, the diversity of student experiences and to participate in these experiences as Tanner Conference explores the relationship interests, the Tanner Conference takes Wellesley students later proved to be ones between the liberal arts classroom and as its subject internships and service of consequence. We wish to thank all those student participation in an increasingly learning, international study, experiential presenting in the Tanner Conference for diverse and interdependent world. The learning in courses, research conducted their roles in helping us to better understand conference is premised on the belief that away from Wellesley, and fellowships. The Wellesley’s place in the world. We invite a greater understanding of the learning conference provides a venue for faculty, you to join the conversation that they are that takes place off campus—combined staff, and students to discuss the challenges seeking to foster. with critical inquiry into the purpose, to teaching and learning presented by

Tanner Conference Committee Rachid Aadnani Peggy Levitt Karen Z. Pabon Middle Eastern Studies Program Department of Sociology Slater International Center

Dora Carrico-Moniz Elizabeth Mandeville ’04 Ryan Quintana Department of Chemistry Career Education Department of History

Lee Cuba Adam Matthews Elizabeth Robichaud Department of Sociology Department of Biological Sciences Albright Institute for Global Affairs

Meredith Fluke Martha J. McNamara Allison Sobel Davis Museum Department of Art Office of Resources

Rebecca Gordan ’01 S. Joanne Murray ’81 Jennifer Thomas-Starck Albright Institute for Global Affairs Albright Institute for Global Affairs Office of International Study

Kanupriya Gupta Eniana Mustafaraj Winifred J. Wood Class of 2018 Department of Computer Science Writing Program and Cinema and Media Studies Program Julide E. Iye Kimberly O’Donnell Class of 2018 Department of Biological Sciences

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Culture & the Arts Cultivating Museum Audiences, Sustaining Museum Missions Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 392 A Foot in the Door: Exploring the Museum Field at the Davis Panel Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 104 The Practice and Practicalities of the Art World Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 277 The Challenges of Publishing in the 21st Century Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 261 Connecting Audiences to Art Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 264 The Politics of Preservation and Place Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 364 Empowerment of Youth, Women, & Families Access to Education Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 256 Is It Working? Assessment as a Tool for Social Change Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 270 The Citizen and the System Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 380 Confronting Bias, Advancing Inclusion in Our Political System Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 256 Grassroots Environmentalism: Mobilizing People through Forestation, Farming, Faith, and Feminism Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 277 Conflict, Trauma, and Transformation Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI E111 Healing Communities through Education, Law, Mentoring, and Organizational Support Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 264 Health and Medicine Beyond Borders Addressing Therapeutic Needs of Children and Adults at Walker School and Riverside Panel Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI E111 Health and Disease in Diverse Cultural Contexts Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 264 Patchwork of Health: Intersections of Culture, Community, and Caring in Karnataka, India Panel Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 277 Promoting Youth Health Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 278 Body Parts in Medicine: Skin, Bones, and More Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI E111 Global Public Health: Much More than the Doctor’s Responsibility Panel Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 396 A Taste of Medicine: Biomedical Clinical Research Internships in the Greater Boston Area Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 104 The Patient in a Person Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 392 On My Mind Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 278 Precision Medicine: From Gene to Brain to Cancer Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 274 Translational Research and Medicine Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 392 Identity, Community and Global Citizenship Matters of the Hearth Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 270 Policy Wonks in Training Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 274

4 wellesley in the world Societal Structure of Discrimination Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 364 Collecting Stories Learning About Poverty in Boston Panel Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 380 Innovative Activism Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 261 Reporting the News, Experiencing the Culture Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 278 Navigating Space and Culture Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 392 Chasing Consensus Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI E111 Justice and Its Trajectories: A Journey through the Deep South Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 278 The Elephant in the Room Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 380 Working Around the Hill or Skirting the Swamp Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 277 From Foreign Policy to Hummingbirds Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 104 Documenting Displacement and Preserving Memory Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI E211 Technology, Innovation and Education Fake News, Programming Languages, and App Design: Wellesley Computer Science Research? Panel Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 261 Follow the Money: Demystifying Finance Individual Presentations Session One (9:15 a.m.) SCI 396 Chasing Climate Change on the High Seas Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI E211 Everywhere Is Classroom Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 256 Designing CS: Careers in User Experience Design and Human Computer Interaction Panel Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 264 How Technology Is Changing the Face of Science Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 274 Signs of Life Under the Microscope Individual Presentations Session Two (10:45 a.m.) SCI 364 Climate Change: From Your Backyard Garden to the Depths of the Ocean Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI E211 Making Things Better Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 270 Programming and Drug Development: Informatics in Big Pharma Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 274 Small Cogs in a Big Wheel Individual Presentations Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 364 Technological Projects at Non-Tech Companies Panel Session Three (1:30 p.m.) SCI 396 First-Year Tech Internship Crash Course Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 256 From Apple to Facebook: Internships at Large Tech Companies Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 261 Leveraging a Tech Internship into a Fulltime Position Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 270 Wellesley Computer Science at Large Universities Panel Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 380 Wellesley Brings Water to the World Individual Presentations Session Four (3:00 p.m.) SCI 396

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6 wellesley in the world CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

BREAKFAST Fighting Poverty through Education: Health and Disease in Diverse Teaching Science and Learning in Tanzania Cultural Contexts 8:45-9:15 a.m. Liah Watt ’19, Neuroscience SCI 264 advisor: Geofred Osoro, Africana Studies The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center Implementing Global Health: HIV Helping China’s Brightest Students Pursue a and Health at the United Nations Liberal Arts Education Development Programme SESSION ONE Zixia (Linda) Liu ’19, English; Vanessa Tanvee Varma ’18, Economics Willoughby ’18, East Asian Studies Advisor: Kyung-Hong Park, Economics 9:15-10:25 a.m. advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education Redefining Volunteering in the Health Sector: What Is Ethical Travel? Sharleen Garcia Villagomez ’20, Undeclared Culture and the Arts Health and Medicine Advisor: Justin Armstrong, Writing Program Beyond Borders Cultivating Museum Audiences, Tackling Reproductive Health, Safe Sustaining Museum Missions Promoting Youth Health Births, and Maternal Mortality in SCI 392 SCI 278 Northern Tanzania Finding a Connection: Exploring Identity at The Benefits and Challenges of a Charity Noa Weinstein ’18, Spanish The Contemporary Jewish Museum Hospital Abroad Advisor: Inela Selimovic, Spanish Emily Bader ’18, International Relations–History Stephanie Kim ’18, Biochemistry Patchwork of Health: Intersections of advisor: Frances Malino, Jewish Studies, Sophia advisor: Beth Hennessey, Psychology Culture, Community, and Caring in Moses Robison Chair in Jewish Studies Urothelial Remodeling Protects the Kidney Karnataka, India (Panel) The Hard Work of History: The Importance During Obstructive Injury SCI 277 of Collaboration in a Small Nonprofit Shira Cohen ’20, Undeclared Shivani Dayal ’18, Neuroscience; Darlene Katherine Hobart ’20, Undeclared advisor: Lori Tenser, Class Dean Harsono ’19, Neuroscience; Rebecca Taylor ’17, Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art From Pancake Parfaits to Green Pizza: Health and Social Justice Spending Money to Make Money: Events in Exploring Culinary Literacy through Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Museum Development School Nutrition Global Affairs Chelsea Gell ’18, Art History Noor Pirani ’19, Biological Sciences and Spanish Addressing Therapeutic Needs of advisor: Meredith Fluke, Davis Museum and advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences Children and Adults at Walker School Cultural Center ACL Return to Play and Other Lessons from and Riverside (Panel) Empowerment of Youth, Women, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Research SCI E111 and Families Silpa Karipineni ’18, Economics Layla Anderson-Washington ’18, Psychology; Advisor: Christopher De La Cerda, Access to Education Jacquelyn Floyd ’19, Psychology; Inga Career Education SCI 256 Nina Piotrowska ’20, Undeclared; Lauren A Tale of Two Summers: Changing Mindsets Rondestvedt ’18, Psychology; Chelsea Roston ’19, to Alter the Classroom Experience Psychology; Lucia Tu ’19, Psychology Kindred Obas ’19, English Advisor: Sally Theran, Psychology Advisor: Soo Hong, Education

session i the tanner conference 7 Identity, Community, and Collecting Stories Learning About Technology, Innovation, Global Citizenship Poverty in Boston (Panel) and Education SCI 380 Matters of the Hearth Fake News, Programming Languages, SCI 270 The Intersectionality of Poverty: Looking and App Design: Wellesley Computer at Finance, Volunteerism, Education, Science Research? (Panel) Nourishing Identity in a Vegan Community and Health SCI 261 in the Pyrenees Mountains Hayley Liebenow ’19, Psychology; Esa Tilija ’19, Isabelle Li ’20, Undeclared; Emma Lurie ’19, Nicole Zhao ’20, Undeclared Economics; Hawah Kallon ’19, Africana Studies Computer Science; Nicole Gates ’20, Undeclared; Advisor: Kristina Jones, Biological Sciences and Psychology; Christina Okezie ’19, Breana Dupree-Jones ’20, Undeclared; Khonzoda Micros and Chilenismos: Academic and Political Science Umarova ’20, Undeclared Social Learning Abroad in Chile Advisor: Erin Konkle, Career Education Advisor: Eniana Mustafaraj, Computer Science Emily Neel ’18, Environmental Studies Policy Wonks in Training Advisor: Jennifer Thomas-Starck, Follow the Money: SCI 274 International Studies Demystifying Finance Navigating the Machine: Experiences Organic Agriculture Development in China: SCI 396 Working in the Embassy Working with an American NGO and Local Demystifying Business Research: A Summer Catherine Woodhouse ’18, International Relations– Chinese Farmers at Harvard Business School Political Science Yuxi Xia ’20, Undeclared Lingmao (Ling) Zhou ’19, Economics; Ginny Jing Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science Advisor: Kristina Jones, Biological Sciences Nie ’19, Economics and Mathematics; Orenda Inverting the Narrative: My Experience Memories of Morocco: Fasting, Food, and Gu ’19, Economics and Psychology with Congressional Bipartisanship in a French Colonialism Advisor: Joseph Joyce, Economics, M. Margaret Polarized Era Adeline Du Crest ’19, International Ball Professorship in International Relations Daniela (Danni) Ondraskova ’18, Economics and Relations–History The State of Finance in 2017 Russian Area Studies Advisor: Lidwien Kapteijns, History, Elizabeth Victoria Angelova ’18, Economics Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science Kimball Kendall and Elizabeth Hodder Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Professorship in History Part-Time Foreign Policy Internships at Global Affairs Think Tanks: Could Less Be More? I Can and Will: Real-World Economics at Societal Structure of Discrimination Heng (Amber) Qin ’18, Political Science the NY Federal Reserve SCI 364 Advisor: Paul MacDonald, Political Science Karen Ni ’18, International Relations Economics Justice in the City: The Role of Discretion in Interning Abroad: The Israel Advisor: Kyung-Hong Park, Economics Law and Order Securities Authority Tashay Campbell ’18, Economics and Spanish Abigail Katz ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Tracey Cameron, Harambee House Advisor: Heather Bryant, Writing Program Queering Immigration Rights: A Strive Empowerment of Global Communities for Inclusivity through Shared International Interests Ixchel Lopez ’19, American Studies Arela Haluci ’18, Economics and Political Science Advisor: Michael Jeffries, American Studies Advisor: Panagiotis Metaxas, Computer Science Shattering the Model Minority Myth and Seizing a Place at the Table Diana Lam ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies

8 wellesley in the world session i BREAK Empowerment of Youth, Who’s Trying to Abolish Prison? Women, and Families Natalia Marques ’19, Political Science 10:25-10:45 a.m. Advisor: Laura Grattan, Political Science Is It Working? Assessment as a Tool The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center for Social Change SCI 270 Health and Medicine SESSION TWO Not Just a White Woman’s Disease: Eating Beyond Borders Disorders in Black and Latina Women Body Parts in Medicine: Skin, Bones, 10:45-11:55 a.m Alexa Riobueno-Naylor ’18, Psychology and More and Sociology SCI E111 Advisor: Markella Rutherford, Sociology Setting Sights on the Future The Grass Is Always Greener on the Culture and the Arts Nicole Anderson ’18, Psychology Other Side A Foot in the Door: Exploring the Advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education Museum Field at the Davis (Panel) Cecilia Barreto ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Layli Maparyan, Wellesley Centers Technological Advancements as Acts SCI 104 for Women of Service: Envisioning the Future of Isabelle Raposo ’19, Classics and English; Kate Biomedical Engineering One Summer Isn’t Enough: 10 Reasons Why Davies ’19, Art History and English; Melina Margaret (Meg) Babikian ’18, Economics Thalia Ramirez ’18, Neuroscience Mardueño ’18, Art History and Art Studio Advisor: Donald Elmore, Chemistry Advisor: Spanish Advisor: Meredith Fluke, Davis Museum and From Person to Person: Engineering the Social Science Research on the Cultural Center Path of Tissue Donation Efficacy of a Non-Profit’s Workforce Talia Tandler ’18, Biological Sciences and The Practice and Practicalities of the Development Program Art World Biomechanical Engineering Ninan Pollack ’20, Undeclared SCI 277 Advisor: Louise Darling, Biological Sciences, Advisor: Nadya Hajj, Political Science Knafel Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences How to Become a (Paid) Online Film Critic The Citizen and the System Ciara Wardlow ’19, Biological Sciences and Cinema Global Public Health: Much More than SCI 380 and Media Studies the Doctor’s Responsibility (Panel) Advisor: Maurizio Viano, Cinema and Stopping Scams and Solving Disputes with SCI 396 the Vermont Attorney General’s Office Media Studies Zoe Matticks ’18, Neuroscience; Alexandra Annalee Beaulieu ’18, Political Science and Spanish Physical Presence in Performance: Blending Beem ’18, Biological Sciences; Aida Advisor: Nancy Scherer, Political Science Japanese and American Philosophies Abou-Zamzam ’19, Cognitive and Linguistic of Theater Members Only: Gatekeeping Access to Sciences; Hema Venkata ’19, Biological Sciences; Megan Ruppel ’20, Undeclared Welfare in Mexico’s Political Battleground Caroline George ’19, Environmental Studies Advisor: Marta Rainer, Theatre Studies Siena Harlin ’18, Anthropology and Music Taking a Peek at the Art World: Studio Advisor: Susan Ellison, Anthropology Advisor: Rocio-Maria Tisdell, Career Education Haegue Yang Summer Internship A Renewed Sense of Hope: Enforcing Civil Juyon Lee ’18, Art Studio Rights Law in Massachusetts Advisor: Daniela Rivera, Art Alezeh Rauf ’18, International Relations– Political Science Advisor: Rosanna Hertz, Women’s and Gender Studies, Class of 1919-50th Reunion Professorship

session ii the tanner conference 9 Identity, Community, and Navigating Japan’s Past and Present: Ten Technology, Innovation, Global Citizenship Weeks Living and Working in Tokyo and Education Si Ru (Cissy) Hao ’19, Art History Innovative Activism Signs of Life Under the Microscope Advisor: Heping Liu, Art SCI 261 SCI 364 Reporting the News, Experiencing Integration Between Formal and Informal Optimization of Techniques Allowing Gene the Culture Settlements in Rio de Janeiro Identification in Tissue SCI 278 Maria-Alejandra Jaramillo DS, History Georgia Marquez-Grap ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Ryan Quintana, History A Summer in China: Perspectives from Its Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences Cosmopolitan Cities Traveling Abroad: Developing Mutually Sugars in Space: Formation of Sugar Sabrina Leung ’18, International Relations– Beneficial Community Engagement Derivatives in Astrophysical Ice Analogues Political Science Alondra Navarro ’18, Sociology Christina Buffo ’19, Chemical Physics Advisor: Brenna Greer, History, Knafel Assistant Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for Advisor: Christopher Arumainayagam, Chemistry Professor of Social Sciences Global Affairs Let’s Talk About It: The Neural Mechanisms A View of Modern Beijing: Working at a Self-Reflection, a Catalyst for Change Behind Autism and Social Interaction Lifestyle Magazine Monica Naranjo DS, Peace and Justice Studies Ruth Vorder Bruegge ’18, Neuroscience Jennifer Mou ’18, Economics and Psychology and Psychology Advisor: Leif Gibb, Graybiel Lab, McGovern Advisor: Brenna Greer, History, Knafel Assistant Advisor: Irene Mata, Women’s and Gender Institute for Brain Research, MIT Professor of Social Sciences Studies, Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Inside the Canine Mind: Do Dogs Navigating the Changing World Through Professorship in the Humanities Understand Our Intentions? Foreign Reporting Fighting the Mafia by Working Their Land Chloe Nosan ’20, Undeclared Anna Hunter ’19, East Asian Studies Silvia Pera ’18, Political Science Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology Advisor: William Joseph, Political Science Advisor: Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, Italian Studies From Clusters to Spheres At the Corner of Wellesley and Mainstream Samantha (Sam) Hoang ’19, Physics Navigating Space and Culture Media: Diversity in Broadcast Journalism Advisor: Jerome Fung, Physics SCI 392 Rachel Pak ’18, English and Media Arts and A Year Abroad: Perspectives on London, the Sciences; Anjali Sundaram ’18, French How Technology Is Changing the LSE, and Economics Advisor: Winifred Wood, Writing Program Face of Science Kathleena Inchoco ’18, Economics and Mathematics Bullet Trains, not Tap Water: SCI 274 Advisor: Ann Velenchik, Writing Program Comparing Chinese and Western From Social Justice to Psychometrics: Studying and Interning in Japan: From Technological Advancement Developing Scientific Tools to Diversify Tokyo to Mt. Fuji Olivia Lewis ’20, Undeclared Neuropsychiatric Research Nadine Franklin ’18, Art Studio; Sabrina Ruiz ’18, Advisor: Qiuyan Tang, East Asian Languages Jasmine Kaduthodil ’18, Neuroscience International Relations–Political Science and Cultures Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology Advisor: Kristiana Graves, International Studies The Future of Medicine Is in Biomedical Learning Russian as an International Electrochemical Sensing Devices Student: Is Knowing Language a Privilege? Zeynep Metin (Zizi) Yozgyur ’19, Biological Sciences Seo Jung Kim ’19, Political Science and Russian Advisor: Kimberly O’Donnell, Biological Sciences Area Studies A New Age of Targeted Therapy: Antibody Advisor: Alla Epsteyn, Russian Drug Conjugates Michelle Li ’19, Biochemistry and Economics Advisor: Louise Darling, Biological Sciences, Knafel Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences

10 wellesley in the world session ii Sleeping Sickness Research: Connections Understanding the Impacts of Data Length Between Lab Work and the World When Evaluating Coastal Flood Risk Hannah Mummey ’20, Undeclared Alexandra (Alex) Klufas ’18, Mathematics Advisor: Melissa Beers, Biological Sciences Advisor: Cassandra Pattanayak, A Liberal Arts Experience in an Industrial Quantitative Reasoning Medicinal Chemistry Internship Leadership, Research, and Life on the Karley Bussow ’18, Chemistry High Seas Advisor: James Moyer, Chemistry Kristina Oney ’18, Biological Sciences; Francesca Korte ’18, Biological Sciences Everywhere Is Classroom Advisor: Jennifer Thomas-Starck, SCI 256 International Studies 2.5 Million and Counting: Meeting the Designing CS: Careers in User Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Experience Design and Human Julide Iye ’18, Middle Eastern Studies Computer Interaction (Panel) and Psychology SCI 264 Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Global Affairs Havannah Tran ’19, English and Media Arts and Sciences; Hiya Vazirani ’19, Media Arts and Who Are the Students of Kuwait? Sciences; Katy Ma ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Selma Khalil ’18, Neuroscience and Philosophy Maddie Kim ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Michelle Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for Gelberger ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Vivian Global Affairs Zhang ’19, Computer Sciences Dinosaurs, Ice Cores, and the Etruscans: Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of Creating Exhibitions at The Field Museum 1966 Associate Professorship Clare Salerno ’18, Sociology Advisor: Sarah Isham, Career Education Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity at Educational Testing Service (ETS) Jessica (Jessie) Feng ’19, Mathematics Advisor: Roberta Schotka, Learning and Teaching Center Chasing Climate Change on the High Seas SCI E211 Chasing Harmful Algal Blooms: Imaging Flow Cytometry, Pigment Analysis, and Speedboats Esther Jaffee ’19, Biological Sciences Advisor: Christa Skow, Biological Sciences Targeting Behavioral Change through Social Science Research to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Madeline Hughes ’18, History Advisor: Jeffrey Hughes, Biological Sciences session ii the tanner conference 11 LUNCHEON and EXHIBITION “Print” Down Your Dreams: Publishing a Voter Suppression in American Elections: A Translation of Netter’s Atlas of Neuroscience Threat to Democracy from Within 12:00-1:30 p.m. Anran Li ’18, Neuroscience Doris Li ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Michael Wiest, Neuroscience Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science The Tanner Exhibition provides students the opportunity to learn about Wellesley's Connecting Audiences to Art Where Neuroscience and Political Science international study, internship, and fellowship SCI 264 Meet: Gender, Women, and Democracy programs. Faculty and staff from Wellesley's Basma Jaber ’18, International Relations–Political Global Citizenship at the Peggy programs will be available to speak with Science and Neuroscience Guggenheim Collection students on the second floor catwalk area. Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for Rebecca Winterich-Knox ’18, English All members of the Wellesley College Global Affairs community are invited to the Tanner luncheon Advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education in the Leonie Faroll Focus and Science Library, An American Library in Paris: Science Center. Reading the Culture and Politics of a Health and Medicine Bicultural Institution Beyond Borders Elizabeth Taft ’18, French The Patient in a Person SESSION THREE Advisor: Helene Bilis, French SCI 392 1:30-2:40 p.m Preserving History: Grace Slack McNeil Complex Consequences of Chronic Disease Internship at Historic New England Kanika Gupta ’19, Psychology Grace (Gracey) Hellstrom ’18, Classical Civilization Advisor: Sally Theran, Psychology Culture and the Arts Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art The Effects of Mental Health on Women’s Landscape Architecture, Urbanization, and The Challenges of Publishing in the Bodies and Women’s Healthcare Treatment Park Rangers: A Summer at the Olmsted Site 21st Century Catharine Hemp ’18, Psychology Irene Galarneau ’19, Spanish SCI 261 Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art No, You’re Not Done Editing Behind Bars: Mental Healthcare for NYC’s Yona Levin ’18, English and Political Science Incarcerated Patients Advisor: Susan Meyer, English Empowerment of Youth, Ashley Wang ’20, Undeclared It Takes a Village: Publishing Books for the Women, and Families Advisor: Charlene Galarneau, Women’s and 21st Century Child Gender Studies Confronting Bias, Advancing Inclusion Olivia Funderburg ’18, English in Our Political System Hearts Are Forever, Not Just for Advisor: Susan Meyer, English SCI 256 Valentine’s Day Mapping Your Own Mrs. Dalloway: How Charlotte Reed ’19, Spanish Helping Victim Advocates Help Survivors of Academic Publishing Reimagines the Advisor: Christopher De La Cerda, Sexual Assault Literary Canon Career Education Arielle Schoen ’19, Political Science and Women’s Samantha English ’19, English and Gender Studies Advisor: Margery Sabin, English, Lorraine C. Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies Wang Chair in English Literature Mobilizing Pro Bono Work for Transgender The Agent: Connecting Authors and Their Communities in Atlanta Work to the World of Publishing Emily Johnston ’18, Peace and Justice Studies Natassja Haught ’18, English Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies Advisor: Susan Meyer, English

12 wellesley in the world session iii A Taste of Medicine: Biomedical Justice and Its Trajectories: Journey Technology, Innovation, Clinical Research Internships in the through the Deep South (Panel) and Education Greater Boston Area (Panel) SCI 278 SCI 104 Making Things Better Confronting the Unacceptable: Civil Rights, SCI 270 Se Yun (Scarlett) Cheon ’19, Biological Justice, and Faith in the American South Sciences; Prapti Koirala ’19, Biological Sciences; Emma Brewer-Wallin ’18, Religion and Peace and Drones, Bones, and Artec Studio Pro Mayla Thompson ’19, Biochemistry; Sarah Justice Studies; Jenny Xie ’18, Physics; Chinenyenwa Kaylie Cox ’18, Classics Moinuddeen ’19, Biological Sciences; Lumi Amaechi ’20, Undeclared; Andrea Marenco ’20, Advisor: Bryan Burns, Classical Studies Kinjo ’19, Chemistry; Cindy Zhou ’20, Undeclared Undeclared; Christine Rubera ’19, Political Science Supporting Drivers in Uncertain Situations: Advisor: Adam Matthews, Biological Sciences Advisor: Tiffany Steinwert, Dean Religious Life Ambient Light vs. Smileys in the Mirror Maleah Maxie ’18, Cognitive and Linguistic The Elephant in the Room Sciences and Music SCI 380 Identity, Community, and Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of Global Citizenship What Does Grassroots Organizing Look 1966 Associate Professorship Like in the Trump Era? Working Around the Hill or Skirting the Haptic Feedback Research in Virtual Reality Karen Su ’19, Political Science Swamp (Panel) Lauren Futami ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Dana Advisor: Syedda Ahmed, Career Education SCI 277 Hsiao ’18, Computer Science Social Identities and Margaretta Mitchell ’18, Anthropology; Emily Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of Conflicting Connotations Boyk ’18, Political Science and Women’s and 1966 Associate Professorship Katherine (Katie) Madsen ’19, English Gender Studies; Jessica Shin ’18, Economics Advisor: Linda Charmaraman, Wellesley Centers Small Cogs in a Big Wheel and Political Science; Eliza McNair ’18, for Women Grants SCI 364 Computer Science; Raeesa Rane ’18, Undeclared; From Data to Decision Making: Behind the Emerson Goldstein ’18, American Studies and Connecting with White Rural Communities Scenes in Big Government Political Science through Public Health Keertana Anandraj ’18, Mathematics Advisor: Paul MacDonald, Political Science Kelsey Campbell ’18, Latin American Studies Advisor: Sarah Isham, Career Education Advisor: Rocio-Maria Tisdell, Career Education Chasing Consensus (Panel) Facilitating International Collaborations SCI E111 An Intern on Capitol Hill: Learning to Listen to America in STEM: Summer at the National Standing Firm in a Time of Political Gabriella (Gabi) Vesey ’18, Political Science Science Foundation Uncertainty: Tales from DC and Psychology Mehak Sarang ’18, Physics Linda Zhou ’18, East Asian Studies and Political Advisor: Marion Just, Political Science Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Science; Sarah McBride ’18, Biological Sciences; Global Affairs Sarah Legried ’18, Psychology and Women’s and Manufacturing and the Middle Class: Trade Policy’s Impact on Trump’s America Build-Your-Own-Job: My Summer at a Gender Studies; Sonia Hupalo DS, Environmental (Very) Early-Stage Startup Studies; Sydney Stewart ’18, Peace and Sitara Sriram ’19, Economics and Mathematics Kate Pundyk ’20, Undeclared Justice Studies Advisor: Megan Kerr, Mathematics Advisor: Tom Burke, Political Science Advisor: Laura Grattan, Political Science Hacking the Bureaucracy: Navigating the Government as a Technology Student Rachel Dodell ’18, Media Arts and Sciences Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of 1966 Associate Professorship

session iii the tanner conference 13 Climate Change: From Your Backyard Garden to the Depths of the Ocean SCI E211 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Different Ecological Communities in the Botanic Gardens Lauren Tso ’20, Undeclared; Sulaikha Buuh ’20, Undeclared; Lyba Khan ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences How Gases Cross from the Ocean into the Atmosphere Callan Krevanko ’18, Chemistry; Elizabeth Lambert ’20, Undeclared; Helene Alt DS, Chemistry Advisor: Rachel Stanley, Chemistry Programming and Drug Development: Informatics in Big Pharma (Panel) SCI 274 Brenda Ji ’18, Biochemistry; Taylor Fortnam ’18, Classical Civilization and Mathematics; Jennifer Chien ’19, Computer Science; Clara Sorensen ’18, Biological Sciences and Computer Science Advisor: James Battat, Physics Technological Projects at Non-Tech Companies (Panel) SCI 396 Sharon (Wenxin) Zhang ’18, Computer Science and Mathematics; Nancy Ho ’18, Computer Science and Mathematics; Natalie Sayed ’18, Computer Science; Jacqueline Young ’18, Computer Science Advisor: Brian Tjaden, Computer Science

