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2020 Fellows

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Obed Ababio

  • Major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Student Advisor for EducationUSA in Ghana

  • Youth for Change Volunteer

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Isabelle Embola

  • International History and Arabic double major

  • Volunteered in Rabat, Morocco working in legal justice

  • Completed the Arabic Language Program at the Defense Language Institute

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Adam Hoxeng

  • Geospatial Information Science and Space Science double major

  • Worked on classified research on East Asian Civ-Mil relations for the Army's 1st Special Forces using national space assets

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Mia Padon

  • Majoring in Environmental Engineering

  • Co-Captain of the Army Women's soccer team

  • Hopes to branch Medical Service and become a Medical Evacuation Pilot

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Holland Pratt

  • Majoring in Military History and Arabic

  • Researched the Rwandan genocide in Rwanda

  • Studying abroad in Morocco next semester

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Olvia Shoemaker

  • Majoring in Global Affairs with a focus on Sub-Saharan politics and violent extremism

  • Worked at the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe in the Political and Economic section

  • Cycles on the Yale Cycling Team

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Milan Vivanco

  • Major in Ethics, Politics, and Economics

  • Researched for the Economist: Intelligence Unit and the Inter-American Dialogues

  • Former President of the Yale Political Union and Legislative Captain of the Yale College Democrats

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Abdah Adam

  • Major in Global Affairs and Modern Middle Eastern Studies

  • Interned with UNRWA in Jordan

  • Co-President of Refugee and Immigrant Student Education (RISE)

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Ryley Constable

  • Studying Economics and Statistics

  • Chairman of the Tory Party of the Yale Political Union

  • President of the Yale College Republicans

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Sam Haseman

  • Double majoring in Environmental Science and Chinese

  • Leads hikes with West Point's Orienteering Team

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Eric Paar

  • Majoring in Economics with a minor in Applied Statistics

  • Works with the Officer Christian Fellowship

  • Enjoys researching developmental economics

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Daniel Rieger

  • Studies Comparative politics with a focus on Iran, China, and Afghanistan

  • Attended the International Military Leadership Course at the Polish Military Academy

  • Instructed counter-poaching tactics in West Africa

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Curtis Colvett

  • Majoring in Economics and Political Science

  • Sings in the Yale Russian Chorus

  • Researched for Yale professors and studied effects of American FDI

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Carson Handley

  • Majoring in Political Science with a focus on North African politics

  • Studied international relations at the London School of Economics

  • Worked for the Connecticut Exoneration Project

  • Chapter President of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at Yale

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Ryan Johnson

  • Studying American Politics and minoring in Cyber Security

  • Plans to branch Aviation after graduating from West Point

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Sammantha Ponsell

  • Studying Philosophy

  • Researched with the High Energy Laser Lab

  • Hopes to branch Military Intelligence or Field Artillery

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Pedro Santiago Bonilla

  • Political Science major with a focus on voter behavior

  • Interned with Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)

  • Founded the Civics Engagement Initiative

  • Runs the Domestic Affairs Forum

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Andrew Sorota

  • Political Science major with a focus on American politics and political philosophy

  • Chair of the Progressive Party of the Yale Political Union and the Chief of Staff of SNAP PAC

  • GED tutor with the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project

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Jackson Willis

  • Studying creedal democracy, development economics, and poverty alleviation

  • Chair of the Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Program

  • Former Peace Corps Response Volunteer working on youth unemployment in Guinea

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Ben Weiss

  • Mechanical Engineering Major

  • Co-Founder of Havenly Treats, a non-profit bakery that trains female refugees

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Alina Glaubitz

  • Political Science major with a focus on AI and law

  • Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Human Rights Journal

  • Volunteers at a legal clinic in New Haven

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Karen Jiang

  • Economics and Statistics & Data Science double major focusing on healthcare and sustainable finance

  • Co-President of Dwight Hall Socially Responsible Investment Fund

  • Interned at the United Nations working on a global venture