14 wellesley in the world session iii BREAK Empowerment of Youth, Health and Medicine Women, and Families Beyond Borders 2:40-3:00 p.m. Conflict, Trauma, and Transformation On My Mind The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center SCI E111 SCI 278 Trauma-Informed Education in a Greek Investigating Deep Brain Stimulation for SESSION FOUR Refugee Camp Symptom Reduction in Parkinson’s Disease Lauren Bazley ’18, Mathematics and Epilepsy 3:00-4:10 p.m. Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Aliyah Audil ’20, Undeclared Global Affairs Advisor: Melissa Beers, Biological Sciences From Madrasa to Souvlaki: Lessons from Observing the Influence of Treatments for Culture and the Arts Providing Direct Service to Refugees Multiple Sclerosis on Mice The Politics of Preservation and Place Melissa Bruehl ’18, Political Science and Peace and Matilde Borio ’19, Neuroscience Justice Studies; Heather Orta-Olma ’17 Economics Advisor: Barbara Beltz, Neuroscience, Allene SCI 364 Advisor: Nadya Hajj, Political Science Lummis Russell ‘46 Professorship in Neuroscience A Gem in Back Bay: Preserving Tiffany’s Last Friends or Enemies? Conflict and Implications of Metal Ions on Alzheimer’s Standing Mansion Transformation Through Relationship Disease Pathogenesis Kealani Finegan ’19, Media Arts and Sciences Building Among Youth Anne Kim ’19, Neuroscience Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art Marley Forest ’18, Political Science Advisor: Sun-Hee Lee, East Asian Languages The Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche and Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies and Cultures the Making of a Monument Madeline (Maddie) Taylor ’19, German Studies Healing Communities through Translational Research and Medicine and History Education, Law, Mentoring, and SCI 392 Organizational Support (Panel) Advisor: Thomas Nolden, German The Role of De-N-Acetyl Polysialic SCI 264 Changing Habits: A New Era of Acid (dPSA) in Cancer Cell Adhesion Catholic Monasticism Michelle An Lei (Michelle) Yu ’19, Psychology; and Migration Maya Nandakumar ’19, Classics Julie Renfroe ’19, Sociology; Rebecca Leu ’19, Casey Smith ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Carlos Ramos, Spanish Neuroscience; Catherine Gooding ’19, Anthropology Advisor: Marc Tetel, Neuroscience Advisor: Erin Konkle, Career Education Heritage Conservation: Who Are the Science Writ Small: Antibiotic Research, Architects of 69-Year-Old Refugee Camps? Grassroots Environmentalism: Immersive Education, and Saving the World Soumaya (Soum) Difallah ’20, Undeclared Mobilizing People Through Sarah Lange DS, Biochemistry and Psychology Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies Forestation, Farming, Faith and Advisor: Julie Roden, Biological Sciences Feminism (Panel) Improving Diagnostic Tools and SCI 277 Visualization of Human Health Amanda Hernandez ’18, Environmental Studies; E. Ma ’19, Chemistry Molly Hoyer ’18, Comparative Literature; Ciaran Advisor: Mala Radhakrishnan, Chemistry, Gallagher ’17, Environmental Chemistry; Nisreen Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought Abo-Sido ’18, Environmental Studies Transcription Factors’ Role in Autophagic Advisor: Jessica Hunter, Environmental Studies Pathway Disruption and Their Effects on Aging Sydney Brumfield ’18, Neuroscience Advisor: Tracey Cameron, Harambee House

session iv the tanner conference 15 Precision Medicine: From Gene to Nature and Happiness: Conversations in Addressing Water Scarcity through Brain to Cancer (Panel) Rural Nepal Innovative Engineering and Community SCI 274 Neha Rajbhandary ’20, Undeclared Partnerships in Cabo Verde Hannah Jacobs ’19, Biochemistry; Catherine Advisor: James Turner, Environmental Studies Kate Hansen ’19, Geosciences and Spanish; Brianna Xie ’19, Biochemistry and French; Brenda Hummingbird Research and Beyond: Love ’19, Architecture Nguyen ’19, Neuroscience; Kethu Manokaran ’18, My Experience at the Rocky Mountain Advisor: Amy Banzaert, Extradepartmental Neuroscience and South Asian Studies Biological Laboratory Leveraging a Tech Internship into a Advisor: Barbara Beltz, Neuroscience, Allene Irina Chen ’18, Biological Sciences Fulltime Position (Panel) Lummis Russell ’46 Professorship in Neuroscience Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences SCI 270 Making the Implicit Explicit: Addressing Leveraging a Tech Internship Racism in Public Health Identity, Community, and Nina-Marie Amadeo ’18, Computer Science; Dominique Lafontant ’19, Women’s and Shannon Brown ’18, Computer Science; Global Citizenship Gender Studies Marissa Okoli ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Documenting Displacement and Advisor: Irene Mata, Women’s and Gender Elif Samanci ’18, Computer Science and Preserving Memory Studies, Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Mathematics; Dorothy Sun ’19, Computer Science SCI E211 Professorship in the Humanities and Mathematics; Maja Susanna Svanberg ’18, Borderline Human: Filming One Refugee’s Life and Legacy: Reflections from Post- Computer Science Story Across Europe Genocide Rwanda Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of Tina Xu ’17, Political Science Zilpa Oduor ’18, International 1966 Associate Professorship Advisor: Winifred Wood, Writing Program Relations–Economics From Apple to Facebook: Internships Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for Framing the Refugee Crisis: Documenting Advisor: at Large Tech Companies (Panel) Global Affairs the Psychosocial Support of Refugees SCI 261 Shanzay Kazmi ’18, Media Arts and Sciences Internships at Large Tech Companies Advisor: Kristiana Graves, International Studies Technology, Innovation, Hannah Murphy ’19, Computer Science; Jesslyn Creating Community in a Refugee Camp: and Education Tannady ’18, Computer Science and Media Arts Stories from Northern Greece and Sciences; Pet Ramanudom ’18, Computer Rachael Labes ’20, Undeclared Wellesley Brings Water to the World Science and Women’s and Gender Studies; Andrea Advisor: Panagiotis Metaxas, Computer Science SCI 396 Jackson ’18, Computer Science; Cecellia Tsui ’18, Computer Science Diarna: Researching Jewish Communities in Assessment of Viability of a Low-Cost Xylem Advisor: Christine Bassem, Computer Science North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Water Filter in Uttarakhand, India Diane Tania Esther Schrenzel ’20, Undeclared; Caroline Morris ’18, Biological Sciences First-Year Tech Internship Crash Laurel Stickney ’20, Undeclared Advisor: Amy Banzaert, Extradepartmental Course (Panel) Advisor: Frances Malino, Jewish Studies, Sophia Geohazards, Resource Management, and SCI 256 Moses Robison Chair in Jewish Studies Community Growth in Nepal Sarah Yan ’20, Undeclared; Annabel Clara Cogswell ’18, Classical Civilization From Foreign Policy to Hummingbirds Rothschild ’20, Undeclared; Lauren Luo ’20, and Geosciences SCI 104 Undeclared; Anah Lewi ’20, Computer Science; Advisor: Daniel Brabander, Geosciences, Frost Meha Ahluwalia ’20, Undeclared Rebuilding an Island’s Environmental Professorship in Environmental Science Advisor: Jean Herbst, Computer Science Legacy: a Summer in Vieques, Puerto Rico Zoe Borghard ’18, Biological Sciences Advisor: Amanda McCarthy, Chemistry

16 wellesley in the world session iv Wellesley Computer Science at Large Universities (Panel) SCI 380 CS Beyond the Bubble: Computer Science Research at Large Universities Jessica (Jess) Abramson ’19, Computer Science and Psychology; Valerie Zhao ’18, Computer Science and Neuroscience; Beryl Larson ’19, Economics Advisor: Eniana Mustafaraj, Computer Science Empowerment and Change through Education Technology Magdalena Sowder ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Yuna Gan ’20, Undeclared; Jamie Yip ’18, Computer Science and History Advisor: Franklyn Turbak, Computer Science

session iv the tanner conference 17 CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS AND WEB-BASED SCHEDULER

BREAKFAST The Hard Work of History: The Importance the museum mission, and the ability to bring the of Collaboration in a Small Nonprofit two together. This presentation will illuminate the 8:45-9:15 a.m. Katherine Hobart ’20, Undeclared thought that goes into creating a web of support Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art to keep museum doors open. The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center When I began my internship at the Cambridge Historical Society (CHS), I was a programs intern SESSION ONE helping to research and plan an event for next Empowerment of Youth, year, but over the course of the summer, my role Women, and Families 9:15-10:25 a.m. expanded to include running the society’s social media, assisting with the launch of their new Access to Education website, and creating a finding aid for one of SCI 256 Culture and the Arts the collections. This experience taught me that A Tale of Two Summers: Changing Mindsets working at a small nonprofit is an intense work to Alter the Classroom Experience Cultivating Museum Audiences, environment, where everyone contributes to Kindred Obas ’19, English Sustaining Museum Missions each part of the organization’s mission. As an art Advisor: Soo Hong, Education SCI 392 history major, one of my potential career paths is Finding a Connection: Exploring Identity at working at a small nonprofit, and this experience The MIT/Wellesley Upward Bound program The Contemporary Jewish Museum helped me to realize how much time, energy, and focuses on serving groups of students who are devotion to the organization that takes. I hope minority, low income, and first generation to Emily Bader ’18, International Relations–History that my presentation will demonstrate how public college. The program seeks to guide its students Advisor: Frances Malino, Jewish Studies, Sophia history organizations like CHS are successful into higher education by developing a love for Moses Robison Chair in Jewish Studies because of a few committed individuals who learning and encouraging personal growth. A The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) devote all their time to their missions. mindset of patience, empathy, and openness is was a fascinating look at a major effort to necessary to be a staff member in this program. connect contemporary Jewish identity to both Spending Money to Make Money: Events in This presentation will seek to compare and a global Jewish audience and a local non-Jewish Museum Development contrast two summers as an Upward Bound community. In my role in the development Chelsea Gell ’18, Art History teaching assistant while examining how a change department, I spent the majority of my time Advisor: Meredith Fluke, Davis Museum and in mindset promoted success in working with reviewing exhibitions, educational programs, and the students and with the students’ success in Cultural Center community outreach initiatives; I learned that the classroom. From choosing required reading The CJM walks a fine line between “too Jewish” How do museums raise money to put on their for the students that was culturally relevant and “not Jewish enough.” The CJM holds neither various exhibitions, fund expansion projects, and relatable for them, to seeing each student permanent collections nor historical exhibitions, and support operations? My internship at the with fresh eyes daily no matter their previous meaning it has the freedom to feature both Peabody Essex Museum was an insight into the day’s performance or attitude, I will examine contemporary Jewish artists and commissioned/ world of development and how events are used the tactics that worked (and did not) in my featured artists inspired by Jewish principles and to cultivate donors. In my internship I supported summer position. ideas. In my presentation, I will elaborate on the development department through extensive the exploration of contemporary Jewish identity research, and in doing so I gained insight into Fighting Poverty through Education: through art that is universally accessible. In how museums use events, such as hip trunk Teaching Science and Learning in Tanzania shows and elaborate galas, to motivate people to particular, I will speak to the discussion between Liah Watt ’19, Neuroscience donate. Development is an effort to bring patrons reaching a larger non-Jewish audience and Advisor: Geofred Osoro, Africana Studies appealing to Jewish donors. closer to the museum and its mission, requiring a depth of understanding both of the patrons and

18 wellesley in the world session i For two months this summer, I lived in Arusha, Health and Medicine population we found that it worsened obstructive Tanzania, and taught science at the School of St. Beyond Borders kidney injury, suggesting the importance of Jude. For the last two years at Wellesley, I have renothelium during progressive kidney injury. A studied Swahili, so living in Tanzania was a good Promoting Youth Health combination of wet-lab experience and clinical way to immerse myself in East African culture, SCI 278 observations demonstrated the importance of where Swahili is the common tongue. In my The Benefits and Challenges of a Charity our work toward developing diagnostic and time in Tanzania, I watched my eighty students, Hospital Abroad therapeutic intervention for children with who ranged in age from 12 to 15 and came from Stephanie Kim ’18, Biochemistry UTO. My experience was significant because I families who live on less than $1.75 per day, work learned the paths and challenges of individuals in Advisor: Beth Hennessey, Psychology harder than any other kids I’ve ever met. Their different stages of their career fields. motivation and respect for the education they Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital is a Cambodian were getting was inspiring, and helped to remind charity hospital founded to provide healthcare From Pancake Parfaits to Green Pizza: me of how fortunate we are here at Wellesley and to all members of the rural Kampot community Exploring Culinary Literacy through regardless of their ability to pay. This past in the US. Hopefully, in sharing my experiences, School Nutrition summer, I had the opportunity to work with I will remind others of everything they have, Noor Pirani ’19, Biological Sciences and Spanish the local staff to help set up the hospital’s first and expose them to some of the richness of sub- Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences Saharan African life. daycare center. The goal of the daycare is to create a safe environment of growth and learning in Healthy eating is a right, not a privilege. Helping China’s Brightest Students Pursue a accordance with standard child developmental This summer, I interned at the Waltham Public Schools’ food service program, where Liberal Arts Education milestones. I also had the chance to work in the maternity and outpatient wards, learning I collaborated with the director and staff to Zixia (Linda) Liu ’19, English; Vanessa firsthand how the hospital provides care to promote healthy eating to students and families. Willoughby ’18, East Asian Studies hundreds of patients a day. My time in Cambodia Working in a district where a large number of Advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education gave me insight into the special challenges faced students receive free and reduced-cost meals, At the Beijing educational consulting startup by a westernized hospital in a resource-low I learned that school meals are often the only Elite Scholars of China (ESC), Vanessa and I community. This experience exposed me to some sources of nutrition a child receives in a day. served as junior counselors and spent our summer of the incredible work being done overseas, and Therefore, it is vital that students are exposed with a bright group of high school students reaffirmed my desire to one day practice and not only to healthy diets but also to nutrition who are drawn to the liberal arts degree and teach medicine abroad. education. During my internship, I crafted wish to pursue higher education in America. An newsletters for families, helped implement American citizen and a Chinese native, we led Urothelial Remodeling Protects the Kidney nutrition lessons, and served in the cafeteria lunch discussion groups, held one-on-one meetings, and During Obstructive Injury lines. Through my experiences, I discovered that a guided summer activities for our students. We Shira Cohen ’20, Undeclared cafeteria is more than just a room for students to benefited from the mentorship of the dedicated eat in; it also serves as a classroom where students Advisor: Lori Tenser, Class Dean senior counselors at ESC, who are passionate can consume wholesome meals, explore nutritious about making liberal arts education available to As a student interested in childhood disease, I diets, and participate in a shared culture of foreign students, and drew strength from the studied urinary tract obstruction (UTO) this healthy eating. startup’s co-founder, a Wellesley alum of 1994, a summer. UTO is a leading cause of chronic Jewish American who moved to China 10 years kidney disease in children. Alterations in ACL Return to Play and Other Lessons from renothelium, the interior lining of the kidney, are ago barely knowing any Chinese. Our experiences Orthopedic Sports Medicine Research the earliest identified-in-mouse UTO models. The there made us reflect upon the value of a liberal Silpa Karipineni ’18, Economics function of renothelium during UTO is unclear. arts education and the importance of extending Advisor: Christopher De La Cerda, We created surgical kidney obstruction in mice, its benefits to people from across the world. Career Education monitored UTO by ultrasound, and performed microscopy to map renothelial remodeling. We Interning in women’s sports medicine at the identified peak cellular proliferation and cell Hospital for Special Surgery provided an death and found that the renothelium became interactive and multidisciplinary experience. bladder-like. When we depleted a renothelial cell I worked with and for exercise physiologists, session i the tanner conference 19 physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, society’s role under the UNDP global fund and spent most of my time in the labor and orthopedic surgeons, and primary care sports portfolio, and components of successful global delivery ward, shadowing nurses and doctors in medicine doctors. My research in the rehab health programs. births and C-sections. I witnessed how FAME department focused on return to play after ACL aims to bring down the high maternal and infant tears for young athletes and how to use movement Redefining Volunteering in the Health mortality rates in Tanzania. I explored what patterns to predict recovery times. In the clinic, Sector: What Is Ethical Travel? my own small role could be in perpetuating an I worked on data collection and research to Sharleen Garcia Villagomez ’20, Undeclared environment in which all patients felt welcomed determine whether low levels of vitamin D were Advisor: Justin Armstrong, Writing Program and cared for no matter their background. correlated with and predictors of poor bone This past summer I spent six weeks backpacking health leading to higher frequencies of stress Patchwork of Health: Intersections of fractures. In addition to working on the studies, in Ghana with an organization called Operation Groundswell on a program that focused on global Culture, Community, and Caring in because I worked with so many different people Karnataka, India (Panel) across the hospital, I was able to follow patients health. Every week I had the opportunity to SCI 277 from the operating room to the clinic and then collaborate with a different local health initiative to the rehabilitation department. Ultimately, the that worked to examine underlying rural and Shivani Dayal ’18, Neuroscience; Darlene constant support and attention my supervisors urban health conditions, change the cultural Harsono ’19, Neuroscience; Rebecca Taylor ’17, gave me made the internship invaluable. stigmas surrounding disabilities, and encourage Health and Social Justice communities to use their indigenous knowledge Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for to find opportunities that would bring economic Global Affairs Health and Disease in Diverse and health benefits to more people. After this Cultural Contexts trip, more than ever before I questioned the The Indian government has a widespread SCI 264 implications of volunteering abroad. There are healthcare system and runs comprehensive Implementing Global Health: HIV so many large Western organizations who are public health campaigns, yet millions of people are still without access to adequate healthcare. and Health at the United Nations pushing their agendas without consulting the This summer we interned at a Catholic convent Development Programme communities they want to “develop,” which in rural Karnataka and studied public health Tanvee Varma ’18, Economics is why I hope to share my thoughts on what and healthcare systems. We worked among Advisor: Kyung-Hong Park, Economics ethical travel entails, as well as the importance of collaboration when volunteering in the health minority tribes including Siddis (African The United Nations Development Programme sector, particularly in west Africa. Indians), conducted field interviews alongside (UNDP) works to eradicate poverty and community health workers, created a health reduce inequalities through sustainable global survey, and visited a variety of healthcare access Tackling Reproductive Health, Safe development. Since 2003, UNDP has partnered points. Through interviews with villagers and Births, and Maternal Mortality in with the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, healthcare workers, we investigated the efforts Northern Tanzania and malaria to support the implementation of the government, local community, and of programs targeting the three diseases in Noa Weinstein ’18, Spanish NGOs to address the rural health disparity. Our developing countries. As the HIV, health and Advisor: Inela Selimovic, Spanish experiences revealed the profound way that health development intern at UNDP, I analyzed The Foundation for African Medicine and is interconnected with every aspect of life. We the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) Education (FAME) is a remarkable hospital will share the challenges and opportunities we in the implementation of disease programs. tucked away in rural Karatu, Tanzania, four experienced as we discuss specific intersections of CSOs have historically played and continue hours west of Mount Kilimanjaro. As the best- culture, community, and caring. to play an integral role in the disease response equipped hospital for hundreds of kilometers, because of their familiarity with the historical FAME’s mission is to bring advanced medical Addressing Therapeutic Needs of and social contexts of the region. In addition, care to the region by employing and training an Children and Adults at Walker School CSOs represent the interests of key populations all-Tanzanian medical staff. FAME also strives and Riverside (Panel) in designing programs and influencing how to be a safe place for Masai people in the area, as SCI E111 governments address the health needs of their they have been historically discriminated against communities. In this presentation, I will discuss in medical facilities. I worked this summer as a Layla Anderson-Washington ’18, Psychology; my experience as an intern at UNDP, civil clinical and administrative volunteer at FAME Jacquelyn Floyd ’19, Psychology; Inga

20 wellesley in the world session i Nina Piotrowska ’20, Undeclared; Lauren working? If not for good food, for what am I In my first-year seminar on food, agriculture, Rondestvedt ’18, Psychology; Chelsea Roston ’19, working? From that moment on, my question and sustainability, I discovered my interest Psychology; Lucia Tu ’19, Psychology of food and identity became one. I spent my in sustainable agriculture and its role in Advisor: Sally Theran, Psychology summer in the French Pyrenees hiking mountains environmental conservation. This summer, while living and volunteering in an off-the-grid I interned with Rare working on organic This past summer, we interned at the Walker vegan community that welcomes all to experience agriculture development in China. While School and Riverside Community Care. The their life of “douceur et harmonie.” There, my working on a behavior change campaign in Walker School is the most restrictive setting quest for “identity” convened with food and Zhuqiao Village, I interviewed farmers and in Massachusetts, other than psychiatric I learned how the food choices in an isolated witnessed their daily struggles and moments hospitalization, for children with behavioral and community are silent but strong political actions of happiness. I met with local key stakeholders emotional challenges (e.g., ADHD, PTSD). At to nourish and protect the peace and identity of and planned for a series of campaign activities Walker, Wellesley interns served as full-time staff their community. to engage local farmers and inspire changes in members and worked with children between 5 their perceptions towards organic farming and and 13 years old on academic and recreational ultimately changes in their farming practices. As activities. Interns received training in therapeutic Micros and Chilenismos: Academic and my hopes sometimes battled with the reality that crisis intervention, which equipped us with Social Learning Abroad in Chile seemed bleak, my experiences on the ground also techniques, such as emotional first aid, to assist in Emily Neel ’18, Environmental Studies inspired me to explore the relationship between directing an escalated child toward safe behavior. Advisor: Jennifer Thomas-Starck, NGOs and the local government and the gaps Riverside’s Psychiatric Day Treatment Program International Studies between the old and the young, the urban and the is a highly structured therapeutic program for My experience abroad in Chile awarded me with rural, and the farmer and the consumer, as well as individuals with serious psychiatric conditions valuable social, societal, and language learning. the future of agriculture and rural development (e.g., anxiety, borderline personality disorder, Two drastically different experiences contributed in China. depression, schizophrenia). At Riverside, to this learning: an internship from metropolitan individuals attend group sessions that enable Santiago and university experience in the port Memories of Morocco: Fasting, Food, and them to learn cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) of Valparaíso. Because the academic semester French Colonialism and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skills begins mid-February, I sought an opportunity Adeline Du Crest ’19, International and work towards recovery and wellness in a to volunteer in agroecology and become Relations–History supportive community space. exposed to the capital city. I gained a valuable Advisor: Lidwien Kapteijns, History, Elizabeth opportunity to work at Centro Tecnológico para la Sustentabilidad, a sustainability-focused farm Kimball Kendall and Elizabeth Hodder a few kilometers outside of Santiago in the town Professorship in History Identity, Community, and of Buin. My study abroad experience forced me The most valuable aspect of my internship at the Global Citizenship out of my social comfort zone by requiring me Center for Cross-Cultural Learning was spending Matters of the Hearth to meet people in my internship and in social two months living and working in Rabat, SCI 270 settings, while speaking shaky Spanish. Apart Morocco, where I gained insight into cross- from the language growth, I expanded my cultural education and worked with students Nourishing Identity in a Vegan Community vocabulary of “chilenismos,” became accustomed from the US studying abroad. In learning in the Pyrenees Mountains to the social structures and economies of about the Moroccan way of life, I was especially Nicole Zhao ’20, Undeclared Chile, and quickly learned to navigate public struck by the push and pull between Islamic Advisor: Kristina Jones, Biological Sciences transportation in the Santiago metropolitan area and colonial traditions, which were remarkably I met food in my first-year seminar on sustainable and Chile as a whole. pronounced during the fast of Ramadan. My food and agriculture. There, I learned that she is presentation will address the aspects of this nourishing for the body and spirit and that her Organic Agriculture Development in China: Ramadan fast, food, and Frenchness in this significance permeates into every aspect of our Working with an American NGO and Local historical city. Furthermore, I will reflect on lives. Despite our technological advancements, Chinese Farmers the sources of community bonds and cohesion, our need for food has never ceased. So why, I Yuxi Xia ’20, Undeclared and their benefits and costs. I hope to bring this wondered, did I skip meals when I am too busy Advisor: Kristina Jones, Biological Sciences experience to bear on my studies in history and session i the tanner conference 21 international security by sharing this experience. present to my colleagues about the importance of Collecting Stories Learning About I intend to contribute to cross-cultural dialogue including queer and trans people in immigration Poverty in Boston (Panel) and encourage people to explore the value work, the ways in which the justice system fails SCI 380 of this exchange in conflict resolution and marginalized people, and the strive for justice The Intersectionality of Poverty: Looking problem solving. outside of the courtroom. This presentation will at Finance, Volunteerism, Education, discuss how, as a researcher and Wellesley student, and Health Societal Structure of Discrimination I contributed to the active inclusion of queer people in immigration work. I gained insights Hayley Liebenow ’19, Psychology; Esa Tilija ’19, SCI 364 on how law and politics affect different Latinx Economics; Hawah Kallon ’19, Africana Studies Justice in the City: The Role of Discretion in populations while working with a supportive and Psychology; Christina Okezie ’19, Law and Order and enthusiastic group of Latinx lawyers and Political Science Tashay Campbell ’18, Economics and Spanish law students. Advisor: Erin Konkle, Career Education Advisor: Tracey Cameron, Harambee House We will explore the intersectionality of poverty This summer while interning at the New York Shattering the Model Minority Myth and through the scope of finance, volunteerism, County District Attorney’s Office, I learned about Seizing a Place at the Table education, and health from our respective the often-understated role of discretion in the Diana Lam ’20, Undeclared Lumpkin internships at nonprofit organizations US criminal justice system. Thrown into the fast Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies in Boston this past summer. We hope to emphasize the commonalities that tie these four paced, challenging, and investigative Financial Center for Asian Americans United for Self lenses of poverty and shed light on how it is Frauds Bureau, I worked closely with prosecutors Empowerment (CAUSE) is a nonprofit, essential to view poverty as intersectional in order on cases and ongoing investigations and gained nonpartisan, community-based organization to create positive systemic change. Specifically, insight on the internal processes of a DA’s office. with a mission to advance the political and civic we will be examining the powerful intersection This experience included writing parole letters, empowerment of the Asian Pacific American of finance and community through the lens of sitting in on witness interviews, assisting with a (APA) community. This summer, I joined storytelling. Then, we will discuss the benefits wiretap, and frequently observing litigation in their political pipeline as a leadership academy that volunteer programs have on poverty and the courtroom. Through my work at the DA’s intern. Through civic leadership workshops, therefore the community. Additionally, we office, I reflected on the personal and identity- office time in my state legislator’s office, and will discuss the intricacies of the education related dilemmas that accompany prosecution, interactions with leaders in the APA community, achievement gap and how curriculum, policy, the obligations of the office to the community I’ve learned more about my APA identity and after-school programs make a difference it serves, and how the office contributes to in the past summer than in my whole life. I in a child’s academic abilities depending on and combats our nation’s disease of mass graduated from the CAUSE leadership academy where a student resides. Finally, we will explore incarceration. Similarly, this experience allowed with an understanding of the issues facing my the limitations of healthcare outreach with me to contemplate my experiences on the Honor community, and an even greater understanding marketing/social media when the community Code Council and consider the parallels between that I have an obligation to be a part of the you’re serving is a low-income community. the two entities. change. Therefore, I re-enter Wellesley with a greater desire to learn, to be involved, and to be a Queering Immigration Rights: A Strive part of our school’s decision-making process. Policy Wonks in Training for Inclusivity SCI 274 Ixchel Lopez ’19, American Studies Navigating the Machine: Experiences Advisor: Michael Jeffries, American Studies Working in the Embassy This summer I was an intern at the Mexican Catherine Woodhouse ’18, International Relations– American Legal Defense and Education Fund Political Science (MALDEF) based in Los Angeles, California. Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science As a legal intern, my time there was spent doing This summer, I had the incredible opportunity research on parental engagement in schools, of working at the US Embassy in London. From immigration rights, LGBTQ rights, and jury Brexit to terrorism to sanctions, I became closely bias. At the end of the summer I was able to familiar with some of the key issues that continue

22 wellesley in the world session i to shape the relationship between the UK and Part-Time Foreign Policy Internships at Empowerment of Global Communities the US. I witnessed firsthand the intricacies of Think Tanks: Could Less Be More? through Shared International Interests politics play out as I wrote daily reports analyzing Heng (Amber) Qin ’18, Political Science Arela Haluci ’18, Economics and Political Science future pathways for UK policy, networked with Advisor: Paul MacDonald, Political Science Advisor: Panagiotis Metaxas, Computer Science UK government elite, and attended Parliament As part of the Wellesley in Washington program, At a time when the United Nations apparatus to discuss the politico-economic impact of I completed two part-time internships at the is being denounced for political purposes, I had halting EU immigration in the UK. Working National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the unique opportunity to work alongside the under the current US administration added a the Wilson International Center for Scholars. My United Nations Foundation’s advocacy team, in unique component to my learning experience. work at NBR focused on topics such as nuclear garnering support for the UN on Capitol Hill. In this presentation, I hope to demonstrate both multipolarity in Asia, trilateral security relations In collaboration with US representatives, the the benefits and hardships of working for one between the US, Japan, and South Korea, and business sector, NGOs, and citizens from around of the oldest and largest foreign outposts of the the contentious nuclear issues on the Korean the world, we organized the two largest UN US government. peninsula. I was also able to publish a question­ lobby days in Washington DC. My involvement and-answer piece on the recent presidential in both the organization and execution aspects Inverting the Narrative: My Experience election in Mongolia. During my time at Wilson, of the two projects exposed me to a wide variety with Congressional Bipartisanship in a I helped catalog declassified Chinese diplomatic of roles in the field of foreign affairs with the Polarized Era documents from the 1950s and early 1960s purpose of finding a series of shared international Daniela (Danni) Ondraskova ’18, Economics and and produced memos on China-North Korea interests that connect American citizens and Russian Area Studies relations. While these two organizations differ their representatives to the outcomes of UN Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science in size and structure, their differences made programs. In doing so, I came to a comprehensive As one of the most active and bipartisan for a rewarding and holistic experience. In this understanding of how empowerment is the committees in Congress, the House Committee presentation, I will discuss the possible options commitment to acting based on shared interests on Foreign Affairs is a crucible of legislative for part-time internships and foreign-policy­ and not seeking solely individual gain. activity, passing laws on US-Taiwan relations, related work outside the government. designation of international terrorist groups, and sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea Interning Abroad: The Israel this summer. My internship for the committee’s Securities Authority Technology, Innovation, Republican majority guided me beyond the Abigail Katz ’20, Undeclared and Education media narrative of a deadlocked Congress to the Advisor: Heather Bryant, Writing Program Fake News, Programming Languages, many underreported foreign policy changes. I had This summer, through Onward Israel, I had and App Design: Wellesley Computer this experience during a politicized summer of the opportunity to intern in the economics Science Research? (Panel) executive staff changes, investigations, and debates department at the Israel Securities Authority. SCI 261 over healthcare and the budget that dominated Throughout the nine-week internship, I gained the news cycle. Preparing the chairman for Isabelle Li ’20, Undeclared; Emma Lurie ’19, work experience in a developed, modern, hearings, writing analytical briefs on legislation, Computer Science; Nicole Gates ’20, Undeclared; culturally rich country, and was immersed in the and discussing salient issues with prominent Breana Dupree-Jones ’20, Undeclared; Khonzoda Israeli culture. At the Israel Securities Authority, political leaders reinforced my belief in the Umarova ’20, Undeclared I conducted research and was assigned a project promise of public service and Wellesley women’s Advisor: Eniana Mustafaraj, Computer Science in which I had the opportunity to present to the unique ability to thrive on the Hill. I hope my chief economist. Through receiving an incredible Computer Science (CS) research is more than story shows that Congressional internships are work experience, meeting new people, and sitting alone at a computer coding all day, so truly transformative and can challenge people’s exploring Israel from the Dead Sea to the Galilee, come learn about computer science summer conceptions of government, politics, and success. I learned how to adapt, to take risks, and to research at Wellesley from five underclassmen! pursue opportunities that I am passionate about. Emma Lurie ’19 and Khonzoda Umarova ’20 I wish to share the incredible benefits of working researched fake news and misinformation on abroad and how to find a work experience that the web, developing tools to further identify you are passionate about. and monitor false information. Isabelle Li ’20 session i the tanner conference 23 analyzed users’ projects on App Inventor, a web- The State of Finance in 2017 based blocks programming environment for Victoria Angelova ’18, Economics creating Android mobile applications, to explore Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for how users learn over time. Breana Dupree-Jones Global Affairs ’20 and Nicole Gates ’20 developed an app, in The world of finance is evolving. Culturally, partnership with Boston University and Boston investment banking has changed more than any Public Schools, to help high school students find other industry through its efforts to create a more and attend events around the city of Boston. supportive working environment. Concurrently, Learn about the similarities and differences the state of the traditional finance institutions is between the varied fields of CS research. Findings upended by the advent of up-and-coming fintech and the general Wellesley research experience will firms overtaking payments services, insurance, be shared. and regulatory services. My personal experience as an investment banker in the financial institutions Follow the Money: group gave me a lot of insight into the current Demystifying Finance state of the financial world, and I would love to SCI 396 share that in a language accessible to everyone. Demystifying Business Research: A Summer at Harvard Business School I Can and Will: Real-World Economics at Lingmao (Ling) Zhou ’19, Economics; Ginny Jing the NY Federal Reserve Nie ’19, Economics and Mathematics; Orenda Karen Ni ’18, International Relations-Economics Gu ’19, Economics and Psychology Advisor: Kyung-Hong Park, Economics Advisor: Joseph Joyce, Economics, M. Margaret How well does Wellesley prepare its economics Ball Professorship in International Relations students for research work in “the real world”? We spent 10 weeks participating in Program for This summer, through my internship with the Research in Markets and Organizations (PRIMO) Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), at Harvard Business School. Each of us worked I got a small taste of economics research and on distinct projects with HBS professors, ranging its intersections with policymaking and public from organizational structure in private equity finance. In this presentation, I reflect on how and venture capital to hedge fund activism. I was able to apply my Wellesley economics This residential program is designed to give education to a project on commercial undergraduates exposure to graduate-level bankruptcies, a topic of which I had almost zero research and the HBS doctoral program. We previous background knowledge. I will also speak were able to augment and enrich our knowledge about my personal struggles with “imposter about careers in academia and business through syndrome” as the only intern from a small liberal- a speaker series from current doctoral candidates arts women’s college in my department, as well and Harvard professors. Coming back to as the lessons I’ve learned through overcoming Wellesley after this summer, we are all thrilled to these insecurities. Finally, I will share how my be able to talk to professors about our research experiences this summer guided my decision to and use skills, such as Stata and R, that we continue on an academic route of economics, started learning at Wellesley. We hope to inspire while highlighting the need for increased a change in perspective at Wellesley for doctoral female representation in this traditionally male- programs and business research, as well as to dominated field. provide support for anyone interested in pursuing summer research.

24 wellesley in the world session i BREAK The Practice and Practicalities of the East, I have become a more intentional actor Art World and listener. As part of Wellesley’s Shakespeare 10:25-10:45 a.m. SCI 277 Society, I have an opportunity to apply the P3/ East principles to Western text. This fall I return How to Become a (Paid) Online Film Critic The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center to Wellesley with a renewed sense of intention for Ciara Wardlow ’19, Biological Sciences and Cinema my academic work, my personal relationships, and Media Studies and my art. During my presentation, I will SESSION TWO Advisor: Maurizio Viano, Cinema and share some discoveries I have made, and some Media Studies 10:45-11:55 a.m. specific practices that listeners can carry into their Last December I started an online, unpaid own lives. internship for the film news website Film School Rejects (FSR). Now I am a paid weekly columnist Taking a Peek at the Art World: Studio Culture and the Arts at FSR and contributor at The Hollywood Haegue Yang Summer Internship A Foot in the Door: Exploring the Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. In the process, I Juyon Lee ’18, Art Studio Museum Field at the Davis (Panel) have learned a lot about the importance of social Advisor: Daniela Rivera, Art SCI 104 media, especially Twitter, developing a niche as a writer, and the sort of opportunities being a In the heart of Berlin, Germany, I spent 10 weeks Isabelle Raposo ’19, Classics and English; Kate film critic provides and how to take advantage working with various teams within a multicultural Davies ’19, Art History and English; Melina of them. None of this would have been possible studio of artist Haegue Yang, a South Korean Mardueño ’18, Art History and Art Studio if I had not started by taking advantage of visual artist. Coming from Wellesley as a studio Advisor: Meredith Fluke, Davis Museum and opportunities here at Wellesley, especially The art major, I was eager to work at the studio to Cultural Center Wellesley News, of which I am the arts section broaden my perspective on the professional art world and life as an artist. From managing the The Davis Summer Internship Program exposes editor. I hope to provide individuals interested in pursuing a similar path with lessons I had to data of artwork archives and sales to producing Wellesley students to a variety of museum fields labor-intensive sculptural pieces, the studio such as education, marketing and administration, learn through considerable trial and error, and for everybody else I hope to present an informative internship experience allowed me to learn and collections management, and curation. Davis develop skills needed for sustaining a large artist interns are in charge of their own projects, each and engaging picture of how the world of online film criticism works. studio. In my Tanner presentation, I hope to contributing to the Davis in a tangible way. For not only share my experiences at my internship, example, Melina Mardueño researched works but also how those experiences have shaped my Physical Presence in Performance: Blending for the fall 2017 exhibition Martin Luther: post-graduation plans in the art field. Other Japanese and American Philosophies Protest in Print, and the entire group created a experiences from outside of the studio, such as virtual tour on the Davis’ app. Working at this of Theater the dynamic art scene of Berlin and Europe and professional level allows interns to determine Megan Ruppel ’20, Undeclared culture shock and integration in a foreign land, if the museum field might be for them. Even if Advisor: Marta Rainer, Theatre Studies will be introduced as well. they go on to careers outside museums, during In June I trained with a Seattle theater company the internship program they build research, called Pacific Performance Project/East. Led by presentation, collaboration, and communication artists Robyn Hunt and Steve Pearson, we studied skills. Each intern gains an understanding of the groundbreaking theater techniques of 20th what working in museums entails, and why century Japanese innovators Tadashi Suzuki and museums matter. For those interested in applying Shogo Ohta. The powerful and precise Suzuki to this program or one at another museum, method counterbalances the slow-tempo work of this panel offers a glimpse into an unusual and Shogo Ohta. Slow-tempo theater is heightened, outstanding program. delicate, and silent; it allows for simple revelation. Integrating these forms with Western acting methods encourages connections, curiosity, and contemplation. Since studying with P3/ session ii the tanner conference 25 Empowerment of Youth, bibliography of research on Cabo Verdean As a research fellow at ManifestWorks, I Women, and Families families, particularly immigrant families, for utilized the techniques I learned at Wellesley an online database that CIGEF produced. My in my “Introduction to Research Methods in Is It Working? Assessment as a Tool second project was to interview women who Political Science Class” to interview graduates of for Social Change had immigrated to Cabo Verde about shifts in ManifestWorks’ workforce development program SCI 270 their family relationships and gender roles. An and produce a 40-page report on my findings. Not Just a White Woman’s Disease: Eating aspect of my internship was the opportunity to The report will be used by ManifestWorks Disorders in Black and Latina Women contribute English-Portuguese translation skills moving forward to quantify the efficacy of the Alexa Riobueno-Naylor ’18, Psychology to serve social science research in a Portuguese- program and track the progress of program speaking country. graduates. Working at ManifestWorks was and Sociology an incredible opportunity that allowed me to Advisor: Markella Rutherford, Sociology One Summer Isn’t Enough: 10 Reasons Why build personal relationships with past program Marginalized populations continue to be Thalia Ramirez ’18, Neuroscience participants and gain hands-on social science misunderstood and ignored within institutions of Advisor: Koichi Hagimoto, Spanish research experience. With my presentation, I hope medicine and psychology, negatively impacting to share the results of my research, give insight their willingness to utilize mental health This summer as a senior counselor for the Mission into the operations of a nonprofit, and share my treatment services. Researchers and activists have Hill summer program, I had the privilege of experience transforming classroom learning into begun to uncover some of the difficult truths working with 10 first-grade students from the real-world action. behind why marginalized populations, such as greater Boston area. Over the course of seven women of color, do not receive proper treatment weeks I came to realize one the most important The Citizen and the System for the deadliest mental illness–eating disorders. values of urban youth programming: its ability SCI 380 However, many questions still go unanswered, to offer children of color, even at a young age, including; Why is there such a discrepancy the opportunity to develop a sense of identity, Stopping Scams and Solving Disputes with between the prevalence of eating disorders among appreciation for their community, and ownership the Vermont Attorney General’s Office women of color and the number of women of over their voice and intellectual interests. I Annalee Beaulieu ’18, Political Science and Spanish color who receive eating disorder treatment? worked with a team to develop curricula that Advisor: Nancy Scherer, Political Science How is the experience of an eating disorder tied challenged students academically to combat This summer I interned with the Vermont to racial or ethnic identity? How can clinicians summer learning loss, while simultaneously Attorney General’s Office Consumer Assistance specializing in treating eating disorders better drawing upon aspects of social justice and Program. I counseled constituents about serve women of color? My research uses stories social-emotional development. In sharing my protecting their families from identity theft or by women of color about their experiences with experience, I will highlight some examples of financial loss as a result of fraud, and served eating disorders along with perspectives from lesson plans that are politically and socially as a mediator for consumer-business disputes. clinicians who work with individuals with eating relevant to our time and whose purpose is to As a fifth-generation Vermonter, being able to disorders to help answer these questions. guide students towards recognizing their own value and potential, no matter their background provide this kind of public service was gratifying or skin color. personally and professionally. This experience The Grass Is Always Greener on the strengthened my conviction that I am attending Other Side Wellesley College and working not just in Social Science Research on the Cecilia Barreto ’20, Undeclared furtherance of my academic and professional Efficacy of a Non-Profit’s Workforce Advisor: Layli Maparyan, Wellesley Centers ambitions, but also to learn skills that I can Development Program for Women take back to and leverage for the benefit of Ninan Pollack ’20, Undeclared During a summer internship with the Center my community after graduation. Those who Advisor: Nadya Hajj, Political Science for Research and Training in Gender and attend my presentation will learn about current Family (CIGEF) at the Universidade de Cabo This summer, I interned at ManifestWorks, consumer protection laws and issues and gain Verde, supported by the Anchor Point Fellows a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that an understanding of how common scams prey Program and the Wellesley Centers for Women, trains individuals who have been impacted by on the public. I hope to share my positive and I conducted research on Cabo Verdean families. incarceration, homelessness, and foster care negative experiences working in public service My first project was to complete an annotated to work in Hollywood’s production industry.

26 wellesley in the world session ii to illustrate the importance of participating in mediate: landlord discrimination against tenants, Health and Medicine local government. gender inequality in work places, enforcing Beyond Borders transgender rights laws in schools, and instances Body Parts in Medicine: Skin, Bones, Members Only: Gatekeeping Access to of hate crimes. I left the summer with a renewed and More Welfare in Mexico’s Political Battleground sense of hope in our legal system, and with the SCI E111 Siena Harlin ’18, Anthropology knowledge that there exist recourses available to Advisor: Susan Ellison, Anthropology the most vulnerable people. Setting Sights on the Future Nicole Anderson ’18, Psychology This summer I joined the MIT Governance Who’s Trying to Abolish Prison? Lab in Yucatán, Mexico, to research clientelistic Advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education Natalia Marques ’19, Political Science practices in local government. In most of poor Throughout my internship at the Low Vision Advisor: Laura Grattan, Political Science or rural Mexico, citizens must often go to an Center I was amazed by how huge of a difference informal, partisan broker if they wish to access I interned at Legal Services for Prisoners this small organization could make in a person’s government services and social programs. By with Children. LSPC pursues racial and life. The Low Vision Center works with people controlling the distribution of these goods, economic justice for people directly impacted who have low vision as a result of an impairment brokers cultivate political support and ensure by incarceration by fighting for reforms that that cannot be fixed, such as a low vision disease, the electoral success of the political party they ultimately seek to abolish prisons. Through my like glaucoma, or as the result of a neurological support. In doing so, the poorest and least internship, I learned about how abolitionists in issue. Working with clients at the Low Vision politically connected families can become California are promoting their idealistic vision Center means walking through every resource dependent on brokers for their well-being. In the through small but tangible achievements. I available to find out the best action for that client. theme of my Albright Institute research project met activists campaigning for bail reform in Through this presentation I hope to demonstrate on government accountability, my team and I Sacramento, protesting police militarization in how impactful this experience was for me by sought to understand the ways in which these Berkeley, fighting jail expansion in Oakland, explaining easy ways to make things more visually clientelistic relationships shape government and denouncing ICE involvement in Hayward. accessible and helping others understand how performance and transparency efforts. In my I also gained a better understanding of how difficult it is for those with disabilities to find out presentation, I will speak about our methodology, such initiatives are rooted in a long history of all of the options available to them, particularly the preliminary findings, and my experience as a anti-prison and anti-policing organizing in since doctors often don’t have time for this. first-time field researcher. California and the US. Through these encounters, I developed new skills to work with incarcerated Technological Advancements as Acts A Renewed Sense of Hope: Enforcing Civil people, people living outside prisons, and of Service: Envisioning the Future of Rights Law in Massachusetts government institutions to organize for an end Biomedical Engineering to mass incarceration in the US. My presentation Alezeh Rauf ’18, International Relations– Margaret (Meg) Babikian ’18, Economics will shed light on prison abolition, an exciting Political Science Advisor: Donald Elmore, Chemistry but controversial way of responding to mass Advisor: Rosanna Hertz, Women’s and Gender incarceration in this country, and introduce Over the past summer I worked at the Center Studies, Class of 1919-50th Reunion Professorship students to ways in which activists are trying to for Advanced Orthopedic Studies at Beth This past summer, I interned with the civil rights make this vision come to life. Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Harvard division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Medical School. In my time there, I worked on office, where I worked to enforce the state level a range of projects, including helping to build a discrimination laws. I left the school year feeling computer model of the fracture healing process, particularly at a loss of how to make an impact and assessing whether or not a pre-operative in the current federal political climate. However, informational course was successful in managing I gained confidence in the ability of a single the expectations of individuals receiving total person to impact the lives of many through state- joint replacement. In my Tanner presentation, I level politics. Through my internship, I vetted hope to discuss how new medical technologies complaints from constituents for validity and for are developed, how they reach the public, and the office’s ability to act. My talk will focus on ways in which I think individuals with a liberal the laws I helped enforce and the cases I helped arts background can better serve at the frontiers session ii the tanner conference 27 of engineering. Drawing on my premedical/ In Hanoi, Zoe and Alexandra worked with specific needs. Ongoing analysis and adaptation economic background and my experiences in Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN), are methods that can be applied to any form of scientific research, I hope to beg the bioethical an organization that coordinates internationally activism, whether in Brazil or in the US, and is question, “Who gets to envision the future of funded projects to support hospitals, outpatient something I plan to incorporate into my activism engineering and medicine?” clinics, and public medical schools in Vietnam. on behalf of the Latinx community during and With Operation ASHA offices in Cambodia and after my time at Wellesley College. From Person to Person: Engineering the India, Aida, Hema, and Caroline worked with the Path of Tissue Donation nonprofit to combine community intervention Traveling Abroad: Developing Mutually Talia Tandler ’18, Biological Sciences and and technological innovation to combat Beneficial Community Engagement Biomechanical Engineering tuberculosis. We each navigated the importance Alondra Navarro ’18, Sociology Advisor: Louise Darling, Biological Sciences, of global accessibility to healthcare and the Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for strength of public health in a region outside Knafel Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences Global Affairs of direct clinical service; improving healthcare This summer, I was an engineering intern outcomes requires longer-term reforms in Thanks to the Albright Institute, I was able to at AlloSource, a nonprofit tissue bank that education and economies. Although we worked spend my summer interning with Volunteers processes the skin, ligaments, and bones of at different organizations, our internships all Peru, a small NGO that focuses on facilitating recently deceased organ and tissue donors. I had revolved around implementing systemic change international volunteerism. This experience, the opportunity to participate in research and to improve the health of the community. Having coupled with my spring semester in Brazil, design work, help make business decisions in spent the summer observing healthcare through opened my eyes to the very real possibility a field tightly regulated by the Food and Drug a broadened lens, we are excited to bring this of working abroad in the nonprofit sector— Administration (FDA), and come to understand perspective to our individual pursuits at Wellesley. something that I likely never would have the global impact of tissue donation; one donor considered prior. As a result of my time with can go on to help 200 people. In addition to Volunteers Peru, I learned more about the utilizing my technical biology and engineering importance of ethical cultural engagement, skills, I gained an understanding of the business Identity, Community, and as it pertains to international volunteerism. side of healthcare, something I did not have Global Citizenship Through this presentation, I hope to share with previous exposure to, but am now interested in Wellesley students, who may be considering pursuing in my future career. During my talk, I Innovative Activism international travel, the importance of ethically will describe my individual role as an engineering SCI 261 partaking in cultural exchanges. This presentation intern, discuss the projects I worked on and what Integration Between Formal and Informal focuses on tactics that students can use to I learned from them, and explain what AlloSource Settlements in Rio de Janeiro engage with their host communities in order to does and the importance of tissue donation. Maria-Alejandra Jaramillo DS, History develop mutually beneficial relationships and Advisor: Ryan Quintana, History learning opportunities. Global Public Health: Much More than This summer I had the opportunity to work Self-Reflection, a Catalyst for Change the Doctor’s Responsibility (Panel) with Catalytic Communities—an NGO Monica Naranjo DS, Peace and Justice Studies SCI 396 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This particular and Psychology Zoe Matticks ’18, Neuroscience; Alexandra organization focuses its endeavors on effective Advisor: Irene Mata, Women’s and Gender Beem ’18, Biological Sciences; Aida integration between the city’s formal and Studies, Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Abou-Zamzam ’19, Cognitive and Linguistic informal settlements. The internship gave me Professorship in the Humanities Sciences; Hema Venkata ’19, Biological Sciences; an opportunity to see and understand the many Caroline George ’19, Environmental Studies challenges that these vulnerable communities Most tourists associate Costa Rica with nature face, and how many community leaders are able and Music and biodiversity—both remarkable features that to overcome them. Moreover, my experience Advisor: Rocio-Maria Tisdell, Career Education attract thousands every year. By interning at highlighted that in order to become an ally the United Nations Development Programme This summer, we all worked with health and truly help a community, one needs to (UNDP), however, I was able to appreciate the nonprofits in south and southeast Asia through acknowledge that each community is unique beauty of the country while getting a better career education’s Global Citizenship Program. and strategy needs to be structured around their understanding of its social challenges and

28 wellesley in the world session ii advances. After spending two and a half months my life. Many students are hesitant to go abroad, Learning Russian as an International in Costa Rica, I have come to see it more as an afraid of the unexpected challenges they may Student: Is Knowing Language a Privilege? opportunity for self-reflection. The many US face and wary of the comforts at Wellesley they Seo Jung Kim ’19, Political Science and Russian businesses in San Jose, the influx of immigrants will leave behind. While the anxieties are well Area Studies from other Latin American countries, and the founded, I encourage my peers to seek a world Advisor: Alla Epsteyn, Russian public discourses about gender equality made that is so much more than what can be found I spent eight weeks of this summer in Russian me reflect on my own life, from growing up in within the secure binding of a textbook. I learned Language School in Middlebury College. Colombia as a child to living as an adult in the how to live in a new city, adjust to a different The purpose of the program is learning and US. Interning at the UNDP helped me realize the academic system, and enjoy finding myself alone, improving students’ Russian by living in an value of my education at Wellesley and helped making friends, and experiencing a new cultural intense environment, which forces students me see that only by understanding our own dynamic. At the London School of Economics to use Russian not only in class but also in oppression (or privilege) are we able to identify, and Political Science, I immersed myself in daily life. This challenging program provided seek, and work towards change. the social sciences, learning about European an opportunity to think about the process of economic policy, welfare theory, and finance. learning languages. My reflection on language- Fighting the Mafia by Working Their Land The experience inspired me to continue my learning experience extended to my experience in studies in these subjects with a specific focus on Silvia Pera ’18, Political Science Wellesley College as an international student. I macroeconomic policy and investment. Advisor: Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, Italian Studies will discuss my experience of learning languages Libera is an organization engaged in anti-mafia and address difficulties that I faced from it. I will Studying and Interning in Japan: From research and prevention. Each summer they host also address how knowing languages can be a big Tokyo to Mt. Fuji summer camps for people interested in learning privilege and how that privilege affected me. I Nadine Franklin ’18, Art Studio; Sabrina Ruiz ’18, more about the mafia’s role in Italy’s economy hope my journey of learning languages conveys and social fabric and I, through the Global International Relations–Political Science to students the power of knowing languages Citizenships internship program, could attend Advisor: Kristiana Graves, International Studies and provides a chance to reflect on their four different camps and learn about the reality Want to know what it’s like to study abroad in own experiences. of living in heavily mafia-concentrated areas. The one of the largest cities in the world? Interested Italian government has the right to confiscate in Japanese culture but never been to Japan? Navigating Japan’s Past and Present: Ten lands from the mafia but then that land cannot We will discuss our experiences studying abroad Weeks Living and Working in Tokyo be used for profit. Therefore, it is generally at International Christian University (ICU) in Si Ru (Cissy) Hao ’19, Art History either given to the state or given to a nonprofit Tokyo, and our summer internships afterwards. Advisor: Heping Liu, Art cooperative that can use the land for their own Studying abroad is an experience that anyone Most people who have visited Japan marvel about activities. The cooperatives must also propose who’s returned from will recommend, but worries its pristinely clean streets, its convenience store social welfare and education activities and Libera many who have yet to leave campus. We will on every single block, and the great customer often steps in to help organize those. The camps I be laying out the pros and cons based on our service. Underneath that, there are difficult attended were thus, held on confiscated lands and specific experiences, along with anecdotes to give social and economic issues that Japan faces— featured testimonies and discussions from people a realistic view of what it’s like to study abroad from depopulation in rural areas to a lack of directly affected by the mafia. in Japan. Additionally, we will be discussing inflation. This summer, I interned at Rogers our two internships, one in the countryside of Investment Advisor, an alternative investment Yamanashi and the other in the center of Tokyo, Navigating Space and Culture company based in Tokyo. Not only did I gain and how these opportunities related to our time SCI 392 a better understanding of Asian economies studying at ICU. Overall, we hope to provide a and the global hedge fund industry, I was also A Year Abroad: Perspectives on London, the comprehensive look at some of the opportunities able to explore a country with very rich culture LSE, and Economics available for those who want to study or intern and history. Projects I worked on include Kathleena Inchoco ’18, Economics and Mathematics in Japan. modelling performances of investment portfolios, Advisor: Ann Velenchik, Writing Program conducting due diligence on global real estate I spent my junior year abroad in London, and funds, and producing reports on China’s Green had one of the most rewarding experiences of Bond Market. In this presentation, I will share my

session ii the tanner conference 29 experiences of working in a small buy-side firm towards expats that operates in several major At the Corner of Wellesley and Mainstream in Asia, and how I learned about the intricacies of Chinese cities. During my time at City Weekend Media: Diversity in Broadcast Journalism Japanese culture through living there. Beijing, I worked as an editorial intern—I pitched Rachel Pak ’18, English and Media Arts and article ideas, wrote reviews of and took photos at Sciences; Anjali Sundaram ’18, French Reporting the News, Experiencing venues and events, and also had a chance to set up Advisor: Winifred Wood, Writing Program and conduct interviews. The articles that I wrote the Culture Journalism has taken center stage over the past were published and distributed through City SCI 278 nine months in American society; we have seen Weekend Beijing’s website and printed magazine, strong reporting in print, radio, and television, A Summer in China: Perspectives from Its and through WeChat. With my tasks, I not only the particular medium that we will discuss. The Cosmopolitan Cities got more practice at a different style of writing two of us spent our summer at CNBC, one of Sabrina Leung ’18, International Relations– but also had many opportunities to attend events the leading business news networks in the world. Political Science and visit places that I would not have if I were There we got firsthand experience in pitching, Advisor: Brenna Greer, History, Knafel Assistant to visit China on my own, like the many press- shaping, and presenting narratives formed in a Professor of Social Sciences only preview events. Through my internship, I dynamic newsroom, one that moves as fast as the gained a great introduction to the journalism What’s the Next Silicon Valley? What is Hong markets. We want to share with the Wellesley and communications industry and an in-depth Kong’s role in China’s “Greater Bay Area” plan? community exactly what happens when editorial perspective on modern China. This summer, as an Albright fellow, I immersed decisions are made, how breaking news is dealt myself in Hong Kong politics at Savantas Policy with, and our experience in the mainstream Navigating the Changing World through Institute, a think tank focused on transforming media. We also want to use this opportunity to Hong Kong into a knowledge-based economy. Foreign Reporting encourage more Wellesley students to explore or I worked as a policy intern conducting research Anna Hunter ’19, East Asian Studies pursue careers in journalism; now more than ever, on Hong Kong’s potential role and opportunities Advisor: William Joseph, Political Science we need diverse newsrooms across the country, in China’s Greater Bay Area development plan, At a time when there are so many momentous something that NBC as a whole and CNBC in China’s ambitious plan to transform the Pearl things happening in the world, I worked at ABC particular make a priority. River Delta region into a world-class cluster for News’ Beijing bureau through the Elisabeth Luce technology and business. Through meetings at Moore ’27 internship program. As an East Asian Bullet Trains, not Tap Water: the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, business studies major, I was curious about what and Comparing Chinese and Western tours, and seminars, I discovered that China’s how American news networks choose to report Technological Advancement Greater Bay Area has become a project of regional on events happening in other countries. While Olivia Lewis ’20, Undeclared and international significance. I gained a unique working there, I also witnessed the realities of life Advisor: Qiuyan Tang, East Asian Languages in-depth perspective on Hong Kong politics, and for expats working in news abroad, sometimes far and Cultures the city’s role as the bridge between “the East from their families and with a language barrier. and West” in trade, finance, and technological I experienced the multitasking nature of team As a first-time visitor to mainland China this development. With China’s growing role on the members needing to pitch in at a moment’s summer, my nine weeks of living and working in international stage, I hope to share the insight I’ve notice on reporting, researching, filming, editing, Shanghai and exploring Hong Kong and other gained about current Hong Kong–China relations and logistics. ABC’s Beijing bureau covers an area Chinese cities illuminated the country’s unique and China’s unprecedented speed of development. ranging from India to east Asia to all of southeast development path. Since the Cultural Revolution, Asia, especially focusing on China and North major Chinese cities have leapt to catch up with A View of Modern Beijing: Working at a Korea as global developments unfold. This vast other nations through extensive transportation Lifestyle Magazine area covered by a single small bureau severely networks and digital/social media. China has even Jennifer Mou ’18, Economics and Psychology limits the amount of coverage possible, giving outpaced the US technologically in mobile pay and high-speed delivery services. While observing Advisor: Brenna Greer, History, Knafel Assistant preference to adventurous or major news events. these changes in my daily life, I interned with Professor of Social Sciences Mindspan Development, a Chinese executive This summer, through the support of Wellesley’s coaching company, and also learned how Chinese Albright Institute, I interned at City Weekend, professionals borrow and adapt Western business an English-language lifestyle magazine marketed techniques. My time in China reaffirmed my

30 wellesley in the world session ii fascination with its complex culture, history, and at NASA Ames Research Center to address At some point, every dog owner wonders what language, which I intend to continue exploring questions regarding how organic matter forms their furry companion is thinking. But do academically. I am excited to share my experience in space, with an emphasis on compounds you ever wonder if your dog can think about and address the social and cultural similarities necessary to life as we know it. I built on my your own beliefs and intentions? This is the and differences in Chinese and Western prior knowledge of chemistry to focus on the question I investigated as a research intern at the technological advancement. formation of sugar and sugar derivatives starting Canine Cognition Center at Yale University this from reactants as simple as water, carbon dioxide, summer. We set out to determine if domestic and methanol. By looking at conditions necessary dogs have the capacity to differentiate between for compounds essential to life to form, we hope human intentions—thus displaying a precursor Technology, Innovation, to gain insight into our own solar system’s past to a theory of mind previously shown only in and Education as well as to improve our understanding of life’s chimpanzees and nine-month-old infants. In origins. Working with a collaborative group of addition to brainstorming for and carrying out Signs of Life Under the Microscope scientists this summer inspired me to continue this study, this internship provided me with SCI 364 research as a career, and taught me the value of countless resources for professional development. Optimization of Techniques Allowing Gene cooperative exploration. Throughout the nine weeks I spent at the lab, Identification in Tissue I gained an invaluable insight into the world Georgia Marquez-Grap ’20, Undeclared Let’s Talk About It: The Neural Mechanisms of research, specifically cognitive ethology Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences Behind Autism and Social Interaction research, helping to inform my future decisions as I navigate the possibility of a career in This summer, I participated in a National Ruth Vorder Bruegge ’18, Neuroscience cognitive science. Science Foundation funded Research Experience Advisor: Leif Gibb, Graybiel Lab, McGovern for Undergraduates (REU) at Northeastern Institute for Brain Research, MIT From Clusters to Spheres University’s biology department. I interned Striosomes are small microzones within our Samantha (Sam) Hoang ’19, Physics in two different labs—the Monaghan lab brain’s striatum, and although we know they are Advisor: Jerome Fung, Physics exploring the cellular and molecular basis of involved in many mood, reward, and behavior limb regeneration in the Mexican axolotl, and pathways, their contribution and role in various This summer, I did computational physics the Crane lab investigating metabolic activity in limbic and limbic-frontal pathways is unclear. research within the Wellesley College Science the skin aging process. My individual research An association between limbic pathways and Center summer research program. The goal of my combined concepts from both labs, as I helped autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exists, so it is research was to perform numerical simulations optimize a technique used in the Monaghan beneficial to investigate a possible implication of in Python to validate a recently reported lab, HCR FISH, that allows identification of striosomes in ASD. Over the summer, I used a experimental technique for characterizing genes in situ, in order to identify aging markers three-chambered social interaction paradigm to colloidal fractal aggregates using digital in the Crane lab. This experience was invaluable test social interactions, comparing ASD-model holographic microscopy and an effective sphere because it gave me a better understanding of limb mice with their wild-type littermates, followed by model. This summer experience allowed me to and skin regeneration, and fueled my interest calcium imaging and optogenetics to explore the connect many fundamental physics concepts to in regenerative medicine and its applications to involvement of striosomes. I was also able to use current research and to find an appreciation for dermatology. During this presentation, I hope the “birthdating” line of mice I helped develop computational simulation in science. I would my audience learns about the importance of assay over the past year to selectively target striosomes like to share my experiences this summer to show optimization, and the promise of HCR FISH in during these tasks. Through this work, I’ve gained others how physical approximations can be a many types of biological research. insight into the neural basis of neuropsychiatric powerful tool for describing complex systems in a disorders, like ASD, and am more aware of how I timely manner. Because of this first-time research Sugars in Space: Formation of Sugar interact with others, especially at Wellesley. experience, my goals to pursue more research Derivatives in Astrophysical Ice Analogues opportunities and graduate studies in applied Christina Buffo ’19, Chemical Physics Inside the Canine Mind: Do Dogs physics were solidified. Advisor: Christopher Arumainayagam, Chemistry Understand Our Intentions? How can abiotic molecules form life? This Chloe Nosan ’20, Undeclared summer, I worked with the astrochemistry group Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology

session ii the tanner conference 31 How Technology Is Changing the Face skills and training in the preparation of high-level fatal if untreated, however most diagnostic and of Scienc reports for meetings with NIH representatives. treatment methods are outdated and not widely SCI 274 This experience made me realize that the future of distributed. This summer I joined a biochemistry medicine is being decided in the laboratory. I felt lab at Clemson University and created a method From Social Justice to Psychometrics: very comfortable in the research and development to count lipid droplets, cellular structures Developing Scientific Tools to Diversify setting, putting in use two skills that Wellesley involved in fat storage. This work can be used in Neuropsychiatric Research taught me in my science classes—critical thinking future experiments to identify new drug targets. Jasmine Kaduthodil ’18, Neuroscience and problem-solving. My summer experience Although my project was a very early step in Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology exposed me to the concept of technology in the lab’s work, it taught me a lot about the role The core goals of the Brain and Cognitive medicine. Medicine moves with the demands of academic research in the drug development Health Technology Lab are to develop and of both patients and physicians—it is becoming process. Perspectives from classes at Wellesley also validate methods for assessing cognitive and possible to detect diseases in a faster, cheaper, and led me to become interested in learning about psychological functions to understand how much more convenient manner. alternate forms of disease control, like vector brain activity translates to mental and physical control and public education, and their interplay health. Using the platform of TestMyBrain. A New Age of Targeted Therapy: Antibody with research-based measures. org, our development is driven by citizen Drug Conjugates science, comprised of approximately a thousand Michelle Li ’19, Biochemistry and Economics A Liberal Arts Experience in an Industrial people per day. We translate traditional Advisor: Louise Darling, Biological Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry Internship cognitive assessment tools from neuroscience, Knafel Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences Karley Bussow ’18, Chemistry neuropsychiatry, and neuropsychology to Advisor: James Moyer, Chemistry web platforms and mobile devices, allowing Over the summer, I was able to work at for greater population diversity, leading to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology What goes into designing a drug, synthesizing it, greater accessibility. Accessible technology company, in the therapeutic proteins department and delivering it to the patient? Lots of talented allows for establishing a naturalistic setting focusing on the synthesis of antibody drug scientists, creative thinkers, and time, as I learned for data collection, and also allows for more conjugations (ADCs). These ADCs enable during my industrial internship at Genentech, inclusive research on populations that are vastly a targeted and efficacious approach to treat Inc. I learned the secrets of the pharmaceutical understudied. Scientific and medical research has anything from cancer to heart disease. industry while researching in the small molecule historically discriminated against marginalized At Regeneron, I was exposed to both the drug discovery division of the discovery chemistry groups, whether it be the result of race, ethnicity, pharmaceutical industry and the research- department. I also learned that chemistry in the or socioeconomic standing. In the age of rapidly intensive science behind this pivotal biological classroom and chemistry applied in the real world growing digital technology, it is imperative to therapeutic. I hope to leverage my research are vastly different. I gained an appreciation use and improve tools available to promote more experience in the biotech/pharma world into the for a liberal arts education in STEM fields. My accessible and translational science. business world by giving a more focused look into diverse portfolio of coursework helped me tackle the sciences. Although my summer experience problems with a creative approach and analyze made me realize that research was not a good my research from different perspectives. My The Future of Medicine Is in Biomedical fit, I gained invaluable insight into how the education at an all-women’s college gave me the Electrochemical Sensing Devices biotechnology industry functions and thrives. confidence to stand up and speak out as a female Zeynep Metin (Zizi) Yozgyur ’19, Biological Sciences intern in a male-dominated field. My internship Advisor: Kimberly O’Donnell, Biological Sciences Sleeping Sickness Research: Connections was a valuable experience in learning how to This past summer, at the electrochemical Between Lab Work and the World connect my experiences at Wellesley with my company Giner, Inc. in Newton, Mass., I had Hannah Mummey ’20, Undeclared passion for chemistry. the opportunity to work on the optimization of Advisor: Melissa Beers, Biological Sciences biomedical devices that will be used in clinics for detection of tumor DNA in bloodstream Sleeping sickness is a dangerous tropical disease and proteins indicative of autoimmune diseases affecting humans and cattle in sub-Saharan in saliva. I gained both invaluable hands-on lab Africa. The disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei and is one of the most ignored tropical diseases in the world. It is often

32 wellesley in the world session ii Everywhere Is Classroom in a lot of different locations on a topic I was remain unbiased and fair to students from all SCI 256 (at first) nowhere near an expert on. In order to backgrounds? How is ETS specifically trying to become expert on this topic, I had to push myself be diverse, inclusive, and equitable in its mission 2.5 Million and Counting: Meeting the beyond my comfort zone to network constantly to “advance quality and equity in education by Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey with established experts and move past rejection, providing fair and valid assessments, research and Julide Iye ’18, Middle Eastern Studies which was an incredible learning experience. related services”? With the introduction of process and Psychology data, how is ETS using this information to tailor Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for Dinosaurs, Ice Cores, and the Etruscans: its assessments to all students? Through ETS Global Affairs Creating Exhibitions at The Field Museum internship programs aimed at minorities, ETS’s Working at the Association for Solidarity with Clare Salerno ’18, Sociology partners, and my own research project on timing Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Istanbul, Advisor: Sarah Isham, Career Education data from DBAs, I will explore the ways in which Turkey, which is supported by a United Nations ETS aims to be diverse, inclusive, and equitable. The Field Museum in Chicago boasts an Population Fund grant, exposed me to the impressive collection of specimens, including realities of Syrian refugees living and adapting fossils, meteorites, insects, and anthropological Chasing Climate Change on the after migration. Many families have been living artifacts. Drawing from these collections, the High Seas in Turkey for four to five years but still face issues exhibition developers create a story, choose SCI E211 with integration. I witnessed the collaboration objects, and write everything visitors read and of the national government, nonprofits, and Chasing Harmful Algal Blooms: Imaging experience in an exhibit. Working with the international organizations like the United Flow Cytometry, Pigment Analysis, developers this summer through the American Nations in delivering support to refugees. In and Speedboats Cities program allowed me to hone research, my own classroom, I created a curriculum Esther Jaffee ’19, Biological Sciences sociological, and environmental skills and ideas incorporating English and Turkish language Advisor: Christa Skow, Biological Sciences learned at Wellesley. I also worked with the visitor skills with interactive activities. I faced language studies team, which provided insight into public I spent the summer working in Mote Marine barriers, cultural differences, and an atypical work perceptions of science, climate change, history, Laboratory’s phytoplankton ecology program with environment. In my presentation I will challenge and culture. This experience taught me about the intention of ground-truthing the lab’s software the way we think about refugees and the refugee the importance of museums as public educators for estimating phytoplankton community crisis, and discuss the challenges of working in with the ability to both uphold and correct taxonomic composition through the application a nonprofit abroad and my experience working outdated scientific and cultural ideas. Take a trip of algorithms to pigment measurements with refugee children. inside the halls and vaults of The Field Museum obtained through high-performance liquid to learn about dinosaur hunting, Antarctica, chromatography. In my time as an intern at Who Are the Students of Kuwait? contemporary Lakota doll making, and the role of Mote, though, I had the opportunity to assist in Selma Khalil ’18, Neuroscience and Philosophy museums in the 21st century. many different capacities—processing samples Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for on research vessels, collecting longitudinal data on local phytoplankton populations and even Global Affairs Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity at discovering a previously undetected Pyrodinium This past summer, I interned in Kuwait, at Educational Testing Service (ETS) bahamense bloom. Wellesley taught me the an organization called Nuqat Ala Al Huroof. Jessica (Jessie) Feng ’19, Mathematics value of embracing unexpected elements of an They are a grassroots organization focused on Roberta Schotka, Learning and Advisor: experience—and it was Wellesley’s philosophy advocating for the development of a creative Teaching Center of service that first attracted me to research at economy and creative education, and they present a nonprofit like Mote Marine Laboratory. I art as a subtle, but crucial, addition to Kuwaiti High-stakes testing serves as a gateway for entry hope that my presentation will be informative society. Working on an independent project in into college, graduate school, and professional about both the logistics of making the most of a particular place, I developed a policy proposal employment. The Educational Testing Service an internship in an ecology lab and the joy of (now under consideration for implementation) (ETS) is a leader in the field with tests such as the bringing a passion for science to institutions advocating for transdisciplinary learning through GRE and the TOEFL. As assessments move from beyond the Wellesley campus. design in higher education. To develop the pencil-and-paper exams to more complex digitally proposal, I had to perform a lot of interviews based assessments (DBAs), what measures are testing companies taking to ensure DBAs

session ii the tanner conference 33 Targeting Behavioral Change through research. Most importantly, I had an opportunity students across campus have participated in Social Science Research to Reduce Single- to conduct research in a field that I am very these interdisciplinary internships and research Use Plastics passionate about. opportunities at the MIT Media Lab, Bose, Madeline Hughes ’18, History Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. Advisor: Jeffrey Hughes, Biological Sciences Leadership, Research, and Life on the How many plastic items do you use per day? High Seas How many are necessities versus frivolous or Kristina Oney ’18, Biological Sciences; Francesca simply convenient? This summer I worked on a Korte ’18, Biological Sciences collaborative project between the NOAA Marine Advisor: Jennifer Thomas-Starck, Debris Program and Sea Education Association International Studies utilizing social science research to target consumer This past spring, I had the opportunity to study behavior in order to reduce the amount of single- abroad with SEA Semester in New Zealand. use plastic being used and inevitably disposed of. Before my semester at sea, I had never sailed I designed and conducted surveys to assess the or slept on a boat overnight. You could say my current use of single-use plastic items in Woods nautical experience was slim to none. During Hole, Mass. My internship was about educating the course of a mere six weeks at sea, I not the public about where plastic goes after it has only conducted scientific experiments, but also been thrown away. I spread awareness about the learned how to set the sails, navigate by the reality of how little plastic is actually recycled and stars, and steer the boat on an ordered course. how reusable items are more environmentally The combination of living and working on the friendly than anything disposable. The result of moving lab was truly an unforgettable experience. my internship was the “Trash Shouldn’t Splash” The data I collected off the coast of New Zealand campaign. Moving forward I hope to channel this gave me insight regarding the effects of ocean experience as I begin a career in public health. acidification, the abundance of single-use plastic debris, and the overall health of the ocean. The Understanding the Impacts of Data Length experience I had reaffirmed my love for research When Evaluating Coastal Flood Risk and enabled me to become a global citizen. Alexandra (Alex) Klufas ’18, Mathematics Advisor: Cassandra Pattanayak, Designing CS: Careers in User Quantitative Reasoning Experience Design and Human This summer, I worked at the office of Sustainable Computer Interaction (Panel) Climate Risk Management (SCRiM) at the SCI 264 Pennsylvania State University. Coastal flooding Havannah Tran ’19, English and Media Arts is a persistent risk to many communities along and Sciences; Hiya Vazirani ’19, Media Arts and the east coast of the US. As sea levels rise, Sciences; Katy Ma ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; assessing future risk of coastal flooding is crucial Maddie Kim ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Michelle to determining possible future economic loss. Gelberger ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Vivian Throughout my summer, I focused on trying to Zhang ’19, Computer Sciences understand how much data is needed in order to Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of run more complex models while still maintaining accuracy. I worked to determine how many years 1966 Associate Professorship of flood data is needed to estimate the frequency Careers in technology are not limited to technical of certain floods in the future. I learned about software engineering roles. With the growing the impacts of multi-tiered decision making, field of human-computer interaction, digital working as a part of a research group, and the product design and user experience roles are role of statistics and coding in atmospheric becoming more common and necessary. Wellesley

34 wellesley in the world session ii LUNCHEON and EXHIBITION Need Diverse Books, offered me an opportunity The Agent: Connecting Authors and Their to see the publishing industry from the inside Work to the World of Publishing 12:00-1:30 p.m. and hone a particular set of reading and writing Natassja Haught ’18, English skills. As an editorial intern, I read and analyzed Advisor: Susan Meyer, English The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Library, and manuscripts at different stages. I found that An internship with Writers House is a valuable second floor catwalk, Science Center crafting stories from an early stage is a challenge opportunity to learn about the role of a literary almost opposite to analyzing novels in an agent in the publishing industry. Assisting English classroom. And as an intern working seasoned agents prepared me for the reality of SESSION THREE on children’s books, which includes children working as an agent and taught me about the from ages 0 to 18, I always worked with the complex relationships within publishing. As a 1:30-2:40 p.m child in mind, particularly the child who is recipient of the We Need Diverse Books grant often underrepresented, misrepresented, or left program, my goal was to search and advocate out completely in books and other media. This for quality manuscripts by and about people of Culture and the Arts presentation will discuss the publishing process diverse backgrounds. This presentation will build from acquisition to completed book, explore The Challenges of Publishing in the upon the knowledge members of the Wellesley how to balance publishing as a business with an 21st Century community have shared about breaking into the editor’s creative interests, and examine how the SCI 261 publishing industry and the growing movement children’s literature canon is shifting to better for diversity in children’s literature. No, You’re Not Done Editing serve all children. Yona Levin ’18, English and Political Science “Print” Down Your Dreams: Publishing a Advisor: Susan Meyer, English Mapping Your Own Mrs. Dalloway: How Translation of Netter’s Atlas of Neuroscience This past summer, I worked as an editorial intern Academic Publishing Reimagines the Anran Li ’18, Neuroscience at Laura Dail Literary Agency in New York City. Literary Canon Advisor: Michael Wiest, Neuroscience I spent my days writing pitch and rejection letters Samantha English ’19, English and exploring manuscripts of all genres—it was Advisor: Margery Sabin, English, Lorraine C. Being an enthusiastic neuroscience major thrilling to make substantive edits on stories that Wang Chair in English Literature and a lover of art, I have always tried to find thousands, if not millions of people will read. ways to merge the two. This dream became At what point is it all right to judge a book by its I’ve spent my time at Wellesley studying things true when I came across Dr. Frank Netter’s cover? This summer, I interned at W. W. Norton I love rather than figuring out which classes will Atlas of Neuroscience. With his artist’s hands and Company, the oldest independent publishing lead me to a career, and I wanted to explore the and a surgeon’s mind, Dr. Netter was able to company in the US, working primarily on possibility of the publishing industry, which I’d illustrate a full picture of neuroanatomy and Norton’s famous literature anthologies. While always found inviting. I was well aware of the neurophysiology and their clinical implications honing my copyediting skills and learning about significance reading holds in my life, and seeing in front of my eyes. Inspired by Dr. Netter’s the peculiar nature of textbooks in the publishing that world from the other side was both moving aesthetic skills and intellectual insights, I decided world, I handled pieces of literature I studied at and educational. In my Tanner presentation, I to translate this entire book to my mother Wellesley. Though I worked with texts that are as hope to share the insights into the publishing tongue, not only as a learning experience but also unchangeable as they are important, I edited their industry that I gained from my internship and a published work, so that people in China who footnotes, made suggestions for their images, and from toolboxes hosted by The Association of are also interested in the field of neuroscience created permissions for the usage of the scholarly Authors’ Representatives. can benefit from it as well. The actual procedure essays about them. In this presentation, I hope turned out to be way tougher than I ever to discuss how a work of literature is not just imagined. After many rounds of applications to It Takes a Village: Publishing Books for the shaped by the significance of its text but also by publishers and a long negotiation with Novartis, 21st Century Child the nature of its book, and how publishers today the original copyright owner, the translation Olivia Funderburg ’18, English attempt to make that reading experience ever was finally put on schedule. It took me a whole Advisor: Susan Meyer, English more unique for their consumers. year to complete this 460-page translation, as I My internship at HarperCollins Publishers, paired juggled between a heavy workload from Wellesley with a grant from the grassroots organization We and other extracurricular activities. From this

session iii the tanner conference 35 self-designed project, I learned how to execute events, and youth programs. My presentation Park Service, often described as “America’s a complicated task by collaborating and seeking will examine the library’s influence on the Best Idea,” from the inside. As part of the site’s help from people with better expertise, while literary culture and expatriate community of efforts to reach a larger and more diverse group holding on to my own goal and working for it till the City of Light, serving not only Americans, of visitors, I prepared and publicized tours in the very end. but anglophone readers from around the world Spanish and Greek, but saw how difficult (and as well as French patrons who speak or study unpredictable) that can be. Being prepared to Connecting Audiences to Art English. I will also outline the challenges the give tours without knowing anything about the library faces as it strives to offer the services of a visitors was a valuable experience, and helped SCI 264 traditional American public library on the budget me overcome my usual reservedness. I also Global Citizenship at the Peggy of a nonprofit, without support from either the worked to understand the challenges of informal Guggenheim Collection French or American governments. education and engaging the general public and Rebecca Winterich-Knox ’18, English experts simultaneously. I am glad I had the Advisor: Sheryl Rosenberg, Career Education Preserving History: Grace Slack McNeil opportunity to learn about the fascinating man who transformed the city and urbanization with This summer, I served as an intern at the Peggy Internship at Historic New England his works and influence. Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. As a Grace (Gracey) Hellstrom ’18, Classical Civilization double English and Italian studies major, I hoped Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art to more deeply enhance both my Italian language This summer I worked at Historic New England skills and my understanding of Italian culture. (HNE) in their archives and off-view collections Empowerment of Youth, I did not anticipate, however, the profound facility. My time at HNE taught me so much Women, and Families opportunity to cultivate and explore my interests about the tradition of preservation, highlighting in modern art, collection curatorship, and the both gratitude for those who preserved the Confronting Bias, Advancing Inclusion power of arts-based education. My passions objects we have today, and a responsibility to in Our Political System for youth empowerment and education were preserve them for the next generation. Working SCI 256 enhanced by the chance to lead weekly interactive at HNE was an art career in action. I was able Helping Victim Advocates Help Survivors of workshops for local Italian children on different to experience the academic side of a museum by Sexual Assault features in the museum. These “laboratori” helping prepare objects and papers for scholars allowed the children to engage with the works Arielle Schoen ’19, Political Science and Women’s requesting to use the collection for research. I also and Gender Studies of art on a personal level, transforming the learned about how to care for and preserve the Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies pieces from an elite, elevated position to a more kinds of art and objects I’ve studied during my colloquial one. In this presentation, I hope to academic career. I hope to present on the work This summer, I interned for Legal Momentum’s discuss my own experience of this transformation behind the scenes of all great art and museums. National Judicial Education Program (NJEP), a by sharing my perspective on the changing Wellesley has a longstanding relationship with project devoted to educating court professionals relationship of the artist, curator, and viewer. HNE and I hope to inspire other Wellesley on gender bias in the judicial system. I worked students to pursue the wonderful opportunity I to edit and expand upon NJEP’s curriculum, An American Library in Paris: had this summer. “Helping Sexual Assault Victims Navigate the Reading the Culture and Politics of a Criminal Justice System,” and input content into Bicultural Institution Landscape Architecture, Urbanization, and its webpage. My experience taught me about the Elizabeth Taft ’18, French Park Rangers: A Summer at the Olmsted Site structure of nonprofits and how that structure can clash with a nonprofit’s mission, about how Advisor: Helene Bilis, French Irene Galarneau ’19, Spanish even nonprofits can be in the wrong, and about Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art The American Library in Paris is more than the power of even small organizations. I decided a traditional library; it is an international This summer, I interned at the Frederick Law to intern at a nonprofit because I knew I wanted anglophone cultural institution dating back to Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, to help marginalized individuals meaningfully. World War I. In an internship funded by the Mass., where I researched, wrote, and gave tours Through my experience, I have a better idea of French department’s Michèle Respaut prize, I had of the Olmsted firm’s historic landscape design the work I want do after Wellesley, the population the opportunity to participate in several areas of offices. I learned about a remarkable man and I want to serve, and the ways I can take advice library work, such as periodical archives, public his legacy and also experienced the National and listen to people who know more than me.

36 wellesley in the world session iii I hope my presentation highlights the value Where Neuroscience and Political Science emotional consequences. I am majoring in in experience. Meet: Gender, Women, and Democracy psychology and hope to train in medicine. My Basma Jaber ’18, International Relations–Political experiences in India taught me about the medical Mobilizing Pro Bono Work for Transgender Science and Neuroscience field and helped me understand the complex Communities in Atlanta Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for emotions that can accompany chronic illness. As a Emily Johnston ’18, Peace and Justice Studies Global Affairs result, I feel that I am a more empathetic person. Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies I hope that those who attend my presentation At the National Democratic Institute this will realize how ostracized chronic disease In this presentation, I will reflect on my time at summer, I learned a lot about how the natural patients can be and that one should consider the Atlanta Legal Aid Society assisting the pro bono and social sciences can work together to reach psychological ramifications of sickle cell anemia unit in the construction of their transgender common goals. I developed a guidebook that during treatment. name change project. I will speak to the processes presents best practices, according to cognitive within a pro bono organization to mobilize science research, on achieving social norm change The Effects of Mental Health on Women’s members of the legal community, pairing and I will be using this guidebook as a framework Bodies and Women’s Healthcare Treatment with queer grassroots organizations, as well as to elaborate on the important professional Catharine Hemp ’18, Psychology the state’s construction and enforcement of and personal learning and experiences I had Advisor: Jeremy Wilmer, Psychology gender norms. this summer. While writing this guidebook, I grappled with questions of what it means to work While doing research in the psychiatry Voter Suppression in American Elections: A within a development organization, the role of department of Brigham and Women’s hospital, I Threat to Democracy from Within field teams and headquarters teams in addressing had the opportunity to see how women’s mental Doris Li ’20, Undeclared on-the-ground issues, and the fine line between health is addressed in a variety of fields. The being helpful and being imposing, among many Advisor: Igor Logvinenko, Political Science research team I worked with, Women’s Hormones other things. As I was working with the Gender, and Aging Research Program (WHARP) One of the most fundamental constitutional Women, and Democracy team, my guidebook collaborated with oncology psychiatrists to study rights in the US is the right to vote. It is a crucial has a gender-focused lens, and I will be talking breast cancer patients receiving endocrine therapy, element of the democratic process: power to the about how that has also taught me to navigate as well as with drug companies to study the effects people! So why do millions of eligible voters not difficult conversations surrounding these issues. of antidepressants on postpartum depression. This vote in elections at all? While some choose to skip research also included studying the physiological the polls, others are systematically disenfranchised and psychological impact of menopause by voter ID laws, polling station shutdowns, on middle-aged women, an understudied and restrictions on registration drives. In the Health and Medicine population. The experience of doing research in summer of 2017, I interned at the headquarters Beyond Borders a clinical setting changed my perception of what of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of The Patient in a Person research means. At WHARP I came to realize America, a community advocacy organization. that while the full impact of research results SCI 392 My research included compiling voter registration may not be understood until many years later, drive guidelines for every state in the US. Complex Consequences of Chronic Disease clinical research also has the potential to make Throughout the process, I discovered some states Kanika Gupta ’19, Psychology an impact in the present and change the patient were using voter registration laws as barriers to Advisor: Sally Theran, Psychology care experience. the ballot box. During my presentation, I will discuss what I analyzed this summer regarding This summer I completed an internship in Behind Bars: Mental Healthcare for NYC’s voter suppression in the US and why it may India focused on sickle cell anemia under the Incarcerated Patients have contributed to the results of the 2016 supervision of the Gupta Lab. Specifically, Ashley Wang ’20, Undeclared presidential election. I learned its high prevalence rates, the drastic consequences that it had on the local Advisor: Charlene Galarneau, Women’s and communities, and the importance of accurate Gender Studies information about the disease. During my The US represents 4.4 percent of the world’s internship, I realized that sickle cell anemia population yet houses 22 percent of the world’s had social consequences as well as physical and incarcerated persons. This past summer, I

session iii the tanner conference 37 interned under NYC Health and Hospitals: A Taste of Medicine: Biomedical Emerson Goldstein ’18, American Studies and Correctional Health Services, a public healthcare Clinical Research Internships in the Political Science system that provides and advocates for just and Greater Boston Area (Panel) Advisor: Paul MacDonald, Political Science accessible healthcare for NYC’s jail population. I SCI 104 Despite working and living in a city known for worked on a study involving retrospective mental Se Yun (Scarlett) Cheon ’19, Biological its divisive political climate, our internships health diagnoses, in which I analyzed data from Sciences; Prapti Koirala ’19, Biological Sciences; focused on areas often left out of the discussion. an electronic medical system at three key points From positions in the Library of Congress to the during a patient’s incarceration period to project Mayla Thompson ’19, Biochemistry; Sarah DC Superior Court, think tanks, and nonprofit their mental health trajectory, while assessing Moinuddeen ’19, Biological Sciences; Lumi organizations, we found that Washington has a influential factors such as the unstable jail Kinjo ’19, Chemistry; Cindy Zhou ’20, Undeclared lot more to offer than the traditional internship environment and variance in healthcare providers. Advisor: Adam Matthews, Biological Sciences on Capitol Hill. As members of the Wellesley I also visited the infamous “Rikers Island” to This past summer, six Wellesley women interned in Washington Summer 2017 cohort, we found observe the reality of my study. This unique at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts a common theme in our experiences working summer experience taught me about the nature General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, outside the political sphere. In our presentation, of mental healthcare in the NYC jail system, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Tufts we will share stories about our Wellesley in dismantled my preconceived notions about jails, Medical Center. Our experiences ranged from Washington summer experiences and discuss and supported my interest in healthcare for clinical research on platelets, rheumatoid diverse opportunities open to advocates for minority/marginalized groups. arthritis, skin cancer, Shwachman-Diamond change throughout the city. syndrome, and Zika virus drug discovery, to Hearts Are Forever, Not Just for shadowing physicians and interviewing patients. Valentine’s Day Our experiences provided us with exposure to Chasing Consensus (Panel) Charlotte Reed ’19, Spanish biomedical research, and helped us explore our SCI E111 Advisor: Christopher De La Cerda, interests in the medical field. Additionally, we Standing Firm in a Time of Political Career Education have gained a deeper understanding of both Uncertainty: Tales from DC the personal and public health issues currently Over the summer, I worked on a research project Linda Zhou ’18, East Asian Studies and Political affecting the Greater Boston population. Finally, Science; Sarah McBride ’18, Biological Sciences; at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, aiming to we were able to learn about the research process Sarah Legried ’18, Psychology and Women’s and prevent cardiovascular disease in women by and gain insight into future career prospects. Gender Studies; Sonia Hupalo DS, Environmental intervening immediately after complicated We hope that attendees will learn about current Studies; Sydney Stewart ’18, Peace and pregnancies. Women die from heart disease at far clinical and biomedical research, as well as Justice Studies higher rates than men; but, because hypertensive shadowing opportunities available in the greater Advisor: Laura Grattan, Political Science pregnancy hints at future problems, pregnancy Boston area. is an excellent time for people to change their As part of Wellesley in Washington, we worked lifestyle and increase their life expectancy. The in DC on hot-button national issues. Whether clinic I worked at was constantly evolving working to advance reproductive rights or to provide better care, so my work required Identity, Community, and environmental justice or tackling institutionalized flexibility and allowed me to learn a lot about Global Citizenship racism and global trade concerns, we each stood healthcare. My jobs included conducting chart firm in advocating for our values in the midst of a Working Around the Hill or Skirting the reviews to be analyzed statistically to identify volatile political climate. This Tanner presentation Swamp (Panel) strengths, weaknesses, and progress; developing explores the intersections of these issues through SCI 277 a social media outreach plan so more people can our experiences working and organizing in DC. benefit from the clinic’s resources; and improving Margaretta Mitchell ’18, Anthropology; Emily Through in-office and on-the-ground experiences, my principal investigator’s charts so that she could Boyk ’18, Political Science and Women’s and we gained valuable perspectives and insights both be more efficient and be certain to cover the Gender Studies; Jessica Shin ’18, Economics on navigating opposition. In the process, we components we deemed essential for the women’s and Political Science; Eliza McNair ’18, developed connections with a broader community recovery and future health. Computer Science; Raeesa Rane ’18, Undeclared; of activists working on these issues both on and off the Hill. While our organizations reflect

38 wellesley in the world session iii diverse interests, our mission-driven work taught organizations, companies, and candidates build The Center for Asbestos Related Disease us the power of passion and persistence. winning campaigns for the issues that matter to (CARD) is a specialty healthcare clinic delivering them most. As part of the 270 engagement team, comprehensive care, conducting research, and Justice and Its Trajectories: Journey I was introduced to a variety of clients ranging organizing outreach to benefit those exposed to through the Deep South (Panel) from leading tech firms to big-name advocacy Libby amphibole asbestos in Lincoln County. groups. This access allowed me to grasp the Libby is in northwest Montana, less than 75 SCI 278 importance of grassroots organizing in all spaces, miles south of the Canadian border. In the 2016 Confronting the Unacceptable: Civil Rights, whether it be exclusively within or outside of election over 70 percent of votes in this county Justice, and Faith in the American South politics. Through working closely with my team, were red. A large part of the clinic is funded Emma Brewer-Wallin ’18, Religion and Peace and I developed an understanding of the power of through specific legislation in the Affordable Justice Studies; Jenny Xie ’18, Physics; Chinenyenwa integrating resources from the organizing space Care Act. I was able to compare and contrast Amaechi ’20, Undeclared; Andrea Marenco ’20, into the various sectors that are impacted by my summer at CARD with my past summer Undeclared; Christine Rubera ’19, Political Science politics, policy, and government—to make true at the Dimock Center in Roxbury, Mass. I Advisor: Tiffany Steinwert, Dean Religious Life and effective change in the face of bigotry that hope to pursue a master’s in public health post- warrants hatred and violence against those who graduation with the goal to work specifically with Confronting the Unacceptable was an alternative don’t share the same beliefs. Latino populations. I want individuals attending spring break trip through Office of Religion and my presentation to understand the barriers to Spiritual Life, Harambee House, and Community rural healthcare and how the challenges faced Engagement that explored intersections between Social Identities and are similar, in many ways, to those faced in religion and justice. Through time in Georgia and Conflicting Connotations urban centers. Alabama, we studied the civil rights movement Katherine (Katie) Madsen ’19, English of the 1950s and ’60s and considered the Advisor: Linda Charmaraman, Wellesley Centers relationship between the movement of the past for Women Grants An Intern on Capitol Hill: Learning to Listen to America and the movement of today, as well as between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign Gabriella (Gabi) Vesey ’18, Political Science the American south and the rest of the country slogan was “Make America Great Again.” As and Psychology and world. We visited museums and landmarks, voters interpreted the meaning of this loaded Advisor: Marion Just, Political Science learned from elders of the movement, and met phrase, fissures surrounding its definition with religious leaders of many traditions who see quickly formed by political leaning, race, class, Whether talking about healthcare, voting rights, the work of justice as part of what it means to be and gender. To understand these divisions, we or equal pay, it’s no secret that America is home a person of faith. As a group of students diverse surveyed nearly 2,000 people from 46 states, to diverse opinions. During the past summer I in our racial and ethnic identities, religious questioning their interpretation of the slogan and had the opportunity to experience this firsthand, backgrounds, and national origins, we will reflect how they thought it embodied Trump’s campaign as an intern on Capitol Hill for Congresswoman on the places we went, the people we met, how objectives. We found significant correlations in Clark. Listening to people’s concerns and being we were received, and how this experience has interpretive themes by race, gender, and political able to craft thoughtful responses was critical in shaped us in the months since. leaning, demonstrating how the ambiguity of this role. An introvert by nature, having difficult the slogan allowed voters to determine their own conversations with strangers does not come The Elephant in the Room meaning for it based not only on ideology, but naturally. But thanks to my opportunity last SCI 380 lived experience. These differences in connotation summer, I gained self-confidence and learned to prove vital as presidential campaigns increasingly be sympathetic to differing viewpoints. During What Does Grassroots Organizing Look employ nostalgia for an ill-defined past, with my presentation I will talk about my experiences, Like in the Trump Era? which voters have conflicting associations. share some of the stories I heard, and discuss what Karen Su ’19, Political Science I learned about the art of communicating in a Advisor: Syedda Ahmed, Career Education Connecting with White Rural Communities political world, and specifically how I managed Inspired by the activism born out of the post through Public Health to have productive conversations with people I 2016 election cycle, I joined 270 Strategies, a Kelsey Campbell ’18, Latin American Studies didn’t agree with. political grassroots consulting firm. Started by Advisor: Sarah Isham, Career Education a group of Obama alums, 270 strives to help

session iii the tanner conference 39 Manufacturing and the Middle Class: Trade of all of the digital recording and fabrication that with the Unity game engine and Oculus virtual Policy’s Impact on Trump’s America happened. My responsibilities included creating reality headset to create an environment in virtual Sitara Sriram ’19, Economics and Mathematics 3D models of human bones and ceramic vessels, reality that would prompt the user to physically Advisor: Megan Kerr, Mathematics as well as flying a drone to create daily models interact with the virtual world. Small, flying of the site. This internship allowed me to merge drones that were shielded with various materials How is it that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, my academic interests of classics with computer provided haptic feedback to the user—when two very different candidates, have very similar science in unique and innovative ways. the user responded to a visual stimulus in the views when it comes to trade policy? I spent virtual reality headset by physically reaching my summer at the Washington International a hand out, they would touch the drone’s Trade Association in DC, the largest trade Supporting Drivers in Uncertain Situations: shield. The graduate students I worked with forum in the world, exploring how different Ambient Light vs. Smileys in the Mirror were researching to see if various types of this parties view trade policy, and how trade can be Maleah Maxie ’18, Cognitive and Linguistic kind of haptic feedback augmented the virtual used as a tool to both reduce and exacerbate Sciences and Music reality experience, compared to a purely visual economic inequality. A cornerstone of President Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of experience. In addition to working in the HCI Trump’s 2016 campaign was trade, in which 1966 Associate Professorship lab, I also experienced living outside of the US for he argued that NAFTA and other similar trade This project examines the differences in two an extended period of time. deals have hurt American workers and damaged unique automobile lane change assistance American industries. Drawing on my economics systems—an adaptive ambient light display and Small Cogs in a Big Wheel background and what I observed in DC this a smiley face display. During the international summer, I will discuss why trade has become research experience for students program funded SCI 364 such an important issue in the last few years, and by the National Science Foundation focusing From Data to Decision Making: Behind the how trade policy encompasses many issues of race on human-computer interaction research in Scenes in Big Government and class that have become central to American ubiquitous computing, we designed an adaptive Keertana Anandraj ’18, Mathematics politics and the election of President Trump. ambient light display using an uncertainty model Advisor: Rocio-Maria Tisdell, Career Education designed in a previous study testing the efficacy This summer, I interned at the Federal of the smiley face display. We conducted an Communications Commission in Washington experiment in which participants drove using no DC where I worked on two vastly different Technology, Innovation, system, the ambient light display, and the smiley projects. One was a report mandated by Congress and Education face display. We measured each participant’s which the FCC painstakingly assembled; another, Making Things Better reaction time and lane changing distance, in a project that followed a fraud case in Alaska addition to eye tracker data including visual load SCI 270 where I was able to create a policy proposal. and gaze duration. The data collected from this Interestingly enough, though, the work which Drones, Bones, and Artec Studio Pro experiment will be used to determine whether is the most useful is the data I collected for Kaylie Cox ’18, Classics one lane change assistance system improved trust Congress’s authorized report; unglamorous work Advisor: Bryan Burns, Classical Studies and acceptance or driving performance more so which will become published and read by at least For the past three summers I have worked on than the other. Congress if no one else. On the other hand, the excavating the ancient city of Eleon in Greece, three weeks I spent putting my name to a new with the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project Haptic Feedback Research in Virtual Reality plan may wind up being completely useless if my (EBAP) team. After funding from the friends of Lauren Futami ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; Dana idea fails to be implemented. This dichotomy of the library in 2016, they launched the Digital Hsiao ’18, Computer Science the work I performed has led to an unsettling, Eleon project. This funding allowed us to develop Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of and surprising, truth about working for the a Digital Fabrication Portable Laboratory, which 1966 Associate Professorship government: it isn’t always about enacting change, was intended to help create a digital record of This summer, I interned at the University of even when we want it to be. the site and its artifacts. I learned to record data Stuttgart in the human-computer interaction using aerial drones, 3D scanners, and software (HCI) lab as part of the National Science such as Pix4D and Artec Studio Pro. When I Foundation, International Research Experiences returned this past summer, I was put in charge for Students (NSF IRES) program. I worked

40 wellesley in the world session iii Facilitating International Collaborations politics. I hope that those who attend my Tanner can thus be managed accordingly by determining in STEM: Summer at the National presentation will get insight into this crippling what variables correlate with higher and lower gas Science Foundation epidemic, but also into what it’s like to intern at emissions. On a more personal note, this research Mehak Sarang ’18, Physics an early-stage startup. relates to us as citizens of this planet and students Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for of biology looking to continue in science, Global Affairs Hacking the Bureaucracy: Navigating the particularly in a lab setting. We hope those Government as a Technology Student who will attend our presentation will be able to Scientific research is, at its heart, a collaborative Rachel Dodell ’18, Media Arts and Sciences clearly understand our results. More importantly, effort; however, scientific talent is spread however, we hope they will see the importance throughout the globe. While interning at the Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of 1966 Associate Professorship of them. As a society, it’s important for us to National Science Foundation (NSF) in the be aware of how species coexist and impact our office of international science and engineering, I Imagine working in technology, without access earth. Ultimately, our awareness will influence the learned about the role the US government plays to contemporary resources like Google Drive or future of global change. in ensuring our researchers are able to collaborate GitHub. That’s typically the reality of working with scientists around the world. My time was in the US government. I was part of the first How Gases Cross from the Ocean into spent focusing on relations between the US and cohort of the civic digital fellowship, a first-of­ the Atmosphere India in STEM. From high-level policies, such its-kind data science and technology fellowship Callan Krevanko ’18, Chemistry; Elizabeth as bilateral agreements, to individual researcher­ that allows innovative students to create solutions Lambert ’20, Undeclared; Helene Alt to-researcher relationships, I studied the breadth for pressing federal government issues. I spent DS, Chemistry of interactions between the two countries to 10 weeks working at the US Census Bureau on better understand how the NSF can facilitate a complete overhaul of their small business data Advisor: Rachel Stanley, Chemistry collaborations between researchers. I leveraged the hub. I quickly realized that while building a This summer, we ran experiments in the skills I’ve developed as a physics major while also website is not difficult, doing so in a government University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine exploring my interest in international relations, environment is challenging. In my presentation, and Atmospheric Science wind-wave tank to and, through interactions with various individuals I will discuss my journey to civic technology, study air-sea gas exchange. We induced different in Washington DC, discovered the unique field of the importance of programs like the civic digital wind, wave, and temperature conditions and used science diplomacy. fellowship, and how I navigated the roadblocks of a mass spectrometer to measure how noble gas bureaucracy to create a product that will be seen ratios responded to the physical forcing. These Build-Your-Own-Job: My Summer at a by countless Americans. measurements will allow us to better understand (Very) Early-Stage Startup gas fluxes, including those that are bioactive and Kate Pundyk ’20, Undeclared Climate Change: From Your Backyard climatically important. Our experience extended Advisor: Tom Burke, Political Science Garden to the Depths of the Ocean our previous knowledge of chemical concepts and the research process itself. We learned to apply On August 10, 2017, the President announced SCI E211 chemistry to large-scale environmental processes a national state of emergency due to the opioid Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Different and obtained data with previously unexplored epidemic. It is estimated the country faces Ecological Communities in the techniques. This research challenged us to make approximately 142 overdose deaths per day—over Botanic Gardens judgments based on our own knowledge rather 50,000 people total in 2016. One of the largest Lauren Tso ’20, Undeclared; Sulaikha Buuh ’20, than a preapproved method. Our familiarity with hurdles to tackling the epidemic is a lack of Undeclared; Lyba Khan ’20, Undeclared the necessary equipment and chemical concepts timely, localized data. This past summer, I worked Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences empowered us to work independently and actively for a startup at MIT fighting the epidemic by participate in problem-solving. This experience collecting drug consumption data from sewage. Our research centered on how greenhouse gas influenced our personal interest in research As their policy intern, I met with officials in emissions differ by ecological community. We careers; furthermore, contrasting Wellesley and all levels of government—from Boston City measured the emissions of carbon dioxide and a larger research university underscored the Councilors to a member of the President’s Opioid methane, two major greenhouse gases, in relation importance of workplace environment. Commission—to design the policy foundation of to various biotic and abiotic variables. Eventually, the company. Thanks to this exposure, I am more this work can be applied to the study of global confident in my desire to study urban health and climate change. Global ecological communities

session iii the tanner conference 41 Programming and Drug Development: we participated in include media, finance, and Informatics in Big Pharma (Panel) consulting, each with a distinct culture that SCI 274 called for different skills and provided us with unique roles that differed from “traditional” Brenda Ji ’18, Biochemistry; Taylor Fortnam ’18, experiences in companies specializing in tech. Classical Civilization and Mathematics; Jennifer However, all our experiences combined our Chien ’19, Computer Science; Clara Sorensen ’18, analytical skills with an in-depth understanding Biological Sciences and Computer Science of the business itself, including interactions Advisor: James Battat, Physics with the client side. Through our internships, As Novartis Summer Scholars, we each worked we formed a more comprehensive image of closely with informatics teams on separate how the quantitative side is connected to the research projects at Novartis’ global headquarters qualitative side of the business across fields. We’ll for biomedical research in Cambridge, Mass. be discussing the differences between interviews From networking on ice cream Tuesdays to and culture for tech and nontech companies, how attending global meetings and biweekly scholar our experiences at Wellesley helped us succeed, seminars, our experiences aimed to promote and the potential improvement of each of our both scientific and professional development respective companies through the applications of as we each independently contributed to large- data analysis, algorithms, voice user interfaces, scale drug development projects with our daily and machine learning. research. The experience illuminated how our various backgrounds (biology, computer science, mathematics) could be incorporated into the patient-driven research, and enabled us to delve into the computational intricacies of drug development while learning from experienced bioinformaticians. Working at Novartis gave us valuable exposure to an interdisciplinary field in a global company, allowing us to learn about new topics and the different paths possible for our futures, through biweekly seminars and interactions with other scholars and mentors. We hope that our shared experience can help students to consider alternate paths for their summer internships and future job opportunities.

Technological Projects at Non-Tech Companies (Panel) SCI 396 Sharon (Wenxin) Zhang ’18, Computer Science and Mathematics; Nancy Ho ’18, Computer Science and Mathematics; Natalie Sayed ’18, Computer Science; Jacqueline Young ’18, Computer Science Advisor: Brian Tjaden, Computer Science This past summer, the four of us applied the skills we learned at Wellesley to various technological assignments at nontech companies. The industries

42 wellesley in the world session iii BREAK This summer, I pursued a global citizenship Heritage Conservation: Who Are the internship at the Stiftung Frauenkirche Architects of 69-Year-Old Refugee Camps? 2:40-3:00 p.m. in Dresden, Germany. I worked with the Soumaya (Soum) Difallah ’20, Undeclared foundation’s resident architect and was afforded Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies The Leonie Faroll Focus, Science Center the freedom to pursue my own research under his Thanks to the generosity of the Emily Greene mentorship. In my presentation, I will focus on a Balch award and the peace and justice studies key aspect of that research: the Frauenkirche as a department, this summer I interned at the SESSION FOUR monument. While the church was an important decolonizing architecture art residency in feature of the Dresden cityscape and a center Palestine. I conducted independent research 3:00-4:10 p.m. for spiritual life since its first construction, in on the infrastructural development of refugee its original use it can best be described as one of camps in the West Bank and assisted on the multiple churches in Dresden. The Frauenkirche organization’s project to nominate one of the Culture and the Arts acquired a monumental status only after it was camps to the UNESCO World Heritage List. bombed, first as an imposing pile of rubble The Politics of Preservation and Place The local immersion taught me about the camps’ and later in its reconstruction. I found that SCI 364 histories, demographics, and challenges faced by one of the deeper ironies of its “archaeological their residents, and exposed me to their use as A Gem in Back Bay: Preserving Tiffany’s Last reconstruction,” which was supposed to remake sites of political resistance, particularly through Standing Mansion the church as closely to its original form as architectural frameworks. Through working with Kealani Finegan ’19, Media Arts and Sciences possible, ultimately transformed the Frauenkirche communities, local organizations, UN agencies, Advisor: Martha McNamara, Art into a new space. and academic institutions, the complexities of Last spring, I took Professor McNamara’s what a UNESCO nomination would mean with American art, architecture and design course and Changing Habits: A New Era of regards to democracy and political significance through her learned about an opportunity to Catholic Monasticism became apparent, and reimagining the camps work as a research assistant at the Ayer Mansion Maya Nandakumar ’19, Classics as places of knowledge production and cultural in Boston’s Back Bay. I learned a great deal Advisor: Carlos Ramos, Spanish preservation within their political context taught about the building’s history and the surrounding For centuries, the Catholic Church controlled me how to critically assess the impact of spatial neighborhood at the turn of the century. My the sociopolitical landscape of the European interventions on refugee populations. main focus was assisting my supervisor with continent, but growing secularism has curbed research projects that would aid in the building’s its power in recent years. Monastic life has preservation. My understanding of the Back declined as a result, but that shift has had Bay has grown tremendously now that I have profound implications on Italian society. The Empowerment of Youth, learned the context of how and when its disappearance of monasteries and nunneries has Women, and Families buildings were designed and built. What really affected immigration policy, interfaith awareness, Conflict, Trauma, and Transformation surprised me, however, was how much can be and cultural preservation. This past summer, I SCI E111 done to preserve history with the work of just had the opportunity to delve into the world of a few individuals who care. I hope to convey to investigative journalism by living in monasteries Trauma-Informed Education in a Greek others the importance of historic preservation. throughout Italy and interviewing the few people Refugee Camp There is so much to learn from architecture, and who still enter the religious vocation. I researched Lauren Bazley ’18, Mathematics it takes only a few passionate people to make topics such as racial diversity, art conservation, Advisor: S. Joanne Murray, Albright Institute for preservation possible. and the process of fundraising for missionary Global Affairs work in developing nations. At the same time, I While at LM Village Refugee Camp for young The Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche and had the opportunity to pitch and write for major families and expectant mothers in western Greece, the Making of a Monument publications, such as Huffington Post. In my my role was to teach school and build a library. Madeline (Maddie) Taylor ’19, German Studies presentation, I will offer my insights on freelance While I expected to primarily interact with the and History journalism and the modern manifestation of the children, our organization supplied most of the Advisor: Thomas Nolden, German Catholic Church in Italian culture. programming and activities for all camp residents.

session iv the tanner conference 43 Achieving this goal required collaboration and What happens when you bring young people and trauma care providers, health problems communication between the three NGOs present coming from some of the most difficult conflict avoidable by legal guidance, and cycles of and the Greek government. This experience built areas globally and domestically to live with each intergenerational poverty. We believe nonprofits upon my anthropological research at Wellesley. other for three weeks? This summer I had the have great potential to offer both long- and short- While my past focus was on the narratives of unique opportunity of working as a counselor term solutions to debilitating social determinants. migration throughout Europe, this experience at Seeds of Peace International Camp, where Lastly, we hope to highlight how opportunities allowed me to unpack the state of stagnation I worked with some of the bravest and most are inequitable in the US, and convey that along the path to asylum. Through the lens of the insightful young people I’ve ever met. Through community healing is multifaceted. classroom, I witness how—when children have this program, which provides the structure for little control over their lives—the path to recovery both interpersonal relationship building and daily Grassroots Environmentalism: following trauma is long. Education is not simply facilitated dialogue among its participants, I was Mobilizing People Through bringing books and learning, but also empathy, able to witness the ways in which these young Forestation, Farming, Faith and stability, and fun, to an otherwise stunting and people challenged and restructured their vision Feminism (Panel) uncertain purgatory. of what their and their community’s lives could SCI 277 be, and their roles within that process of change. From Madrasa to Souvlaki: Lessons from I was able to apply their insights to my own Amanda Hernandez ’18, Environmental Studies; Providing Direct Service to Refugees experiences, challenging my understandings of Molly Hoyer ’18, Comparative Literature; Ciaran Melissa Bruehl ’18, Political Science and Peace and the structures I exist within, and the possibilities Gallagher ’17, Environmental Chemistry; Nisreen Justice Studies; Heather Orta-Olma ’17 Economics for personal, interpersonal, and structural change Abo-Sido ’18, Environmental Studies Advisor: Nadya Hajj, Political Science within them. Advisor: Jessica Hunter, Environmental Studies This past summer I had the opportunity to Across the globe each of us worked at the local Healing Communities through intern at LM Village Refugee Camp in Myrsini, level to promote positive environmental action Education, Law, Mentoring, and Greece. There, I provided direct support to 150 on global-scale issues. With the Azuero Earth Organizational Support (Panel) Syrian and Iraqi Kurdish refugees. While in Project (Panama), we reforested land to not only the morning, I may have updated a census of SCI 264 connect fragmented habitats, but also to mitigate climate change. We empowered local women the camp, and in the afternoon tutored women Michelle An Lei (Michelle) Yu ’19, Psychology; in Melanesia through The Nature Conservancy one-on-one in English, each day’s work was Julie Renfroe ’19, Sociology; Rebecca Leu ’19, (Australia), modeling the importance of different in accordance with the camp’s needs. In Neuroscience; Catherine Gooding ’19, Anthropology incorporating marginalized voices in conservation this presentation, I hope to share my experience Advisor: Erin Konkle, Career Education in learning how to be flexible and proactive efforts. With the Ecumenical Ministries of in a constantly changing and underfunded Our collective experience in the Lumpkin Oregon, we mobilized faith leaders for a international work environment. Second, I will Summer Institute for Service Learning exposed statewide cap-and-trade bill, utilizing interfaith address the challenges of working with groups us to how nonprofits use education, law, collaboration to reduce carbon pollution. We from vastly different cultures, speaking different mentoring, and organizational support within practiced sustainable agriculture at the Asian languages, to ensure that their needs are met their communities. In collaboration with other Rural Institute (Japan) alongside rural leaders using creative and innovative solutions. Finally, organizations, nonprofits help alleviate social from Asia and Africa, learning how to make their I will discuss the need for clear leadership problems which affect health and opportunities home communities independent from synthetic structures, especially in times of crisis, and the for mobility. Our discussions on the history and agrichemicals and imported technology. Although merits of working collaboratively to bridge gaps structure of nonprofits in seminar supplemented we utilized different approaches and strategies, in systems of support for refugees. our individual site placements: Primary Care we each harnessed the power of grassroot Progress (Rebecca), Medical Legal Partnership environmentalism. We will discuss the critical Boston (Julie), Economic Mobility Pathways feedback loop between theory informing practice, Friends or Enemies? Conflict and (Catherine), and Boston Area Rape Crisis Center personal growth, and the challenges that shaped Transformation through Relationship (Michelle). Through different avenues, we each our experiences. Building Among Youth discovered how communities vulnerable to Marley Forest ’18, Political Science negative impacts experience burnout in health Advisor: Catia Confortini, Peace Studies

44 wellesley in the world session iv Health and Medicine These cells were exposed to specific drugs, and I The Role of De-N-Acetyl Polysialic Beyond Borders observed the effects of these treatments on their Acid (dPSA) in Cancer Cell Adhesion physiological properties (for example, influences and Migration On My Mind on pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory Casey Smith ’20, Undeclared SCI 278 cytokines). We also observed the effects of Advisor: Marc Tetel, Neuroscience laquinimod, a promising new drug for treatment Investigating Deep Brain Stimulation for This summer I worked with Dr. Greg Moe at of MS, in mice with “experimental autoimmune Symptom Reduction in Parkinson’s Disease the Children’s Hospital Research Institute in encephalomyelitis,” an animal model for and Epilepsy Oakland, studying cancer cell adhesion and multiple sclerosis. Our results add to the body Aliyah Audil ’20, Undeclared migration in two- and three-dimensional cell of information regarding treatments that will Advisor: Melissa Beers, Biological Sciences culture. Throughout my internship, I learned hopefully help to prevent the degeneration of how to work independently in a lab setting, use Parkinson’s and epilepsy together affect over neurons and alleviate the worsening symptoms of different forms of microscopy, as well as manage 75 million people worldwide. My projects this this debilitating disease. summer, performed in the Shin Lab at Albany cell culture. The most significant aspect of my internship was understanding the scientific Medical College, used rat models to investigate Implications of Metal Ions on Alzheimer’s method with hands-on experience. Much of how deep brain stimulation of various parts of the Disease Pathogenesis brain may improve symptoms of both Parkinson’s my work this summer focused on optimizing a Anne Kim ’19, Neuroscience and epilepsy. Through this internship, I learned variety of experimental conditions for these cell Advisor: Sun-Hee Lee, East Asian Languages how to design experiments, adapt past techniques culture studies, including the incubation time and Cultures into new procedures, and communicate with frame, dilution factors, and imaging techniques. the scientific community. My most memorable Abnormal tau aggregation is a pathological Overall, I hope to convey a clear representation experience in the lab, though, was when I hallmark for many neurodegenerative diseases, of cancer cell migration and communicate the met a wheelchair-bound Parkinson’s patient. and increasing evidences highlight metal ions as biological importance of three-dimensional cell As a scientist, I learned how far-reaching the a potential contributing factor for tau pathology culture. I plan to use this knowledge to further implications of research are: our studies could one in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Essential biometal my academic goal of majoring in neuroscience, day significantly improve the quality of life of an ions, when present in excess or at deficient levels, and to build upon my progress in a career in entire generation with Parkinson’s and epilepsy; carry manifold neurotoxic effects. Moreover, biomedical science. as an aspiring physician, I learned the importance the prevalence of environmental metal ions of understanding a disease from the patient’s and the ease of spreading make them a global Science Writ Small: Antibiotic Research, perspective. My experiences further cemented my health threat. In this respect, at the Korea Immersive Education, and Saving the World interest in neuroscience, and I know these lessons Institute of Science and Technology, using an ex Sarah Lange DS, Biochemistry and Psychology will remain with me as I pursue medicine. vivo organotypic brain slice culture technique Advisor: Julie Roden, Biological Sciences coupled with a bimolecular fluorescence During summer 2017, I conducted research complementation (BiFC) technique, my research Observing the Influence of Treatments for in drug development and Lyme disease with team and I examined the effects of metal ions on Multiple Sclerosis on Mice the Lewis Lab at Northeastern University. The tau pathology in AD. My experiences through Matilde Borio ’19, Neuroscience paucity of antimicrobial discovery in the last 50 this internship have provided me insight into Advisor: Barbara Beltz, Neuroscience, Allene years has allowed bacterial innovation (mutation­ translational research: the investigation of Lummis Russell ‘46 Professorship in Neuroscience derived resistance) to outstrip human innovation. synthesized therapeutic treatments in the research To address the looming global health crisis posed The aim of this project, which was supported laboratory and their incorporation into clinical by multi-drug resistant microbes, our lab searched by a Wellesley Fellowship sponsored by the trials and diagnoses—pathways I will later for new antimicrobial compounds by screening National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, was to encounter in my pursuit of medicine. understand mechanisms of neurodegeneration for, identifying, isolating, and characterizing in MS. As part of a team of researchers in the previously undiscovered antibacterial metabolites Translational Research and Medicine Quintana Lab in the neurology department, I produced during fermentation. The specific SCI 392 learned to isolate and culture astrocytes, glial science of my summer research both depended on cells in the central nervous system that have and deepened my Wellesley education and helped roles in immune and inflammatory responses. me to see the art and tenacity that undergird

session iv the tanner conference 45 scientific discovery. For instance, the importance the mechanisms by which the body ages and alterations in cervical cancer (Catherine Xie), of identifying causal layers and the taskmaster uncovering possible methods to battle age- discovering a new immunosuppressive gene in of reproducibility were lessons well learned. related deterioration through pharmaceutical glioblastoma (Brenda Nguyen), and analyzing Additionally, the challenges and opportunities intervention. I delved into the effects of neurological patterns in adolescent sleep habits provided by a large and active lab environment autophagy and mechanisms that may hinder this (Kethu Manokaran). Our research experiences gave important insights into a possible future as process in the model organism C. elegans. My cultivated our enthusiasm for hands-on grad student and research scientist. research proved surprisingly intertwined with my learning that complements our education in academic focus in neuroscience. We explored how Wellesley’s classrooms. Improving Diagnostic Tools and genetic alterations and the degradation of the Visualization of Human Health autophagic pathways can result in the decrease in lifespan and affect brain and neuronal health. I E. Ma ’19, Chemistry Identity, Community, and Advisor: Mala Radhakrishnan, Chemistry, aim to show how the loss of specific transcription Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought factors inhibits the autophagic processes and its Global Citizenship possible effects on aging. This work demonstrates Documenting Displacement and Over long-duration space flights, microgravity that nothing in science operates in a vacuum, and Preserving Memory induces structural and functional changes in different areas of science can culminate in new SCI E211 astronauts’ cardiovascular systems and long­ and exciting ways. term health. As flight duration increases, Borderline Human: Filming One Refugee’s these changes heighten. As a summer research Precision Medicine: From Gene to Story Across Europe associate, I worked on one of NASA’s centennial Brain to Cancer (Panel) Tina Xu ’17, Political Science challenges in software development to advance Advisor: Winifred Wood, Writing Program 3D visualization of microvasculature and SCI 274 model astronauts’ cardiovascular systems. Most Hannah Jacobs ’19, Biochemistry; Catherine While studying abroad in Oxford during my junior year, I met Sam, an Afghan refugee now biomedical imaging modalities are capable Xie ’19, Biochemistry and French; Brenda living in London. Sam generously shared with me of serving as diagnostic tools and generating Nguyen ’19, Neuroscience; Kethu Manokaran ’18, his story of his treacherous journey across eight images for vasculature analysis. However, few Neuroscience and South Asian Studies countries—running from the bullets of bandits, software programs are able to automatically Advisor: Barbara Beltz, Neuroscience, Allene capsizing in the Mediterranean, nearly suffocating extract patient-specific 3D bioinformatics from Lummis Russell ‘46 Professorship in Neuroscience the images. I sought to propose an approach to in a shipping container, and sleeping in phone extract necessary data and address state-of-the-art This summer four Wellesley undergraduates booths—to claim asylum as an unaccompanied limitations. My liberal arts education at Wellesley worked on biomedical research in cutting-edge child in England. Through the Pamela Daniels has taught me to seek innovations from diverse laboratories across the US: MIT (Hannah Jacobs), fellowship, we were able to return together to and nontraditional sources, and enabled me Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Catherine Greece, Italy, France and the UK to collaborate to explore beyond existing literature. I wish to Xie), Northwestern Medical School (Brenda on a film that has served as a means of standing share with my audience my appreciation of how Nguyen), and Brown Medical School (Kethu witness and healing. I will screen the film as it technology will continuously impact our health Manokaran). We learned the importance of currently stands, and discuss its impact on us as and the future of improving diagnosis. integrating both the lab and the clinic in order filmmakers. What are the possibilities and dangers to optimize the health of patients. Our research of facing one’s traumatic past through art? When taught us about emerging biotechnologies and the physical journey ends, what new journeys Transcription Factors’ Role in Autophagic where medicine intersects with people’s lives begin for those who are forced to migrate? Pathway Disruption and Their Effects and cultures. As aspiring future physician- on Aging scientists, these experiences strengthened our Framing the Refugee Crisis: Documenting Sydney Brumfield ’18, Neuroscience understanding of the process from bench to the Psychosocial Support of Refugees Advisor: Tracey Cameron, Harambee House bedside. Our projects investigate the human body Shanzay Kazmi ’18, Media Arts and Sciences Illuminating my mind to minute processes that at both the cellular and behavioral levels. These Advisor: Kristiana Graves, International Studies have large effects was my research this summer studies include identifying new genetic targets of studying aging. In a lab at Harvard School of neuronal microRNAs (Hannah Jacobs), exploring With 65.6 million people currently forced from Public Health, our team focused on delineating the mechanism of HPV-induced epigenetic their homes, the world is facing unprecedented

46 wellesley in the world session iv levels of displacement. As refugees flowed Diarna: Researching Jewish Communities in understanding how a region’s social atmosphere into Europe in 2015, Germany committed to North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia affects the work that can be done is essential. accepting them through their doors. Today, these Diane Tania Esther Schrenzel ’20, Undeclared; individuals have opportunities for a better future, Laurel Stickney ’20, Undeclared Nature and Happiness: Conversations in but struggle with emotional stress like PTSD, Advisor: Frances Malino, Jewish Studies, Sophia Rural Nepal uncertainty, and difficult living conditions. This Moses Robison Chair in Jewish Studies Neha Rajbhandary ’20, Undeclared summer, I traveled to Berlin, Germany, where Advisor: James Turner, Environmental Studies I filmed one NGO’s psychosocial work within In response to the tide of instability and violence refugee shelters. Specifically, I documented their which has affected many regions in the Middle The question of what it means to be happy, program with Afghan adult refugees, who used East and North Africa, the Diarna Geo Museum and how best to achieve happiness, is one that art therapy as a means to process their challenging was established in 2010 in an effort to preserve thinkers have pondered and scholars have past. In the process, I witnessed how therapy is the Jewish heritage of these lands. Violent conflict studied for a long time. As people in developing essential for refugees to self-express, reflect, and threatens a plethora of sites of great significance countries move from rural to urban areas for explore their potential. In my presentation, I will to Jewish history and culture, and Diarna aims better opportunities and amenities, people show my footage, recount their stories, discuss the to document these locations in the face of their have questioned whether the happiness of importance of psychosocial support, and consider imminent destruction. This summer, we interned urban migrants is diminished as they became what we can be doing from Wellesley. at Diarna (“our homes” in Judeo-Arabic), which more distant from nature. To study the link works to preserve this cultural and historical between wellbeing and the environment, I memory. After presenting Diarna’s mission and went to rural Nepal this summer. Through Creating Community in a Refugee Camp: modes of action, we will describe what our prolonged qualitative conversations with a Stories from Northern Greece internship entailed and what we gained from it. small group of locals and by immersing myself Rachael Labes ’20, Undeclared in conventionally scenic regions in Lekhnath Advisor: Panagiotis Metaxas, Computer Science From Foreign Policy to Hummingbirds and Surkhet, I researched what it means to This summer, I spent three weeks volunteering at SCI 104 live in a rural agrarian village in a developing a refugee camp in northern Greece. Our focus was country so steeped in both nature and poverty. to teach classes, mainly theatre, dance, art, and Rebuilding an Island’s Environmental Also underscored in this research were issues English. When we weren’t teaching classes, we Legacy: a Summer in Vieques, Puerto Rico pertaining to the romanticization of rural areas by worked in the warehouse, distributing clothing Zoe Borghard ’18, Biological Sciences affluent people, the misunderstood relationship and food to nearby camps. This experience was Advisor: Amanda McCarthy, Chemistry between local people and their environment, significant for me because it truly put everything This past summer, I was funded by the and the complicated relationship between local into perspective. It changed the way I look at environmental conservation and policy development and environmental conservation. my role, and Wellesley’s role, in affecting social internships program to travel to a small island change. I’m committed to social activism and off of Puerto Rico called Vieques. There, I Hummingbird Research and Beyond: justice now more than ever, and I hope those who worked at the local Historical and Conservation My Experience at the Rocky Mountain attend my presentation will learn more about the Trust to help educate tourists and local families Biological Laboratory complex details of the refugee crisis in Greece, as about protecting the environment. Vieques was Irina Chen ’18, Biological Sciences well as the ways in which grassroots organizations occupied by the US Navy from early World War Advisor: Jaclyn Matthes, Biological Sciences function alongside NGOs to effect positive II until very recently, meaning much of the island For the past two summers, I conducted research change. I hope to share stories of people I met is suffering from remnants of bombs and other on broad-tailed hummingbirds at the Rocky and inspire others to engage in this sort of work, military pollution. Environmental protection, as Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) in both locally and abroad. a result, has become a highly political and social Gothic, Colo. In a lab, I helped tackle the matter, relatively unknown to the rest of the question: What are the factors that help maintain world. My work on Vieques was interdisciplinary the bill shape of broad-tailed hummingbirds over and emphasized the many areas of education and evolutionary time? RMBL is a unique community social justice that must be brought together for where students, professors, biologists, artists, real environmental policy change. As a senior and everyday citizens come together to answer biology student looking toward the future, scientific questions. While studying broad- session iv the tanner conference 47 tailed hummingbirds, I realized the necessity Life and Legacy: Reflections from Post- with few to no affordable filtration options has (and power) of intra- and interdisciplinary Genocide Rwanda inspired me, shaping my goals and drawing me collaboration in biology. My liberal arts Zilpa Oduor ’18, International to work on development, public health, and the education at Wellesley has been integral to how I Relations–Economics environment. Through my presentation I hope conducted my research at RMBL, as well as how I Advisor: Rebecca Gordan, Albright Institute for to educate my peers about water-related issues approached issues of diversity during and outside Global Affairs in Uttarakhand, share favorite experiences from of my field work. I hope that those who attend working on this project, and initiate discussion my presentation will learn how institutions like I did my study abroad in Rwanda in spring about our role, as global citizens and Americans, RMBL are important to effectively answering 2017 focusing on post-genocide restoration and in international development. unknown scientific questions and to fostering peacebuilding. While there, I had the chance to discuss with various stakeholders the direction a sense of appreciation and wonder for the Geohazards, Resource Management, and they would like to see the country move in in environment around us! Community Growth in Nepal order to overcome its brutal history. After the program, I decided to stay and intern with the Clara Cogswell ’18, Classical Civilization Making the Implicit Explicit: Addressing Institute of Policy Analysis and Research-Rwanda and Geosciences Racism in Public Health (IPAR-Rwanda), a nonprofit, independent think Advisor: Daniel Brabander, Geosciences, Frost Dominique Lafontant ’19, Women’s and tank that seeks to influence leaders to implement Professorship in Environmental Science Gender Studies public policies informed by independent research. I spent seven weeks this summer in Nepal taking Advisor: Irene Mata, Women’s and Gender This presentation will focus on how my time at part in a program called “Geoscience in the Studies, Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate IPAR-Rwanda gave me the chance to reflect on Himalaya” conducted by SIT Study Abroad. This Professorship in the Humanities questions of African resilience, self-reliance, and talk will be an overview and reflection of my This summer, I focused on offering sexual health reform (so often overshadowed by images of war, experiences with geohazards in Nepal. I will begin education for patients at the South Jamaica Plain corruption, and poverty) and who we vilify and by introducing and explaining the concept of Health Promotion Center, serving predominantly who we praise. geohazards, and discussing why Nepal is an ideal Latinx and Black communities. While I gained setting in which to study geohazard mitigation. experience in teaching sex ed to a variety of I will give a brief overview of my case study in communities, I learned much more about how groundwater resource distribution, management, an individual’s health is as related to their diet Technology, Innovation, and sanitation, and discuss its broader as their skin color. I had previously considered and Education implications. I will conclude with a reflection and understood many of the ways in which race Wellesley Brings Water to the World on my time in Nepal and how my experiences affects health outcomes. However, working at my SCI 396 shaped the way I viewed the tragedy I returned to internship forced me to consider the subtler ways in my hometown, Houston, Texas. that racism can operate, even with well-meaning Assessment of Viability of a Low-Cost Xylem health professionals, and the importance that Water Filter in Uttarakhand, India Addressing Water Scarcity through naming a system like racism and its products Caroline Morris ’18, Biological Sciences Innovative Engineering and Community means for an individual’s health. My presentation Advisor: Amy Banzaert, Extradepartmental Partnerships in Cabo Verde will engage with difficult questions, including, I conducted an assessment of drinking water Kate Hansen ’19, Geosciences and Spanish; Brianna how are inequities reproduced and normalized in needs and water filter usage in villages in Love ’19, Architecture our health system? How does understanding those Uttarakhand, India, working with MIT D-Lab Advisor: Amy Banzaert, Extradepartmental inequities help us to reconsider what good health research associate Megha Hegde and two graduate In the summer of 2017, a five-person team from care means? students from Nanital, India. The findings will Wellesley College and the University of Cabo help D-Lab introduce a low-cost water filter made Verde collaborated to address water strain in with xylem, which can be produced using pine Santiago, Cabo Verde. Through the internship, trees and has been proven to filter out all bacteria we produced the Ouriço Water Sensor System: a and protozoa, giving it the potential to be highly prototype that records key data (water level and affordable to the poorest households and help quality) from a water reservoir and sends it in tremendously in combating waterborne disease. real time to a user-friendly web application. In The project’s potential to benefit many families 48 wellesley in the world session iv addition to maturing our engineering-related skill From Apple to Facebook: Internships in their roles despite limitations as rising sets, this experience taught us the importance at Large Tech Companies (Panel) sophomores. Students on this panel worked at a of developing community partnerships and SCI 261 diverse set of organizations, including Putnam approaches to responsible development through Investments, Radial Analytics, Girls Who Code, Internships at Large Tech Companies a research lens. Throughout our work, we were and Microsoft. Hannah Murphy ’19, Computer Science; Jesslyn intentional in learning about the country’s history, culture, and language. This experience informed Tannady ’18, Computer Science and Media Arts and Sciences; Pet Ramanudom ’18, Computer Wellesley Computer Science at Large our career ambitions, re-energized our passion for Universities (Panel) languages, and sensitized us to water concerns. Science and Women’s and Gender Studies; Andrea SCI 380 Presentation attendees will learn about Ouriço, Jackson ’18, Computer Science; Cecellia Tsui ’18, its technical structure, and how engineering and Computer Science CS Beyond the Bubble: Computer Science social awareness can be explored simultaneously. Advisor: Christine Bassem, Computer Science Research at Large Universities For many students interested in technology Jessica (Jess) Abramson ’19, Computer Science and Leveraging a Tech Internship into a and beginning their college experience, it can Psychology; Valerie Zhao ’18, Computer Science and Fulltime Position (Panel) be difficult to find internships. Applications Neuroscience; Beryl Larson ’19, Economics SCI 270 and interviews can be confusing, and it’s hard Advisor: Eniana Mustafaraj, Computer Science to find the right fit. This panel will be made Leveraging a Tech Internship Each of these panelists spent the summer up of five current seniors and one junior who conducting computer science research at large Nina-Marie Amadeo ’18, Computer Science; found different summer opportunities at large universities, known as research experiences for Shannon Brown ’18, Computer Science; companies. Students in this panel will describe undergraduates (REU). Beryl Larson completed Marissa Okoli ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; their experiences at Apple, Microsoft, Google, an REU program focused in data science at Elif Samanci ’18, Computer Science and Amazon, and Facebook in software engineering UMass Amherst, where she worked with a Mathematics; Dorothy Sun ’19, Computer Science and user experience design roles. Panel members graduate student to reverse engineer database and Mathematics; Maja Susanna Svanberg ’18, will describe how their Wellesley educations queries based on user-provided examples. Jess Computer Science contributed to their internship experiences, Abramson spent the summer at the University of Advisor: Orit Shaer, Computer Science, Class of and what lessons they’re bringing back from Maryland working on a project applying game 1966 Associate Professorship their summers. theory to betting on Final Jeopardy! Meanwhile, This past summer, the six of us interned at Valerie Zhao helped design and implement the technology companies across the country. Though First-Year Tech Internship Crash effect system for a research language at Carnegie our roles ranged from software engineer to Course (Panel) Mellon University’s Institute for Software technical writer at both tech giants and smaller SCI 256 Research. In this panel, we’ll be talking about entities, we found common ground in the fast- what we learned about the research process, Sarah Yan ’20, Undeclared; Annabel paced and ever-changing nature of our jobs. the challenges we encountered, and how our Rothschild ’20, Undeclared; Lauren Luo ’20, Along with detailing our average days, we will backgrounds at Wellesley prepared us to succeed Undeclared; Anah Lewi ’20, Computer Science; discuss how to best leverage a tech internship in these experiences. Meha Ahluwalia ’20, Undeclared into a full-time position, how to utilize company resources efficiently and effectively, and how Advisor: Jean Herbst, Computer Science Empowerment and Change through to navigate the corporate world coming from a Finding summer opportunities in tech after Education Technology place as supportive as the Wellesley computer a student’s first year can be extraordinarily Magdalena Sowder ’18, Media Arts and Sciences; science department. Join us as we delve into the challenging. Besides having to navigate resumes Yuna Gan ’20, Undeclared; Jamie Yip ’18, exciting, empowering, and impactful world of the and complicated application processes, students Computer Science and History American tech industry! must also find opportunities that match their Advisor: Franklyn Turbak, Computer Science level of technical knowledge. In this panel, five sophomores, who each finished their first year This summer, we worked on two programs at with a different level of technical experience, will MIT, both of which aim to democratize software explain how they found the right opportunities. development by empowering all people to The students will also discuss how they succeeded create apps and games. We studied blocks-based

session iv the tanner conference 49 languages which provide a quick first step to learning how to code while also giving users the ability to create complex programs in a short amount of time. Through our experience at MIT, we learned more about the field of education technology and, through our small, tight-knit labs, were able to interact directly with those doing leading research in their field. Through our projects, we worked on making the programs more accessible to all students and empowering them to create meaningful, useful products, which becomes a way to incite change in communities and schools.

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The Tanner Conference provides students the opportunity to learn about Wellesley’s international study, internship and grant, and fellowship programs through presentations, panels, and roundtables.

International Study The Wellesley College Office of International Study provides advice and support for Wellesley students who elect to study in a foreign country for a semester or an academic year. Each year, almost half of the junior class pursues academic course work internationally for at least one semester. Of those, about a third enroll in one of Wellesley’s international study or exchange programs in Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom. The remainder enroll in one of more than 150 approved programs or direct-enrollment options. All students considering international study during their junior year should begin the process early in their sophomore year.

Internships and Grants Wellesley College supports a large and diverse number of summer internships and community service projects in the US and around the world. This summer, more than 300 students participated in internship programs in over 45 countries.

Fellowships Wellesley College offers fellowships for graduate study or research that are open to graduating seniors and Wellesley alumnae. Each year, the College supports approximately 40 women in both national and international programs of study or research. In addition, faculty committees assist candidates in applying for national fellowships, such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, and Goldwater.

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Middlebury/Wellesley-in-Chile (Chile) or the sciences at Aix-Marseille Université, experience as well as a course on European Wellesley students can study either at the political and social sciences at the Institute of healthcare that includes field trips to other Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago Political Studies (Sciences Po), or program- sites in Germany and Europe. or the Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. organized courses in French language and Wellesley-in-Akureyri (Iceland) Students take four courses at one of these art history. Housing options include home- In Wellesley’s fall semester program at two universities. Courses are available in stays with French hosts or a single room in a University of Akureyri in Northern Iceland, all areas of the liberal arts curriculum. private student residence hall. Group activities participants study a variety of subjects with Native instructors work one-on-one with include day trips in Provence, a weekend in courses taught in English, live in a vibrant and students to develop advanced levels of another region, and cultural events in Aix. fun college town, and experience the stunning language proficiency in the four areas of Students are encouraged to pursue volunteer beauty of Iceland—including the northern speaking, listening, reading, and writing opportunities and participate in local clubs lights. The program also includes a week at as defined by the American Council on the and activities, and they receive assistance from Skalanes Research Station in East Iceland. Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) permanent onsite staff in Aix. Proficiency Guidelines and carry out an Wellesley College–FLAME University Middlebury/Wellesley-in-Berlin (Germany) original small-scale sociolinguistic study as Exchange (India) Wellesley College’s Department of German part of the program’s core course. While in Wellesley students may spend a semester or sponsors a junior year abroad program at Chile, students are encouraged to connect year at FLAME University, a private university the Freie Universität in Berlin, hosted by to a specific societal need through volunteer in Pune, India. FLAME is the pioneer of Middlebury College. The program offers opportunities in order to devote their energies liberal education in India, offering a variety academic-year and spring-semester options and passions toward addressing that need of humanities and social science courses that allow students in almost all majors in ways that promote sustainability and in English. FLAME’s innovative Discover to pursue their academic interests. A social justice. India program enables students to work in resident director and tutors assist students multidisciplinary groups of 10 to 12 students Wellesley-in-Aix (France) with integration into university life. The to design and carry out a research project over Wellesley-in-Aix is an immersion program in opportunity to participate in internships the course of the fall semester, culminating in Provence that offers students an opportunity at various political, cultural, and social a 10-day self-designed study tour to a different to improve their language skills and institutions is a feature of the program. region of India. Students participating in the experience French life and culture through Internship stipends are made available by the spring semester exchange start with the study studying alongside French peers and living Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 International tour and participate in follow-up activities with French hosts in a lively university city Internship Fund, with an application through including written reports, documentaries, and and region renowned for its natural beauty. Career Education. a campus wide presentation. The program is open to women and men, Wellesley-in-Bremen (Germany) and its small size (20 to 25 participants ECCO: Eastern College Consortium This English-taught program with a STEM per semester) can accommodate individual Bologna (Italy) focus is hosted by Jacobs University, interests and needs. The program begins with Vassar College, Wellesley College, and Germany’s premier private institution. The fall a pre-session in Paris that includes guided Wesleyan University offer a study abroad semester pre-health track is led by a Wellesley tours of museums, neighborhoods, and program at the University of Bologna in College faculty member and includes historical sites. Once in Aix, students with Italy. The program is committed to the opportunities for a clinical internship or lab diverse majors may take courses in humanities highest academic standards and to providing

the tanner conference 55 opportunities for students to develop their PRESHCO: Programa de Estudios studies. Students have the opportunity to take knowledge of Italian language and culture Hispánicos en Córdoba (Spain) advantage of the institute’s academic offerings in one of the oldest and most prestigious This Wellesley-Smith program, founded while living in a city that is host to many academic environments in Europe. in 1981, offers students an opportunity to international organizations, non-governmental Undergraduates wishing to study humanities, strengthen their acquisition of the Spanish organizations, and diplomatic missions that social sciences, and sciences may enroll for language while fostering an appreciation of are working to address the most pressing the fall or spring semesters or for the full Spanish history and culture through studies global challenges. academic year. Students who have at least in a variety of disciplines. The PRESHCO an intermediate knowledge of Italian will be program is designed not only for Spanish able to complete regular university courses at majors but for anyone wishing to develop the University of Bologna, as well as courses fluency in Spanish for future professional in Italian language and culture offered by endeavors. Academic study centers on courses the program. The program accepts no more taught by regular faculty from the Universidad than 35 students per semester from the three de Córdoba, but developed to address the consortial institutions and from other colleges requirements of American universities and and universities in the US. The first segment colleges; the program also offers direct of the ECCO experience for the fall and matriculation at the Universidad de Córdoba. yearlong students consists of a full-immersion Course offerings are extensive, both in terms language and culture program offered in of PRESHCO courses and general university Lecce during the month of August. The Lecce offerings, and range from the fine arts to session is mandatory for students with fewer environmental sciences and engineering, from than four semesters of Italian, and optional, comparative law and politics to seminars in but highly recommended, for those with four literature and film. Students are housed with semesters or more. Spanish host families. A variety of planned excursions complements and enhances the Wellesley/Middlebury in Tokyo (Japan) program of study. Wellesley has partnered with Middlebury to provide students with a fall semester Graduate Institute of International linguistic and cultural immersion opportunity Development Studies Joint BA/MA at International Christian University in the (Switzerland) suburbs of Tokyo. Students take intensive Wellesley College and the Graduate Institute Japanese language courses, a cultural portfolio of International and Development Studies course, a community engagement course, a in Geneva have established a program for four-week full-time internship at the end of Wellesley students to earn both a Bachelor the regular ICU semester, and earn credit of Arts degree from Wellesley and a Master by completing an independent study project of Arts degree from the Graduate Institute overseen and evaluated by a Wellesley College in five years. The Geneva Institute has a faculty member. longstanding reputation for its excellence in international affairs and development

56 wellesley in the world INTERNSHIPS AND GRANTS PROGRAMS

Albright Institute for Global Affairs Albright Institute for Global Affairs and the The Beth Langerman Friedman ’82 Endowed Wellesley Centers for Women. Fund for Internships The Albright Institute for Global Affairs This fund supports internships within the recently completed its eighth successful The Bernstein Endowed Internship Fund US, fulfilling the requirements laid out by the year. In January 2017, 40 Albright Fellows This fund was established through the Albright Institute for Global Affairs. participated in an intensive Wintersession generosity of Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 and program. During the summer of 2017, the provides summer internships for students The Sandra Polk Guthman Endowed Fund Albright Fellows pursued internships around who are Albright Institute for Global for Internships the globe. A combination of new and existing Affairs Fellows. This fund supports internships for students who are Albright Institute for Global internship opportunities allowed the students The Class of 1959 Endowed Fund Affairs Fellows. to apply what they learned to their work in for Internships the field. The following donors have made This fund provides internships for students The Maryam Homayoun-Eisler Endowed endowed gifts to support the internships of who are Albright Institute for Global Fund for Internships Albright Fellows: Affairs Fellows. This fund supports internships for students Anchor Point Internships in who are Albright Institute for Global Affairs The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Global Leadership Fellows, with a preference for students Endowed Fund for Internships These internships were established through participating in internships in arts and This fund supports domestic internships for the generosity of Amy Batchelor ’88 and Brad cultural organizations that foster cross- students who are Albright Institute for Global Feld. Wellesley College students undertake cultural understanding through the arts or Affairs Fellows. 10-week summer internships in programs organizations focused on the Middle East that foster their connections to the global The Sandra Brown Eakins ’59 Endowed or Russia. Fund for Internships community and encourage their global The Mary Sidell James ’65 Endowed Fund This fund is used to provide summer leadership skills and activities. Anchor Point for Internships internship placements have been available internships for students who are Albright This fund provides summer internships in a number of countries, including Cabo Institute for Global Affairs Fellows. to students who are Albright Institute for Verde, Prague, and Turkey, for students from The EFW Memorial Fund for Internships Global Affairs Fellows, with a preference for a variety of academic backgrounds. Internship This fund supports internships for students international internships. sites have included a foundation dedicated to who are Albright Institute for Global Affairs young women’s scientific and technological The Dorothy Chao Jenkins ’68 Endowed Fellows, with a preference that recipients education, an organization helping those Fund for Internships be American students who have not had a displaced by the crisis in Syria to rebuild their This fund provides summer internships significant chance to travel and/or study lives, and a local women’s NGO working to students who are Albright Institute for abroad. to improve economic and social conditions. Global Affairs Fellows, with a preference for These diverse projects enable students to Amelia C. Fawcett ’78 Endowed Fund international internships. for Internships encounter the creative dynamism and The Susan Saltzbart Kilsby ’80 Endowed This fund is used to provide international humanity existing throughout the world. Fund for Internships internships for students who are Albright The Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos ’79 Endowed This fund provides summer internships Institute for Global Affairs Fellows. Fund for Internships for students who are Albright Institute for This fund supports internships with preference Global Affairs Fellows, with a preference for for international students and students who experiences outside the US. help enhance the collaboration between the

the tanner conference 57 The Emily Cohen Wellesley Hive with one another, staff, and Environmental Policy and MacFarquhar ’59 Internship for alumnae around the world. Conservation Internships International Journalism Fund Since its inception in 2014, this program has The internship team stewards the relationships This fund was established to encourage and provided unique internship experiences within with host organizations to ensure consistent support Wellesley College students who the US and, now, abroad. These internships interaction and quality of experience, have demonstrated an interest in journalism immerse students in the interactions between facilitating a wide range of unique experiences or photojournalism. The stipend provides society and the environment through and easing the transition to the workplace. recipients with the opportunity to learn experiences in fieldwork, policy making, Relationships exist with partners across the about journalism through an internship at an research, conservation, and sustainability US and in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. international news organization or to travel in education. Interns develop critical thinking, order to document a foreign culture outside American Cities Program problem framing, and problem-solving skills the US. This program translates the Wellesley liberal in response to the environmental issues arts education into action by providing interns championed by the host organizations. MasterCard Microfinance Internships with an intensive, career-related experience. This fund supports Wellesley students working Global Citizenship Program Through identified placements in major in nonprofit microfinance organizations all Regardless of her country of origin, every metropolitan areas across the US, students over the world. Interns are exposed to the Wellesley student should consider herself a are introduced to urban society and culture. process of connecting low-income individuals citizen of the world. The world population Students join private, public, and nonprofit with capital and new business opportunities. is anticipated to rise to 8 billion people by organizations, identifying alumnae mentors Preference for these awards is given to students 2025, with a majority of people living in when possible. Through their internships, participating in the Albright Institute for emerging or developing countries in Asia students become familiar with professional Global Affairs. and Africa. With this demographic shift, responsibilities, create networks for future the importance of developing culturally The Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Internship Fund employment, and learn the importance competent leadership will be critical to This fund supports a domestic internship for of cultivating relationships with diverse the overall success of organizations and an Albright Institute for Global Affairs Fellow teams, all while exploring the cultural and communities around the world. Through full- during the summer. contemporary significance of urban spaces in time, immersive placements with international the US. Wellesley Career Education partners, students in all majors gain exposure Internship Programs Biomedical Research and Health Internships to a variety of cultures, languages, and Developed to expose our pre-health students organizational models; experience with Wellesley Career Education utilizes a hybrid to professional research opportunities, this different cross-cultural levels of interaction; cohort model for its internship programs, program provides an opportunity for students recognition of their own ethical viewpoint where students first engage on campus to learn skills related to healthcare research. and sensitivity as community members and together in an orientation meeting and an The interns work with a mentor to conduct emerging leaders in practical decision-making array of workshops before embarking on basic research in a laboratory or to contribute skills; and self-inquiry around cultural placements that are diverse in both geographic to the development of a research effort. The intelligence and dynamic competencies location and industry exposure. Small interns are expected to become familiar through both work and life experiences. numbers in each program cohort encourage with the research approaches used by their high-level interaction and independently The Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Summer mentors. At the mentor’s discretion, students driven learning. Throughout the summer, Internships in Asia may develop a specific project within the students work asynchronously around a This program aims to prepare students research team, have shadowing opportunities common theme through reflection activities, for lives and careers in a globalized world. with a health professional, and interact challenges, and self-assessments, and through Through internships in East Asian business, with patients and their families through both guided and informal discussions on The government, and nonprofit organizations, volunteer experiences. students gain a knowledge of local business and cultural norms that informs their

58 wellesley in the world liberal arts education and prepares them for learn more from those courses because of outside the US in for-profit and nonprofit professions in an interconnected world. The the perspective and experience they have organizations. Preference is given to program, which has sponsored internships in acquired in their internship work, and become internships in Asia. China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and South more competitive candidates for future Class of 1962 Student Internship Fund Korea, was established in 1999 with a grant opportunities in their chosen career paths. This fund, part of the Women in Government from the Henry Luce Foundation and builds Carolyn Shaw Bell Internship Fund awards, provides stipends for students on ties between Wellesley College and Asia This fund encourages and supports pursuing a summer internship with a woman that date from the late nineteenth century. sophomores and juniors seeking internship in a governmental position in the US at the Lumpkin Summer Institute for experience in business or economics. This local, state, or national level or in a local, state, Service Learning program provides stipends for internships in or national setting for women in government. This institute helps Wellesley students build nonprofit or for-profit organizations. Class of 1969 Community Service the foundation of skills necessary for future The Harold B. Black and Barbara J. Internship Fund positions in the human services nonprofit Sherlock ’72 Pacific Rim Endowed This fund provides a summer stipend that sector, a field responsible for major economic, Internship Fund supports student involvement in community health, and education policy throughout the This fund supports student internships in service and encourages community service country. A program designated for rising and about the Pacific Ocean and Pacific Rim as a lifelong activity for Wellesley College juniors, student apply for summer internships cities, islands, nations, and peoples. Preference women. Placement must be with a nonprofit at Boston-area nonprofits. In addition to is given to students receiving financial aid. community organization. working at their internship placement site, students come together once a week for a Blessing Way Summer Public Service Class of 1989 Endowed Internship Fund seminar to discuss the history, challenges, Internship Fund This fund supports one student every summer and future of the human services nonprofit This grant supports a Wellesley College to experiment in her career choice and gain sector. Student learning and achievement student committed to making a difference valuable work experience in either a nonprofit is captured through collaboratively created in her community. It is designed for a or for-profit organization. Tanner Conference proposals, and, if selected, student who is interested in working with Fogarty Summer Internship Gift presented to the Wellesley community the a nonprofit or public service organization This fund supports a student to work as a following fall. While students decide the and in building a long-term commitment head educator, deckhand, and mate aboard theme or topic of their presentations, the to service. In addition, it supports students SoundWaters, an 80-foot, three-masted focus is to identify and creatively address a who show leadership potential in this area schooner docked in Stamford, Connecticut. programmatic or policy gap that impacted the or through past service work. The intern’s This “floating classroom” program offers a work of their nonprofit. project can focus on any important issue multidisciplinary environmental curriculum affecting a community, including youth, Wellesley Career Education Grant for children and adults in Westchester, the environment, education, healthcare, or Award Funds Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York, the arts. The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal and in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Barbara Bush Award for Volunteerism Internship Fund Educators live and teach aboard SoundWaters. This grant funds a student pursuing This fund has been established to encourage Margaret C. Gordon Law and Education a volunteer experience in disability and facilitate practical learning experiences Public Service Award services for the elderly or for young that will help Wellesley College students better This fund supports a Wellesley College children. The placement must be with a define their career choices and develop a more student committed to serving disadvantaged nonprofit organization. informed understanding of the challenges and communities through an unpaid summer rewards of such choices. It is hoped that as The Wei Fong Chu Chao Endowed Fund for internship in public-interest law and/or in a result of internship participation, students International Internships an urban public-school reform or support will make more effective course selections at This fund supports Wellesley College students program. The grant enables a student to take both the undergraduate and graduate levels, pursuing summer internship opportunities an unpaid internship to learn more about

the tanner conference 59 the legal and educational issues surrounding that encourage students to examine the MasterCard Microfinance Internships underserved urban communities. many facets of Jewish civilization through This fund supports Wellesley students working interdisciplinary study of Jewish religion, in nonprofit microfinance organizations all Susan Todd Horton 1910 Internship Fund history, philosophy, art, literature, social and over the world. Interns are exposed to the This fund supports Wellesley College students political institutions, and cultural patterns. process of connecting low-income individuals interested in seeking summer internships in Faculty in the Jewish Studies program with capital and new business opportunities. nonprofit and for-profit organizations. review applications. This fund also supports The O’Meara Family Student The Jeniam Foundation Internship Grant a placement with the Contemporary Jewish Internship Fund This grant supports students wishing to work Museum each year. This fund, part of the Women in Government in a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and Marian H. Littleford Endowed awards, supports a Wellesley College student protecting the environment. Internship Fund committed to making a difference in her The Lois Juliber ’71 Global Internship During this Wellesley College internship, state and/or local community by working MasterCard Fund students at The Vieques Conservation and directly with a woman involved in any aspect This fund supports internships focused in Historical Trust (VCHT) help advance of state or local government in the US. The microfinance, poverty alleviation, financial the organization’s mission of promoting stipend enables the student to take an unpaid literacy programs, community-based programs environmental stewardship and community internship and learn more about state or that promote financial empowerment, and activism. Vieques Island, twenty-one miles local government and the important role that youth learning. long and five miles wide, is located ten miles women play in the governmental process. off the eastern shore of Puerto Rico’s main Joan Freed Kahn ’51 Bequest for Public Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer ’59 Fund for island. The VCHT works to protect and Service Internships Humanities Summer Internships preserve local natural resources, including This stipend funds summer placements that Created to celebrate the value of humanities the most abundant bioluminescent bay offer direct student involvement in frontline fields, this fund supports internships for in the world. Interns contribute to the community service and that foster the spirit two students each summer. The spirit of implementation of several educational and of volunteerism. The applicant must intend the award is a commitment to developing research programs. This program is offered to pursue an experience in a nonprofit one’s individual talents, creativity, and self- every summer and in alternating years organization that involves a particular exploration, allowing humanities majors to for Wintersession. community, population, or issue related to a explore a wide variety of opportunities where personal interest or concern. Priority is given The Mollie Green Lumpkin ’25 Fund for they can translate their liberal arts education to applicants pursuing a full-time community Experiential Learning in Latin America into practice. service experience for the first time. This This fund supports Wellesley College The Barbara Scott Preiskel ’45 Endowed fund also supports one stipend with the students seeking summer internships in Fund for Internships Low Vision Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. This fund supports a student seeking an and grant supplementation to students with Preference will be given to students interested internship to develop her career goals. It demonstrated financial need. in working in environmental protection provides a stipend for any internship that is and preservation. Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 unpaid, full-time, and consistent with the Internship Fund The Lumpkin Family Internships for the applicant’s career interests. The internship This fund supports Wellesley College students Environment Fund may be with a nonprofit, for-profit, or public pursuing summer internships outside the US This fund encourages and supports Wellesley service organization in the US. in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. College students seeking summer internships Public Service Internship Fund in nonprofit organizations dedicated to Sherley Heidenberg Koteen ’40 Endowed This fund encourages and enables Wellesley preserving and protecting the environment. Internship Fund for Jewish Studies College students to use their talents and skills This fund provides support for either in public service. Each summer, it supports international or domestic internships students working full-time in nonprofit

60 wellesley in the world organizations that otherwise could not The Wellesley College Internship events, with opportunities to meet arts leaders employ them. Priority is given to applicants Grant Program throughout the region. whose work relates to young children and Established through the ongoing support Additional opportunities offered by the Davis their families, particularly those who are of several alumnae and their families, this include the Eleanor P. DeLorme Museum economically or otherwise disadvantaged. program provides funds to students working Internship and the Liliane Pingoud Soriano with domestic and international organizations. Raquet Family Foundation Curatorial Fellowship at the Musée du Awards are given to those demonstrating how The Raquet Family Foundation supports Louvre, Paris, an exchange program between they will apply their academic experiences students pursuing internships within the US. the Davis and the Musée du Louvre. Both are at Wellesley in furthering the goals of curatorial in focus and are made available to Beth K. Smith Internship in Public Service those organizations, as well as their own recent Wellesley College graduates through an This award provides students the opportunity career plans. application process. to experience work in the nonprofit sector, Oprah Winfrey Award for Volunteerism with the hope that they will continue in this Office of the Provost and Dean of This award provides a summer stipend for a field. In addition, it supports two placements the College student wishing to explore a volunteer position with Social Accountability International in with a nonprofit social service organization. The Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 Endowed New York City. The award honors the important connection Fund for International Internships The Helen Wallace Health Sciences between Oprah Winfrey’s speech at the This endowed fund supports Wellesley Internship Fund commencement of the class of 1997 and the students pursuing international internships. This fund supports an unpaid summer career Wellesley College motto, Non Ministrari sed This fund also provides grant supplementation development internship in a health profession, Ministrare. Each year, this award enables to those students with demonstrated with preference given to those interested in the a student to follow Ms. Winfrey’s example financial need. field of maternal and child health. of service. Wellesley Internships in Europe The Ted Wang Endowed Fund for Economics The Davis Museum and Established in 2009, the Wellesley Internships and Asia Cultural Center in Europe program provides an intensive, career-related internship in a student’s field of Established in 2015 through a joint gift by The Summer Fellowship Program at the interest. Among the available internships are the namesake donor and Lulu Chow Wang Davis Museum and Cultural Center ’66 (no relation), this fund supports students opportunities with The Peggy Guggenheim Each summer, a select group of Wellesley interested in pursuing internships where Collection in Venice, Italy; the Stiftung College students joins the Davis Museum they can gain exposure to the intersections Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany; and the staff for 10 weeks of hands-on professional of business, economics, and/or finance in globally recognized Universidad Internacional experience. This residential, paid, and East Asia. Menéndez Pelayo in Santander, Spain. The highly competitive opportunity ensures that Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 International Wellesley Serves! students earn marketable skills, gain broad Internships makes internship stipends exposure to museum operations, and acquire The Wellesley College motto, Non Ministrari available for these placements. sed Ministrare, underscores Wellesley’s an overview of the best museum policies and commitment to community service. Wellesley practices. The internship engages students Department of English and Career Education translates the motto with the collections and programs of one of Writing Program into action by providing opportunities for the most active academic museums in the US. Department of English and Writing Program direct service to others, and enables students Through focused work in one or more of the Summer Internships Davis departments, interns may undertake and alumnae to foster community and This fund supports several summer internships research, collections care, curatorial planning, embrace diversity through lifelong learning, with organizations involved in activities technology/social media support, and/or community involvement, civic engagement, related to publishing, literary research, and educational content development. Activities and global citizenship. journalism (or other media involving writing). also include field trips to museums and arts The department of English and writing program run the program collaboratively, the tanner conference 61 and financial support is jointly provided with institutions, scientific and medical institutes, Psychology Practicum Program Wellesley Career Education. and research groups in Washington. Eighteen This program allows students to gain hands- Department of French to 20 interns—who must be in their junior on experience in the field of psychology year—are selected without regard to academic and to acquire course credit through Michèle Respaut French House major. Each intern is provided a stipend their participation in unpaid internships. Fellows Program and housing. In addition to the internship All participants have an advisor in the This program funds students pursuing placement, the 10-week program involves psychology department who oversees their internships in a francophone country, in the weekly seminars and a mentor program with internship work through scheduled meetings. field of their choice. The program is open to the Wellesley Club of Washington. Wellesley The program is run by the department of junior-year French majors who have completed College’s department of political science has psychology, and the Office of the Provost a year or a semester of study in France through run this program since 1943. The program provides financial support. the Wellesley-in-Aix program. Priority will be is supported through the following endowed Department of Religion given to students who have spent the entire funds: Bertha S. Adkins ’28 Washington year in France. Internship Fund, Washington Summer Severinghaus Summer Internship Program in Ministry/Human Services in Memory of Department of German Internship Fund in Memory of Marguerite Stitt Church ’14, Alona Evans Scholarship Emmavail Luce Severinghaus ’22 Wellesley Internships in Berlin Fund for the Washington Internship Program, This program supports students who wish to Wellesley College’s department of German Sherley Heidenberg Koteen ’40 Washington pursue internships in ministry or undertake sponsors a junior year abroad program at Internship Fund, Anne Livingstone the study of religion and/or the role of the Freie Universität in Berlin, hosted by Williamson Quackenbos ’41 Memorial religion in society. Students may engage in Middlebury College. The opportunity to Fund, Laurence S. Rockefeller Fund, hands-on work or research through positions participate in internships at various political, Ruth Goldman Schapiro ’47 Washington with humanitarian or social action agencies, cultural, and social institutions is a feature of Internship Fund, and Washington Internship charitable or religious organizations, or policy- the program. Internship stipends are made Anniversary Fund. based institutes. Applications are reviewed by available by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis a department of religion committee. Department of Psychology ’28 International Internships. Department of Russian Studies Peace and Justice Studies Summer Internships in Psychology This program was developed to give students Wellesley in Russia The Class of 1950 Emily Greene Balch the opportunity to gain highly valuable Introduced in 2015, the Wellesley in Russia Internship Award clinical experience that helps them make program provides a fast-paced, immersive This fund supports one or more students informed career choices. Working in a experience living and working in Moscow, conducting a summer project that analyzes community-based agency sensitizes the a unique culture influenced by both Europe the ways injustice is linked to conflict. It students to issues of cultural diversity and and Asia. Students are exposed to Russian encourages the study of the relationships poverty, increasing their understanding society, business, and international relations among peace, justice, and social change. The of the bio-psycho-social model of mental through nongovernmental organizations project must include both analytical and disorders. Thus, the interns develop a deeper in philanthropy and policy research. experiential components. The Wellesley Class appreciation of the complex interface between Internship stipends are made available by the of 1950 funds the program. genetic makeup, psychological coping Kathryn Wasserman Davis ’28 International Department of Political Science strategies, and the larger sociocultural forces Internships with an application through determining how individuals negotiate the Wellesley Career Education. Washington Internship Program vicissitudes of life. The program is run by Wellesley Centers for Women This program provides an opportunity for a the department of psychology, and Wellesley funded summer internship in Washington, Career Education provides financial support. Through dynamic internships at the Wellesley DC. Students can seek placements from Centers for Women (WCW), Wellesley among the wide array of government offices, College students help drive social change public-interest groups, media and cultural 62 wellesley in the world through research and action programs that put women’s perspectives and experiences at the center of the inquiry. Work at WCW addresses three major areas: the social and economic status of women and girls and the advancement of their human rights in the US and around the globe; the education, care, and development of children and youth; and the emotional well-being of families and individuals. Department of Women’s and Gender Studies

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies offers a stipend to support one summer internship directly involving gender and social change. Applicants must secure their own internship, which may be anywhere in the world.

the tanner conference 63 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

For Wellesley College For Wellesley College Graduating Peggy Howard Fellowship in Economics Graduating Seniors Seniors and Alumnae This fellowship provides financial aid for Wellesley College students or alumnae Jacqueline Krieger Klein ’53 Fellowship in Anne Louise Barrett Fellowship continuing their study of economics. The Jewish Studies This fellowship supports graduate study economics faculty administers this fellowship This award encourages graduating seniors to or research, preferably in music, with an and may name one or two recipients, pursue further education in the field of Jewish emphasis on study or research in musical depending on the funding available. studies. Application information is available theory, composition, or the history of music from Professor Frances Malino, department of internationally or in the US. Edna V. Moffett Fellowship Jewish studies and history. This fellowship is for a young alumna, Margaret Freeman Bowers Fellowship preferably for a first year of graduate study Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Scholarship for This memorial fellowship supports a first year in history. Foreign Study of study in the fields of social work, law, public This scholarship is awarded to a member of policy, or public administration, including Alice Freeman Palmer Fellowship the graduating class who displays a desire for MBA candidates planning a career in the field This fellowship supports study or research learning and an ability to impart knowledge of social services. internationally or in the US The holder must to others. The scholarship will fund a year be no more than 26 years old at the time of Eugene L. Cox Fellowship of study at a foreign institution to pursue a her appointment and must remain unmarried This fellowship supports graduate study in specific subject that requires contact with throughout her tenure. medieval or Renaissance history and culture, foreign scholars, libraries, or other resources. internationally or in the US. Kathryn Conway Preyer Fellowship Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Traveling This fellowship supports advanced study Professor Elizabeth F. Fisher Fellowship Fellowship in history. This fellowship supports research or further This fellowship is awarded to a member of the study in geology or geography, including Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship graduating class who displays an interest in urban, environmental, or ecological studies. This fellowship supports study or research and an acceptance of others, and who displays Preference is given to applicants in the fields of in the fields of literature, political science, or the ethos of a Wellesley College education. geology and geography. social science. The fellowship will fund a year of purposeful international travel to explore a particular Ruth Ingersoll Goldmark Fellowship Harriet A. Shaw Fellowship interest, with the requirement that the This fellowship supports graduate study This fellowship supports study or research recipient not remain in the same area for more in English literature or composition or in in music, art, or allied subjects in the US or than two months. the classics. internationally. Preference is given to music candidates; undergraduate work in the history Trustee Scholarship Horton-Hallowell Fellowship of art is required of other candidates. This scholarship is awarded on a competitive This fellowship supports graduate study in basis to graduating seniors who are applying to any field, preferably for the last two years Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship graduate school. To be considered a candidate, of candidacy for the Ph.D. degree or its This fellowship supports a student taking a senior must apply for a Trustee Scholarship equivalent, or for private research of an up to a year to travel or study outside the or for any of the Wellesley College fellowships equivalent standard. US to benefit from the knowledge and for graduate study. The title “Trustee Scholar” understanding of a global education. Any is honorary. scholarly, artistic, or cultural purpose may

64 wellesley in the world be considered. Except under unusual and Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship at compelling circumstances, the committee in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan recent years has not chosen to fund formal Approximately one-half of the work in graduate study or Ph.D. dissertation research. this fellowship is with the National Palace Candidates must be at least 25 years old in the Museum Secretariat, where the recipient year they apply. writes, translates, and revises English documents for various departments. The other Maria Opasnov Tyler ’52 Scholarship in half of the fellow’s work is with one of the Russian Studies museum’s other departments. This scholarship is for graduate study in Russian studies. For Women Who Are Graduates of Any American Institution Sarah Perry Wood Medical Fellowship This fellowship supports the study of medicine Mary McEwen Schimke Scholarship at an accredited medical school approved by This scholarship provides a supplemental the American Medical Association. award to a candidate who is at least 30 years old and currently engaged in graduate study in Fanny Bullock Workman Fellowship literature and/or history. Preference is given to This fellowship supports graduate study in those who major in American studies. any field. M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley- Fellowship Yenching Fellowship Program This fellowship is intended for a candidate These fellowships are open to graduating studying medicine with a view to general seniors and alumnae in all majors. Chinese practice, not psychiatry. language proficiency is required only for the fellowship at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship at Chung Chi College, Hong Kong In this fellowship, time may be divided between helping to organize and promote English-language activities at Chung Chi College and serving as a teaching or research assistant for an academic department. Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowships at Ginling College, Nanjing, China In this fellowship, recipients teach four or five university-level English courses per semester, with office hours as needed.

the tanner conference 65 ALBRIGHT INSTITUTE WELLESLEY COLLEGE FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS SUPPORTED INTERNSHIP FELLOWS RECIPIENTS 2017 2017

WELLESLEY COLLEGE NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION RECIPIENTS RECIPIENTS AND NOMINEES 2016–2017 2016–2017

66 wellesley in the world ALBRIGHT INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS FELLOWS 2017

Nisreen S. Abo-Sido ’18 Lamisa Hossain ’17 Heather Orta-Olmo ’17 Victoria I. Angelova ’18 Julide E. Iye ’18 Yuanzhen Pan ’18 Faith Arimoro ’17 Basma R. Jaber ’18 Christina Phelps ’17 Abena Asare ’18 Catherine Johnson ’17 Mehak K. Sarang ’18 Lauren N. Bazley ’18 Selma B. Khalil ‘18 Rebecca Taylor ’17 Tiffany Chung ’17 Julie Kim ’17 Shreya Thatai ’17 Alexis Crayton ’17 Stephanie S. Kim ’18 Azalea Troche ’18 Shivani A. Dayal ’18 Amanda Kraley ’17 Tanvee Varma ’18 Ciaran Gallagher ’17 Kethural L. Manokaran ’18 Farida Virani ’18 Arela Haluci ’18 Jennifer Mou ’18 Noa A. Weinstein ’18 Siena H. Harlin ’18 Alondra Navarro ’18 Linda W. Zhou ’18 Amanda B. Hernandez ’18 Fani Ntavelou-Baum ’17 Amina Ziad ’17 Christina Holman ’17 Lillian C. Odekirk ’18 Ayeona A. Hopkins ’18 Zilpa A. Oduor ’18

the tanner conference 67 WELLESLEY COLLEGE SUPPORTED INTERNSHIP RECIPIENTS 2017

Career Education Global Engagement Paige A. Hauke ’19, Boston Children’s Hospital, Adeline H. Du Crest ’19, Center for Cross- Internship Programs Boston, MA Cultural Learning, Rabat, Morocco , Tufts Medical Center– , Operation ASHA, New American Cities Internship Program Lumi Kinjo ’19 Caroline R. George ’19 Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA Delhi, India Nicole E. Anderson ’18, Low Vision Center, Anran (Annie) Li ’18, Boston Children’s Darlene Harsono ’19, Sisters of the Holy Cross Bethesda, MD Hospital, Boston, MA Convent, Mungod, India Daniela P. Aspiazu ’19, National Endowment Sarah S. Moinuddeen ’19, Boston Children’s Daniela Kreimerman ’19, Fundación Poder for the Humanities, Washington, DC Hospital, Boston, MA Ciudadano, Buenos Aires, Argentina Emily K. Bader ’18, The Contemporary Jewish Charlotte R. Reed ’19, Brigham and Women’s Emma M. Magee ’19, Asociación de Parálisis Museum, San Francisco, CA Hospital–Department of Obstetrics and Cerebral y Otras Afecciones Similares Subha Baniya ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Gynecology, Boston, MA (ACPACYS), Córdoba, Spain Berkeley, CA Hope C. Schneider ’18, Boston Children’s Zoe A. Matticks ’18, Roots of Health, Zohal E. Barsi ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Hospital, Boston, MA Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; Berkeley, CA Mayla C. Thompson ’19, Boston Children’s The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Breslin S. Bell ’18, Robert Blackburn Hospital, Boston, MA Hanoi, Vietnam Printmaking Studio, New York, NY Cindy Y. Zhou ’20, Brigham and Women's Monica M. Naranjo DS’18, Programa de las Madelena H. Collins ’18, Social Accountability Hospital–Division of Rheumatology, Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, San Jose, International, New York, NY Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA Costa Rica Elinor R. R. Higgins ’18, Rush University Bridget A. Peak ’19, Parinaam Foundation, Medical Center, Chicago, IL Environmental Policy and Bengaluru, India Vipasana Karkee ’19, Women’s Foundation of Conservation Internships Silvia E. Pera ’18, E!State Liberi, Italy California, Oakland, CA Kiara D. Benac ’18, Department of the Lianet Rosado ’19, Observer Research Melise M. Knowles ’18, Women’s Foundation of Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Foundation, Mumbai, India California, Oakland, CA Compliance, Washington, DC Laura C. Scanlon ’19, Aga Khan Educational Debra Rowcroft ’19, Social Accountability Zoe W. Borghard ’18, The Vieques Conservation Services (AKES), Mumbai, India International, New York, NY and Historical Trust, Vieques, Puerto Rico Janjan Sun ’19, The Henry Jackson Society, Clare Salerno ’19, The Field Museum, Ariana Carter ’18, Coastal Conservation League, London, England Chicago, IL Charleston, SC Amelia Tam ’18, Fundación Poder Ciudadano, Arielle C. Schoen ’19, Legal Momentum– Isobel A. Rounovski ’19, Office of Massachusetts Buenos Aires, Argentina National Judicial Education Program, State Representative Denise Provost, Madeline C. Taylor, Stiftung Frauenkirche New York, NY Boston, MA Dresden, Germany Rachael S. Schwartz ’18, Observatorio Sarah M. Smith-Tripp ’19, Alberta Parks Hema Venkata ’19, Operation ASHA, New Instituto Cervantes, Harvard University, Ecology Department, Banff National Park, Delhi, India Cambridge, MA Alberta, Canada Liah L. Watt ’19, The School of St. Jude, Gabrielle R. Taylor ’18, EMILY’s List, Lucy A. Wanzer ’19, The Vieques Conservation Arusha, Tanzania Washington, DC and Historical Trust, Vieques, Puerto Rico Naomi L. Whitney-Hirschmann ’19, Anna M. Thompson ’18, Eastern Market Global Citizenship Program Entwicklungspolitisches Netzwerk, Corporation, Detroit, MI Aida L. A. Abou-Zamzam ’19, Operation Dresden, Germany Yuhan (Abby) Wu ’19, Office of Alameda ASHA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Rebecca A. Winterich-Knox ’18, The Peggy County Supervisor Wilma Chan, Oakland, CA Malak Alsayyad ’19, Center for Cross-Cultural Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy Biomedical Research and Learning, Rabat, Morocco The Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Health Internships Alexandra Beem ’18, Roots of Health, Internships in Asia Program Duong T. Doan ’19, Boston Children’s Hospital, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; Nathalie D. Bolduc ’19, Asian Rural Institute, Boston, MA The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Nasushiobara, Tochigi-ken, Japan Hanoi, Vietnam

68 wellesley in the world Emma S. Duncan ’19, Tokyo English Life Life Sitara A. Zoberi ’19, Boston Area Rape Crisis The Kathryn Wasserman (TELL), Tokyo, Japan Center, Boston, MA Davis ’28 International Research and Si Ru (Cissy) Hao ’19, Rogers Investment Development Fund for Students for Advisors, Tokyo, Japan Albright Institute for Global Affairs International Internships Molly Hoyer ’18, Asian Rural Institute, Supporting Internship Funds Ayeona Hopkins ’18, Nuqat, Kuwait Nasushiobara, Tochigi-ken, Japan Anchor Point Internships in City, Kuwait Anna C. Hunter ’19, ABC News Beijing, Global Leadership Selma Khalil ’18, Nuqat, Kuwait City, Kuwait Beijing, China Sabrina Leung ’18, Savantas Policy Institute, Cecilia Barreto ’20, University of Cabo Verde, So Jin Ki ’19, Haja Production School, Seoul, Hong Kong Praia, Cabo Verde South Korea Jennifer Mou ’18, City Weekend Newspaper, Aisha Lovise Maud Bornoe ’17, Lobkowicz Mayu M. Kikuchi ’18, Hong Kong Monetary Beijing, China Palace, Prague, Czech Republic Authority, Hong Kong Amina Ziad ’17, Clinique Medico-Chirurgicale Shivani Dayal ’18, Sisters of the Holy Cross Jiwon Lee ’19, Haja Production School, Seoul, Boukerrou, Constantine, Algeria South Korea Convent, Mainalli, India The Sandra Brown Eakins ’59 Endowed Xinyi (Sophie) Li ’19, Rogers Investment Kanika Gupta ’19, Shrirama Chandra Bhanj Advisors, Tokyo, Japan Medical College, Cuttack and Meerut, India Fund for Internships Hope E. Parker ’18, City Weekend, Kate Hansen ’19, University of Cabo Verde, Amanda Hernandez ’18, The Nature Beijing, China Praia, Cabo Verde Conservancy, Brisbane, Australia Sabrina A. Ruiz ’18, Kiyosato Educational Maria-Alejandra Jaramillo CE/DS, Catalytic Zilpa Oduor ’18, Institute of Policy Analysis and Experiment Project (KEEP), Yamanashi, Japan Communities, Rio de Janiero, Brazil Research(IPAR)-Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Vanessa E. Willoughby ’18, Elite Scholar of Amanda Kraley ’17, Alexander von The EFW Memorial Endowed Fund Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, China, Beijing, China for Internships Berlin, Germany Xiangyi (Christine) Yang ’19, China Market Ciaran Gallagher ’17, MONLAR (Movement Brianna Love ’19, University of Cabo Verde, Research Group, Shanghai, China for Land and Agricultural Reform), Colombo, Praia, Cabo Verde Sri Lanka Lumpkin Summer Institute for Jessica Santero ’17, Lobkowicz Palace, Prague, Service Learning Czech Republic The Maryam Homayoun-Eisler Sianna D. Casey ’19, Renewal House, Rebecca Taylor ’17, Sisters of the Holy Cross Endowed Fund for Internships Boston, MA Convent, Mainalli, India Lauren Bazley ’18, LM Village, Andravida, Catherine H. Gooding ’19, Economic Mobility Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos ’79 Endowed Greece Pathways, Boston, MA Sandra Polk Guthman ’65 Endowed Hawah M. Kallon ’19, Action for Boston Internship Fund Community Development, Boston, MA Faith Arimoro ’17, Women's Consortium of Fund for Internships Hayley A. Liebenow ’19, The Dimock Center, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria Siena Harlin ’18, MIT GOV/LAB, Mérida, Boston, MA Alondra Navarro ’18, Volunteers Peru, Yucatán, Mexico Rebecca T. Leu ’19, Primary Care Progress, Arequipa, Peru Stephanie Kim ’18, Sonja Kill Memorial Cambridge, MA Bernstein Endowed Internship Fund Hospital, Kampot, Cambodia Christina A. Okezie ’19, St. Stephen's B-SAFE Julide Iye ’18, SGDD-ASAM (Association for Amelia C. Fawcett ’78 Endowed Fund Program, Boston, MA Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants), for Internships Julia P. Renfroe ’19, Medical Legal Partnership, Istanbul, Turkey Arela Haluci ’18, United Nations Foundation, Boston, MA Class of 1959 Endowed Fund Washington, DC Esa Tilija ’19, Boston Community Capital, for Internships Boston, MA Beth Langerman Friedman ’82 Madeline R. Wood ’19, Irish International Nisreen Abo-Sido ’18, Azuero Earth Project, Endowed Fund for Internships Immigrant Center, Boston, MA Pedasi, Panama Basma Jaber ’18, National Democratic Institute, Michelle A. L. Yu ’19, Boston Area Rape Crisis Arthur Vining Davis Internship Fund Washington, DC Center, Boston, MA Alexis Crayton ’17, New Avenues to Independence, Cleveland, OH

the tanner conference 69 Mary Sidell James ’65 Endowed Fund Barbara Bush Award for Volunteerism Susan Todd Horton 1910 for Internships Anna R. Kennedy ’17, Executive Office of Elder Internship Fund Christina Phelps ’17, Mamelodi Initiative, Affairs, Boston, MA Francesca M. Korte ’18, Duke University Pretoria, South Africa Denessee Salto ’17, Fundación Síndrome de Department of Medicine, Division of Dorothy Chao Jenkins ’68 Down de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Nephrology, Durham, NC Sumaya A. Sheikh ’18, Healthy Androscoggin, Katherine L. Wang ’19, Harvard Legal Services Heather Orta-Olmo ’17, LM Village, Lewiston, ME Center, Jamaica Plain, MA Andravida, Greece The Wei Fong Chu Chao Endowed Chelsea A. Gell ’18, Peabody Essex Museum, The Emily Cohen Fund for International Internships Peabody, MA MacFarquhar ’59 Internship for Julia U. Deere ’18, The Rockefeller University, Jennifer Cho ’18, Korea Institute of Science and International Journalism Fund Laboratory of Neural Systems, New York, NY Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea Maya Nandakumar ’19, Individual Research, Anne C. Kim ’19, Korea Institute of Science and The Lois Juliber ’71 Global Internship Florence, Assisi, and Rome, Italy Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea MasterCard Fund The Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Emily Liao ’19, Korea Institute of Science and Aida L. A. Abou-Zamzam ’19, Operation Internship Fund Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea ASHA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mehak Sarang ’18, National Science Caiqin Zhou ’19, i-Select HR Consultancy, Caroline R. George ’19, Operation ASHA, New Foundation, Washington, DC Beijing, China Delhi, India The Susan Saltzbart Kilsby ’80 Class of 1962 Student Internship Fund Darlene Harsono ’19, Sisters of the Holy Cross Endowed Fund for Internships Gabriella L. Vesey ’19, Office of Congresswoman Convent, Mainalli, India Bridget A. Peak ’19, Parinaam Foundation, Sabrina Leung ’18, Savantas Policy Institute, Katherine Clark, Washington, DC Bengaluru, India Hong Kong Class of 1969 Community Service Lianet Rosado ’19, Observer Research Internship Fund Foundation, Mumbai, India Wellesley Career Education Grant Megan I. Abraca ’19, The Rutherford Institute, Laura C. Scanlon ’19, Aga Khan Educational Award Funds Charlottesville, VA Services (AKES), Mumbai, India The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Cassidy E. Jemo ’17, Gedakina, Amherst, MA Hema Venkata ’19, Operation ASHA, New Internship Fund Class of 1989 Endowed Internship Fund Delhi, India Esther A. W. Miller ’18, Massachusetts Yona E. Levin ’18, Laura Dail Literary Agency, Joan Freed Kahn ’51 Bequest for Public Department of Elementary and Secondary New York, NY Service Internships Education, Boston, MA Audrey Freeman ’51 Endowed Fund for Nicole E. Anderson ’18, Low Vision Center, Carolyn Shaw Bell Fund Students in Economics Bethesda, MD Shaina J. Ma ’18, Bates White, LLC, Keertana Anandraj ’18, Federal Layla K Anderson-Washington ’18, The Walker Washington, DC Communications Commission, School, Needham, MA Daniela P. Aspiazu ’19, National Endowment The Harold B. Black and Barbara J. Washington, DC for the Humanities, Washington, DC Sherlock ’72 Pacific Rim Endowed Fogarty Summer Internship Gift Emily K. Bader ’18, The Contemporary Jewish Internship Fund Zoe W. Borghard ’18, The Vieques Conservation Museum, San Francisco, CA Alexandra Beem ’18, Roots of Health, and Historical Trust, Vieques, Puerto Rico Subha Baniya ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; Margaret C. Gordon Law and Education Berkeley, CA The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Public Service Award Zohal E. Barsi ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Hanoi, Vietnam Caitlin R. McCarey ’17, US Attorney’s Office, Berkeley, CA Blessing Way Summer Public Service District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE Breslin S. Bell ’18, Robert Blackburn Fund of 1993 Zichun (Michelle) Wang ’18, Rubin and Printmaking Studio, New York, NY Christy Bae ’19, WhiteBox, New York, NY Ulrich, LLC, Newton, MA Marissa M. Bennett ’19, Alternatives for Chloé A. Kolbet ’18, Jewish Vocational Services, Communities and Environment, Boston, MA Boston, MA Grace K. Bernard ’18, RefugeeOne, Chicago, IL

70 wellesley in the world Mieke A. Bovbjerg ’19, The Plummer Home, Lucia Tu ’19, Riverside Community Care, Sherley Heidenberg Salem, MA Newton, MA Koteen ’40 Endowed Internship Fund Duong T. Doan ’19, Boston Children’s Hospital, Jane E. Vaughan ’18, “On the Media,” for Jewish Studies Boston, MA New York, NY Emily K. Bader ’18, The Contemporary Jewish Jacquelyn E. Floyd ’19, The Walker School, Hyun-Soo (Grace) Woo ’20, Citizens’ Alliance Museum, San Francisco, CA Needham, MA for North Korean Human Rights, Seoul, Samantha L. Lanevi ’18, Leo Baeck Institute, Paige A. Hauke ’19, Boston Children’s Hospital, South Korea New York, NY Boston, MA Yuhan (Abby) Wu ’19, Office of Alameda Diane Schrenzel ’20, Diarna, Boston, MA Elinor R. R. Higgins ’18, Rush University County Supervisor Wilma Chan, Oakland, CA Laurel Stickney ’20, Diarna, Boston, MA Medical Center, Chicago, IL Cindy Y. Zhou ’20, Brigham and Women's Marian H. Littleford Endowed Vipasana Karkee ’19, Women’s Foundation of Hospital–Division of Rheumatology, California, Oakland, CA Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA Internship Fund Lucy A. Wanzer ’19, The Vieques Conservation Lumi Kinjo ’19, Tufts Medical Center– Kilsby South Africa Internship Gift Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA and Historical Trust, Vieques, Puerto Rico Malak Alsayyad ’19, Center for Cross-Cultural Anran (Annie) Li ’18, Boston Children’s Learning, Rabat, Morocco The Mollie Green Lumpkin ’25 Fund for Hospital, Boston, MA Adeline H. Du Crest ’19, Center for Cross- Experiential Learning in Latin America Ixchel I. Lopez ’19, Mexican American Legal Cultural Learning, Rabat, Morocco Daniela Kreimerman ’19, Fundación Poder Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA Rhoda K. Tano-Menka ’19, Cape Town Ciudadano, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sarah S. Moinuddeen ’19, Boston Children’s Immunology Lab, Cape Town South Africa Monica M. Naranjo DS’18, Programa de las Hospital, Boston, MA Liah L. Watt ’19, The School of St. Jude, Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, San Jose, Samantha Muller ’19, The Walker School, Arusha, Tanzania Costa Rica Needham, MA Amelia Tam ’18, Fundación Poder Ciudadano, Inga N. Piotrowska ’20, The Walker School, Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Buenos Aires, Argentina Needham, MA Internship Fund Lumpkin Family Internships for the Charlotte R. Reed ’19, Brigham and Women’s Sumurye K. Awani ’18, MovingAds, Hospital–Department of Obstetrics and Accra, Ghana Environment Fund Gynecology, Boston, MA Aida El Kohen ’19, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Amaya V. Allen ’18, Department of Biological Lauren A. Rondestvedt ’18, The Walker School, Paris, France Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Needham, MA Juyon Lee ’18, Haegue Yang Studio, Kiara D. Benac ’18, Department of the Debra Rowcroft ’19, Social Accountability Berlin, Germany Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and International, New York, NY Zoe A. Matticks ’18, Roots of Health, Compliance, Washington, DC Clare Salerno ’19, The Field Museum, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; Ariana Carter ’18, Coastal Conservation League, Chicago, IL The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Charleston, SC Hope C. Schneider ’18, Boston Children’s Hanoi, Vietnam Isobel A. Rounovski ’19, Office of Massachusetts Hospital, Boston, MA Ashley M. Peng ’19, China International State Representative Denise Provost, Arielle C. Schoen ’19, Legal Momentum– Capital Corporation, Hong Kong Boston, MA National Judicial Education Program, Bozena H. Scheidel ’18, Mosaic LGBT Youth Sarah M. Smith-Tripp ’19, Alberta Parks New York, NY Centre, London, England Ecology Department, Banff National Park, Rachael S. Schwartz ’18, Instituto Cervantes Anne Z. Schnitzer ’18, Liechtenstein Institute Alberta, Canada Observatorio, Harvard University, for Strategic Development, Berlin, Germany The O’Meara Family Student Cambridge, MA Janjan Sun ’19, The Henry Jackson Society, Internship Fund Gabrielle R. Taylor ’18, EMILY’s List, London, England Malinda Crowley ’19, US Department of Labor, Washington DC Ciara Wardlow ’19, London Film Academy, Women’s Bureau, Washington, DC Anna M. Thompson ’18, Eastern Market London, England Riann K. Tang ’19, Office of Massachusetts State Corporation, Detroit, MI Senator Cynthia Stone Creem, Boston, MA Mayla C. Thompson ’19, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

the tanner conference 71 The Barbara Scott Preiskel ’45 Madelena H. Collins ’18, Social Accountability Emily N. Moss ’19, New Economy Project, Endowed Fund for Internships International, New York, NY New York, NY Marissa C. Beyette ’19, Kneerim and Williams Emma D. Gellman ’19, Ellerby Laboratory, Daniela Ondraskova ’18, US House Committee Literary Agency, Boston, MA Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley for Foreign Affairs, Washington DC Carlyn E. Lindstrom ’17, Maven Pictures, College, Wellesley, MA Jessica L. Ostfeld ’20, Fred Hutchinson Cancer New York, NY Vipasana Karkee ’19, Women’s Foundation of Research Center, Seattle, WA California, Oakland, CA Sloane G. G. Rice ’18, US Department of Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer ’59 Fund for Melise M. Knowles ’18, Women’s Foundation of Commerce, Boston, MA Humanities Summer Internships California, Oakland, CA Elissa B. Schmiel ’19, Minnesota Institute of Kathleen E. Harrigan ’19, Frederick Fiona Lau ’19, Wapponi Productions, Kuala Art, Minnesota, MN Law Olmstead National Historic Site, Lumpur, Malaysia Laura E. Sheets ’19, US Department of State, Brookline, MA Lydia R. Mackay ’19, Irish International Washington, DC Alondra (Lark) A. Serna ’18, Photographer Immigrant Center, Boston, MA Madeline R. Warshaw ’18, Isabella Stewart Carlos Jiménez Cahua, New York, NY Debra Rowcroft ’19, Social Accountability Gardner Museum, Boston, MA Public Service Internship Fund International, New York, NY Michelle A. L. Yu ’19, Boston Area Rape Crisis Surisadi Aquit ’18, Cambridge Health Alliance– Alexandra R. Saueressig ’19, Minneapolis Office Center, Boston, MA Windsor Clinic, Cambridge, MA of Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minneapolis, MN Oprah Winfrey Award for Volunteerism Olivia A. Lafferty ’18, Rady Children’s Hospital, The Helen Wallace Health Sciences Prapti Koirala ’19, Massachusetts General San Diego, CA Internship Fund Hospital, Boston, MA Isabelle A. Nettere ’18, Lawyer’s Committee for Rachel E. Hale ’18, Edward M. Kennedy Isabella Narváez ’17, Seed Kit with The Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC Community Health Center, Worcester, MA Exploratory, Accra, Ghana Raquet Family Foundation The Ted Wang Endowed Fund for Alexa Riobueno-Naylor ’18, Multiservice Eating Disorder Association, Boston, MA Kyiah Ashton ’19, Killer Films, New York, NY Economics and Asia Annalee J. Beaulieu ’18, Vermont Attorney Shannon N. Kearney ’18, Japan-America General’s Office, Montpelier, VT Davis Museum Summer Society, Washington, DC Alison N. Draikiwicz ’18, Harvard Legal Internship Program Services Center, Jamaica Plain, MA The Wellesley College Internship (Internships took place on the Wellesley Michelle Lu ’18, Color Force, West Grant Program College Campus unless noted otherwise.) Hollywood, CA Alexandra V. Boles ’19, Sandra Day O'Connor Laura C. Maclay ’18, Department of Justice, Institute, Phoenix, AZ Curatorial Intern Public Integrity Section, Washington, DC Tashay R. K. Campbell ’18, New York County Kate Davies ’19, Majors: Art History and Natalia D. Marques ’19, Legal Services for District Attorney’s Office, New York, NY English, Hometown: Andover, MA Prisoners with Children, San Francisco, CA Lena P. Engbretson ’19, Office of Curatorial Intern Jenna I. Mulrenan ’18, Massachusetts Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Democratic Party, Boston, MA Washington, DC Melina Mardueño ’18, Major: Art History, Maryam Mustafa ’18, Asian American LEAD, Andrea L. H. Ferreira ’18, DOCOMOMO, Minor: Studio Art, Hometowns: Montebello, Washington DC Lisbon, Portugal CA/ Ontario, CA Faith E. Rankin ’19, The Grassroots Project, Grace M. Gilberg ’19, Brookings Institute, Curatorial Intern Washington, DC Washington, DC Jordan Mason Mayfield ’18, Major: Art History, Isaac J. Zerkle ’18, Second State Press, Jaekyung Ha ’18, Codi-M (Codify Medicine), Hometowns: Philadelphia, PA/Charlotte, NC Philadelphia, PA Seoul, South Korea Collections Management Intern Jasmine A. Kaduthodil ’18, McLean Hospital, Beth K. Smith Internship in Isabelle Raposo ’19, Majors: English and Belmont, MA Public Service Classics, Hometown: Chatham, NY Ilina S. Mitra ’18, Institute of International Subha Baniya ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Finance, Asia Pacific Department, Berkeley, CA Washington, DC Zohal E. Barsi ’19, YMCA Central Bay Area, Berkeley, CA

72 wellesley in the world Digital Marketing and Jane E. Vaughan ’18, “On the Media,” Amelia Tam ’18, Fundación Poder Ciudadano, Administration Intern New York, NY Buenos Aires, Argentina Remi Kobayashi ’19, Major: Psychology, Minor: Madeline C. Taylor, Stiftung Frauenkirche Computer Science, Hometowns: Yokohama, Office of the Provost and Dean Dresden, Germany Japan/Shanghai, China of the College Liah L. Watt ’19, The School of St. Jude, , Major: Media Arts and Arusha, Tanzania Grace Owen ’19 The Kathryn Wasserman Sciences, Hometown: Livonia, MI Naomi L. Whitney-Hirschmann ’19, Davis ’28 Endowed Fund for Entwicklungspolitisches Netzwerk, Education Intern International Internships Dresden, Germany Lisa Jenkins,’17, Major: Psychology, Hometown: Amelia M. Alvarez ’17, Universidad Rebecca A. Winterich-Knox ’18, The Peggy Madison, NJ Internacional Menéndez y Pelayo (UIMP), Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy Internship Coordinator Santander, Spain Catherine J. Woodhouse ’18, Department of Feliz Smith ’17, Major: Psychology, Minor: Alexandra Beem ’18, Roots of Health, State, US Embassy, London, England Economics, Hometown: Houston, TX Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Department of French Eleanor P. DeLorme Museum Intern Hanoi, Vietnam Ningyi Xi ’17, Former Curatorial Intern in Heankel Y. Cantu Oliveros ’18, Université Michèle Respaut French House 2015, Majors: Art History and Classical Laval, Quebec, Canada Fellows Program Civilization, Hometown: Hangzhou, China Cassandra A. Cronin ’19, E!State Liberis, Italy Elizabeth Taft ’18, American Library in Paris, Darlene Harsono ’19, Sisters of the Holy Cross Paris France Department of Art Convent, Mungod, India 2016 Grace Slack McNeil Student Rosamond E. Herling ’18, Andrei Bely Peace and Justice Studies Program Memorial Apartment, Moscow, Russia Internships, New England Arts and The Class of 1950 Emily Greene Balch Daniela Kreimerman ’19, Fundación Poder Architecture Program Internship Award Ciudadano, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kealani Finegan ’19, Ayer Mansion, Boston, MA Eunsaem (Alice) Lee ’18, Red Lighter Films, Soumaya Difallah ’20, Decolonizing Architecture Irene Galarneau ’19, Frederick Law Olmsted Berlin, Germany Art Residency, Bethlehem, Palestine National Historic Site, Brookline, MA Emma M. Magee ’19, Asociación de Parálisis Grace Hellstrom ’18, Historic New England, Cerebral y Otras Afecciones Similares Department of Political Science Boston and Haverhill, MA (ACPACYS), Córdoba, Spain Katherine Hobart ’20, Cambridge Historical Wellesley in Washington Zoe A. Matticks ’18, Roots of Health, Society, Cambridge MA Internship Program Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines; Heike Jacob ’17, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Emily J. Boyk ’18, Helping Individual The Partnership for Health in Vietnam, Development Corp., Boston, MA Prostitutes Survive (HIPS), Washington, DC Hanoi, Vietnam Brianna Love ’19, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Ivana Costro ’18, Embassy of Mexico, Monica M. Naranjo ’18, Programa de las Development Corp., Boston, MA Washington, DC Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, San José, Rosemary Dodd ’18, All Souls DC Unitarian, Costa Rica Department of English and Washington, DC Silvia E. Pera ’18, E!State Liberis, Italy Writing Program Georgiana Du ’18, WETA (Washington’s PBS Lianet Rosado ’19, Observer Research Grace Ballenger ’17, Slate, Washington, DC Station), Washington, DC Foundation, Mumbai, India Emerson Goldstein ’18, Public Broadcasting Marissa C. Beyette ’19, Kneerim and Williams Laura C. Scanlon ’19, Aga Khan Educational Literary Agency, Boston, MA System (PBS), Washington, DC Services (AKES), Mumbai, India Abigail E. Howard ’18, Office of Senator Jeanne Samantha M. English ’19, W. W. Norton and Katherine I. Schauer ’18, Department of State, Co., New York, NY Shahee, Washington, DC US Embassy, Paris, France Sonia A. Hupalo DS, New Economy Coalition Carlyn E. Lindstrom ’17, Maven Pictures, Temantimandze L. Shongwe ’20, World Vision New York, NY in partnership with Clean Energy Works, International, Mbabane, Swaziland Washington, DC Tiffani S. Ren ’19, W. W. Norton and Co., Janjan Sun ’19, The Henry Jackson Society, New York, NY Colleen S. Larkin ’18, National Archives, London, England Washington, DC

the tanner conference 73 Sarah K. Legried ’18, National Abortion Department of Psychology Department of Russian Federation, Washington, DC Summer Internships in Psychology Wellesley in Russia Anju Madhok ’18, The Sanctuaries, Layla K Anderson-Washington ’18, The Walker Rosamond E. Herling ’18, Andrei Bely Washington, DC School, Needham, MA Memorial Apartment, Moscow, Russia Sarah M. McBride ’18, Environmental Defense Jacquelyn E. Floyd ’19, The Walker School, Fund, Washington, DC Needham, MA Eliza D. McNair ’18, Library of Congress, Science Center Programs Samantha Muller ’19, The Walker School, Washington, DC The Buegeleisen Family MS Needham, MA Kit Mitchell ’18, National Council for Inga N. Piotrowska ’20, The Walker School, Undergraduate Research Fellowship Adoption, Washington, DC Needham, MA Matilde Borio’19, MIT Department of Lauren I. Mostrom ’18, Human Rights Lauren A. Rondestvedt ’18, The Walker School, Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA Campaign, Washington, DC Needham, MA Wellesley-CHOP Research Scholarship Raeesa Rane ’18, Inter-American Development Chelsea L. Roston ’19, The Walker School, Bank (IADB), Washington, DC in Child Neurology Needham, MA Heng (Amber) Qin ’18, Woodrow Wilson Gauri Gadkari ’18, Children’s Hospital of Lucia Tu ’19, Riverside Community Care, Center for International Scholars and National Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Newton, MA Bureau for Asian Research, Washington, DC Leah F. Schwartz ’18, The World Bank, Washington, DC Department of Religion Jessica Shin ’18, Judge Ann O’Regan Keary ’71, Emmavail Luce Severinghaus ’22 Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Summer Internship Program in Ministry/ Washington, DC Human Services Sydney Stewart ’18, National Urban League, Fatoumata Bah ’18, Islamic Cultural Center of Washington, DC New York, New York, NY Linda W. Zhou ’18, US Trade and Development Christine H. Kang ’20, Seed of Hope Language Agency (East Asia Division), Washington, DC Center, Tbilisi, Georgia

74 wellesley in the world WELLESLEY COLLEGE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS 2016-2017

Trustee Award Jacqueline Krieger Klein ’52 Fellowship Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Aisha Lovise Maud Bornoe ’17, in Jewish Studies Traveling Fellowship United Kingdom Naomi S. Smith ’17, Israel Amanda L. Kraley ’17, France, Japan, Norway, Dania Maray Figueroa ’17, United States Edna V. Moffett Fellowship South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom Eileen Wynne Rivera ’17, United States Amy Lynne Johnson ’17, United States Mary Elvira Stevens Gwendolyn Towers ’17, United States Zi Wei Alice Liao ’15, United States Traveling Fellowship Anne Louise Barrett Fellowship Alice Freeman Palmer Fellowship Eleanor Bastian ’06, Aruba, China, Germany, Pallas Catenella Riedler ’17, United States Wangui Kamonji ’13, United States Morocco, Norway Margaret Freeman Bowers Fellowship Laura Schlosberg ’09, Italy Kathryn Conway Preyer Fellowship Diana Zwang ’17, United States Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Wellesley- Catherine Ware Ferrari ’01, United States Eugene L. Cox Fellowship Yenching Fellowship Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship Adele Marie Watkins ’17, United States Catherine Mary Johnson ’17, Wellesley-Yenching Karen MacKenzie Scott ’13, United States Fellow at Ginling College, China Professor Elizabeth F. Fisher Fellowship M.A. Cartland Shackford Sarah Higgins Koenig ’17, Wellesley-Yenching Kathleen Kuo Chen ’17, United States Medical Fellowship Graduate Fellow at Ginling College, China Ruth Intersoll Goldmark Fellowship Katherine Davina Tran ’15, United States Christina Y. Ma ’17, Wellesley-Yenching Elizabeth Joy Wright ’13, United States Graduate Fellow at Chung Chi College, China Harriet A. Shaw Fellowship Emma Karen Stelter ’16, Wellesley-Yenching Horton-Hallowell Fellowship Angela May Yian Sun ’17, United States Fellow at Ginling College, China Emily Catherine Arauz ’16, Turkey Sarah Perry Wood Medical Fellowship Cordelia Zhong ’17, Wellesley-Yenching Mihaela Vladimirova Georgieva ’11, Sebiha Mohammed Abdullahi ’15, Graduate Fellow at the National Palace United States United States Museum, Taiwan Dana Louise Ostrander ’10, United States Brianna White ’15, United States Fanny Bullock Workman Fellowship Peggy Howard Fellowship Liyang Sun ’14, United States in Economics Susan Rappaport Knafel ’52 Michelle S. Lam ’14, United States Scholarship for Foreign Study Ljubica Ristovska ’13, United States Fani Ntavelou-Baoum ’17, United Kingdom

the tanner conference 75 NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION RECIPIENTS 2016-2017

Aker Scholarship Future Global Leaders Fellowship Aisha Lovise Maud Bornoe ’17, Sandra Amponsah Ohemeng ’20, United States United Kingdom Fannie and John Hertz Beinecke Scholarship Foundation Fellowship Serenity Davina Hughes ’18, United States Alyssa Ferris ’16, United States Chinese Government Scholarship Japanese Exchange and Berit Paxson-Tarnai ’15, China Teaching Programme Critical Language Scholarship Leslie Olivia Smith ’17, Japan Aathira Jayachandran Chennat ’17, Morocco Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Zoe Swarzenski ’17, Russia Ni’Shele Nicole Jackson ’19, United States Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects Kindred Obas ’19, United States for Peace Award Aya Ross ’19, United States Belyse Inamahoro ’19, Burundi Morinade Jayla Stevenson ’19, United States Fulbright US Student Program National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Lizamaria Arias ’17, English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan Emily Ahn ’16, United States Wenbo Bai ’16, English Teaching Assistantship Mika Fujita Asaba ’14, United States to Taiwan Kirsten N. Blancato ’15, United States Isabelle Anderson Chen ’17, English Teaching Su Lin Wang Blodgett ’15, United States Assistantship to France Medeea Claudia Popescu ’17, United States Chitti Hemant Desai ’17, Research Grant Connie Abril Rojas ’14, United States to Norway Hailey Nicole Scofield ’13, United States Ioana Economos ’17, English Teaching Ellen Margaret Willis-Norton ’12, Assistantship to Greece United States Isabelle Li Shen St. Clair ’17, English Teaching Teaching Assistant Program in France Assistantship to Taiwan Catherine Lenora Puga ’17, France Anne His-An Shen ’17, Research Grant to Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Tbilisi, Georgia Amal Waqar Cheema ’17, Germany, Megumi Emily Takada ’17, English Teaching India, Kashmir, Malaysia, Singapore, Assistantship to South Korea United Kingdom Isabel Yu ’17, English Teaching Assistantship to South Korea

76 wellesley in the world INDEX

Advisors

Ahmed, Syedda ...... 11, 37 Isham, Sarah ...... 9, 11, 31, 37 Robichaud, Elizabeth ...... 1 Armstrong, Justin ...... 5, 18 Roden, Julie ...... 13, 43 Arumainayagam, Christopher ...... 8, 29 Jeffries, Michael ...... 6, 20 Rosenberg, Sheryl ...... 5, 7, 10, 17, 25, 34 Jones, Kristina ...... 6, 19 Rutherford, Markella ...... 7, 24 Banzaert, Amy ...... 14, 46 Joseph, William ...... 8, 28 Bartalesi-Graf, Daniela ...... 8, 27 Joyce, Joseph ...... 6, 22 Sabin, Margery ...... 10, 33 Bassem, Christine ...... 14, 47 Just, Marion ...... 11, 37 Scherer, Nancy ...... 7, 24 Battat, James ...... 12, 40 Schotka, Roberta ...... 9, 31 Beers, Melissa ...... 9, 13, 30, 43 Kapteijns, Lidwien ...... 6, 19 Selimovic, Inela ...... 5, 18 Beltz, Barbara ...... 13, 14, 43, 44 Kerr, Megan ...... 11, 38 Shaer, Orit ...... 9, 11, 14, 32, 38, 39, 47 Bilis, Helene ...... 10, 34 Konkle, Erin ...... 6, 13, 20, 42 Skow, Christa ...... 9, 31 Brabander, Daniel ...... 14, 46 Stanley, Rachel ...... 12, 39

Bryant, Heather...... 6, 21 Lee, Sun-Hee ...... 13, 43 Steinwert, Tiffany ...... 11, 37

Burke, Tom ...... 11, 39 Liu, Heping ...... 8, 27

Burns, Bryan ...... 11, 38 Logvinenko, Igor ...... 6, 10, 20, 21, 35 Tang, Qiuyan ...... 8, 28 Tenser, Lori ...... 5, 17

Cameron, Tracey ...... 6, 13, 20, 44 MacDonald, Paul ...... 6, 11, 21, 36 Tetel, Marc ...... 13, 43

Charmaraman, Linda ...... 11, 37 Malino, Frances ...... 5, 14, 16, 45, 62 Theran, Sally ...... 5, 10, 19, 35

Confortini, Catia .....6, 10, 13, 20, 34, 35, 41, 42 Maparyan, Layli ...... 7, 24 Thomas-Starck, Jennifer ...... 1, 6, 9, 19, 32

Mata, Irene ...... 8, 14, 26, 46 Tisdell, Rocio-Maria ...... 7, 11, 26, 38

Darling, Louise ...... 7, 8, 26, 30 Matthes, Jaclyn ...... 5, 8, 12, 14, 17, 29, 39, 45 Tjaden, Brian ...... 12, 40

De La Cerda, Christopher ...... 5, 10, 17, 36 Matthews, Adam ...... 1, 11, 36 Turbak, Franklyn ...... 15, 47

McCarthy, Amanda ...... 14, 45 Turner, James ...... 14, 45 Ellison, Susan ...... 7, 25 McNamara, Martha ...... 5, 10, 13, 16, 34, 41 Elmore, Donald ...... 7, 25 Metaxas, Panagiotis ...... 6, 14, 21, 45 Velenchik, Ann ...... 8, 27 Epsteyn, Alla ...... 8, 27 Meyer, Susan ...... 10, 33 Viano, Maurizio ...... 7, 23 Moyer, James ...... 9, 30 Fluke, Meredith ...... 1, 5, 7, 16, 23 Murray, S. Joanne ...1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 18, 22, 31, Wiest, Michael ...... 10, 33 Fung, Jerome ...... 8, 29 39, 41 Wilmer, Jeremy ...... 8, 10, 29, 30, 35 Mustafaraj, Eniana ...... 1, 6, 15, 21, 47 Wood, Winifred ...... 8, 14, 28, 44 Galarneau, Charlene ...... 10, 35 Gordan, Rebecca ...1, 8, 9, 10, 14, 26, 31, 35, 46 Nolden, Thomas ...... 13, 41 Grattan, Laura ...... 7, 11, 25, 36 Graves, Kristiana ...... 8, 14, 27, 44 O'Donnell, Kimberly ...... 1, 8, 30 Greer, Brenna ...... 8, 28 Osoro, Geofred ...... 5, 16

Hagimoto, Koichi ...... 24 Park, Kyung-Hong ...... 5, 6, 18, 22 Hajj, Nadya ...... 7, 13, 24, 42 Pattanayak, Cassandra ...... 9, 32 Hennessey, Beth ...... 5, 17 Herbst, Jean ...... 14, 47 Quintana, Ryan ...... 1, 8, 26 Hertz, Rosanna...... 7, 25

Hong, Soo ...... 5, 16 Radhakrishnan, Mala ...... 13, 44

Hughes, Jeffrey ...... 9, 32 Rainer, Marta ...... 7, 23

Hunter, Jessica ...... 13, 42 Ramos, Carlos ...... 13, 41 Rivera, Daniela ...... 7, 23

the tanner conference 77 Presenters Abo-Sido, Nisreen ...... 13, 42, 67 Dupree-Jones, Breana ...... 6, 21, 22 Inchoco, Kathleena...... 8, 27 Abou-Zamzam, Aida ...... 7, 26, 66, 68 Iye, Julide ...... 1, 9, 31, 65, 67 Abramson, Jessica (Jess) ...... 15, 47 English, Samantha ...... 10, 33 Ahluwalia, Meha ...... 14, 47 Jaber, Basma ...... 10, 35, 65, 67

Alt, Helene ...... 12, 39 Feng, Jessica (Jessie) ...... 9, 31 Jackson, Andrea ...... 14, 47

Amadeo, Nina-Marie...... 14, 47 Finegan, Kealani ...... 13, 41, 71 Jacobs, Hannah ...... 14, 44

Amaechi, Chinenyenwa ...... 11, 37 Floyd, Jacquelyn ...... 5, 18, 69, 72 Jaffee, Esther ...... 9, 31

Anandraj, Keertana ...... 11, 38, 68 Forest, Marley ...... 13, 42 Jaramillo, Maria-Alejandra ...... 8, 26, 67

Anderson, Nicole ...... 7, 25, 66, 68 Fortnam, Taylor ...... 12, 40 Ji, Brenda ...... 12, 40

Anderson-Washington, Layla ...... 5, 18, 68, 72 Franklin, Nadine ...... 8, 27 Johnston, Emily ...... 10, 35

Angelova, Victoria ...... 6, 22, 65 Funderburg, Olivia ...... 10, 33

Audil, Aliyah ...... 13, 43 Futami, Lauren ...... 11, 38 Kaduthodil, Jasmine ...... 8, 30, 70 Kallon, Hawah ...... 6, 20, 67

Babikian, Margaret (Meg) ...... 7, 25 Galarneau, Irene ...... 10, 34, 71 Karipineni, Silpa ...... 5, 17

Bader, Emily ...... 5, 16, 66, 68, 69 Gallagher, Ciaran ...... 13, 42, 65, 67 Katz, Abigail ...... 6, 21

Barreto, Cecilia ...... 7, 24, 67 Gan, Yuna ...... 15, 47 Kazmi, Shanzay ...... 14, 44

Bazley, Lauren ...... 13, 41, 67 Garcia Villagomez, Sharleen ...... 5, 18 Khalil, Selma ...... 9, 31, 65, 67

Beaulieu, Annalee ...... 7, 24, 70 Gates, Nicole ...... 6, 21, 22 Khan, Lyba ...... 12, 39

Beem, Alexandra ...... 7, 26, 66, 68, 71 Gelberger, Michelle ...... 9, 32 Kim, Anne ...... 13, 43

Borghard, Zoe ...... 14, 45, 66, 68 Gell, Chelsea ...... 5, 16 Kim, Maddie ...... 9, 32

Borio, Matilde ...... 13, 43, 72 George, Caroline ...... 7, 26, 66, 68 Kim, Seo Jung ...... 8, 27

Boyk, Emily ...... 11, 36, 71 Goldstein, Emerson ...... 11, 36, 71 Kim, Stephanie ...... 5, 17, 65, 67

Brewer-Wallin, Emma ...... 11, 37 Gooding, Catherine ...... 13, 42, 67 Kinjo, Lumi ...... 11, 36, 66, 69

Brown, Shannon ...... 14, 47 Gu, Orenda ...... 6, 22 Klufas, Alexandra (Alex) ...... 9, 32

Bruehl, Melissa ...... 13, 42 Gupta, Kanika ...... 10, 35, 67 Koirala, Prapti ...... 11, 36, 70 Brumfield, Sydney ...... 13, 44 Korte, Francesca ...... 9, 32 Haluci, Arela ...... 6, 21, 65, 67 Buffo, Christina ...... 8, 29 Krevanko, Callan ...... 12, 39 Hansen, Kate...... 14, 46, 67 Bussow, Karley ...... 9, 30 Hao, Si Ru (Cissy) ...... 8, 27, 67 Buuh, Sulaikha ...... 12, 39 Labes, Rachael ...... 14, 45 Harlin, Siena ...... 7, 25, 67 Lafontant, Dominique ...... 14, 46

Campbell, Kelsey...... 11, 37 Harsono, Darlene ...... 5, 18, 66, 68, 71 Lambert, Elizabeth ...... 12, 39

Campbell, Tashay ...... 6, 20, 70 Haught, Natassja ...... 10, 33 Lam, Diana ...... 6, 20

Chen, Irina ...... 14, 45 Hellstrom, Grace (Gracey) ...... 10, 34, 71 Lange, Sarah ...... 13, 43

Cheon, Se Yun (Scarlett) ...... 11, 36 Hemp, Catharine ...... 10, 35 Larson, Beryl ...... 15, 47

Chien, Jennifer ...... 12, 40 Hernandez, Amanda...... 13, 42, 65, 67 Lee, Juyon ...... 7, 23, 69

Cogswell, Clara ...... 14, 46 Hoang, Samantha (Sam) ...... 8, 29 Legried, Sarah ...... 11, 36, 72

Cohen, Shira ...... 5, 17 Hobart, Katherine ...... 5, 16, 71 Leu, Rebecca ...... 13, 42

Cox, Kaylie ...... 11, 38 Ho, Nancy ...... 12, 40 Leung, Sabrina ...... 8, 28, 67, 68 Hoyer, Molly ...... 13, 42, 67 Levin, Yona ...... 10, 33 Davies, Kate ...... 7, 23, 70 Hsiao, Dana ...... 11, 38 Lewi, Anah ...... 14, 47 Dayal, Shivani ...... 5, 18, 65, 67 Hughes, Madeline ...... 9, 32 Lewis, Olivia ...... 8, 28 Difallah, Soumaya (Soum) ...... 13, 41, 71 Hunter, Anna ...... 8, 28 Li, Anran ...... 10, 33, 66, 69 Dodell, Rachel...... 11, 39 Hupalo, Sonia ...... 11, 36, 71 Li, Doris ...... 10, 35 Du Crest, Adeline...... 6, 19, 66, 69 Li, Isabelle ...... 6, 21, 74

78 wellesley in the world Li, Michelle ...... 8, 30 Pak, Rachel...... 8, 28 Taylor, Madeline (Maddie) ...... 13, 41, 66, 71 Liebenow, Hayley ...... 6, 20, 67 Pera, Silvia ...... 8, 27, 66, 71 Taylor, Rebecca ...... 5, 18, 65, 67 Liu, Zixia (Linda) ...... 5, 17 Piotrowska, Inga Nina ...... 5, 18, 69, 72 Thompson, Mayla ...... 11, 36, 66, 69 Lopez, Ixchel ...... 6, 20, 69 Pirani, Noor ...... 5, 17 Tilija, Esa ...... 6, 20, 67 Love, Brianna ...... 14, 46, 67, 71 Pollack, Ninan ...... 7, 24 Tran, Havannah ...... 9, 32 Luo, Lauren...... 14, 47 Pundyk, Kate ...... 11, 39 Tso, Lauren ...... 12, 39 Lurie, Emma ...... 6, 21 Tsui, Cecellia ...... 14, 47 Qin, Heng (Amber)...... 6, 21, 72 Tu, Lucia ...... 5, 19, 69, 72 Ma, E...... 13, 44 Ma, Katy ...... 9, 32 Rajbhandary, Neha ...... 14, 45 Umarova, Khonzoda ...... 6, 21 Madsen, Katherine (Katie) ...... 11, 37 Ramanudom, Pet...... 14, 47 Manokaran, Kethu ...... 14, 44 Ramirez, Thalia ...... 7, 24 Varma, Tanvee ...... 5, 18, 65 Manokaran, Kethural ...... 65 Rane, Raeesa ...... 11, 36, 72 Vazirani, Hiya ...... 9, 32 Mardueño, Melina ...... 7, 23, 70 Raposo, Isabelle ...... 7, 23, 70 Venkata, Hema ...... 7, 26, 66, 68 Marenco, Andrea ...... 11, 37 Rauf, Alezeh ...... 7, 25 Vesey, Gabriella ...... 68 Marques, Natalia ...... 7, 25, 70 Reed, Charlotte ...... 10, 36, 66, 69 Vesey, Gabriella (Gabi) ...... 11, 37 Marquez-Grap, Georgia ...... 8, 29 Renfroe, Julie ...... 13, 42 Vorder Bruegge, Ruth ...... 8, 29 Matticks, Zoe ...... 7, 26, 66, 69, 71 Riobueno-Naylor, Alexa ...... 7, 24, 70

Maxie, Maleah...... 11, 38 Rondestvedt, Lauren ...... 5, 19, 69, 72 Wang, Ashley ...... 10, 35

McBride, Sarah...... 11, 36, 72 Roston, Chelsea ...... 5, 19, 72 Wardlow, Ciara...... 7, 23, 69

McNair, Eliza ...... 11, 36, 72 Rothschild, Annabel ...... 14, 47 Watt, Liah ...... 5, 16, 66, 69, 71

Mitchell, Margaretta ...... 11, 36 Rubera, Christine ...... 11, 37 Weinstein, Noa...... 5, 18, 65

Moinuddeen, Sarah ...... 11, 36, 66, 69 Ruiz, Sabrina ...... 8, 27, 67 Willoughby, Vanessa ...... 5, 17, 67

Morris, Caroline ...... 14, 46 Ruppel, Megan ...... 7, 23 Winterich-Knox, Rebecca...... 10, 34, 66, 71

Mou, Jennifer ...... 8, 28, 65, 67 Woodhouse, Catherine ...... 6, 20, 71

Mummey, Hannah ...... 9, 30 Salerno, Clare ...... 9, 31, 66, 69 Xia, Yuxi ...... 6, 19 Murphy, Hannah ...... 14, 47 Samanci, Elif ...... 14, 47 Sarang, Mehak ...... 11, 39, 65, 68 Xie, Catherine ...... 14, 44

Nandakumar, Maya ...... 13, 41, 68 Sayed, Natalie ...... 12, 40 Xie, Jenny ...... 11, 37

Naranjo, Monica ...... 8, 26, 66, 69, 71 Schoen, Arielle ...... 10, 34, 66, 69 Xu, Tina ...... 14, 44 Navarro, Alondra...... 8, 26, 65, 67 Schrenzel, Diane Tania Esther ...... 14, 45, 69 Yan, Sarah ...... 14, 47 Neel, Emily ...... 6, 19 Shin, Jessica ...... 11, 36, 72 Yip, Jamie ...... 15, 47 Nguyen, Brenda ...... 14, 44 Smith, Casey ...... 13, 43 Young, Jacqueline ...... 12, 40 Nie, Ginny Jing ...... 6, 22 Sorensen, Clara ...... 12, 40 Yozgyur, Zeynep Metin (Zizi) ...... 8, 30 Ni, Karen ...... 6, 22 Sowder, Magdalena ...... 15, 47 Yu, Michelle An Lei (Michelle) ...... 13, 42 Nosan, Chloe ...... 8, 29 Sriram, Sitara ...... 11, 38 Stewart, Sydney ...... 11, 36, 72 Zhang, Sharon (Wenxin) ...... 12, 40 Obas, Kindred ...... 5, 16, 74 Stickney, Laurel ...... 14, 45, 69 Zhang, Vivian ...... 9, 32 Oduor, Zilpa ...... 14, 46, 67 Su, Karen ...... 11, 37 Zhao, Nicole ...... 6, 19 Okezie, Christina ...... 6, 20, 67 Sundaram, Anjali ...... 8, 28 Zhao, Valerie ...... 15, 47 Okoli, Marissa ...... 14, 47 Sun, Dorothy ...... 14, 47 Zhou, Cindy ...... 11, 36 Ondraskova, Daniela ...... 70 Svanberg, Maja Susanna ...... 14, 47 Zhou, Linda ...... 11, 36, 65, 72 Ondraskova, Daniela (Danni) ...... 6, 21 Zhou, Lingmao (Ling) ...... 6, 22 Oney, Kristina ...... 9, 32 Taft, Elizabeth ...... 10, 34, 71 Orta-Olma, Heather ...... 13, 42 Tandler, Talia ...... 7, 26 Tannady, Jesslyn ...... 14, 47

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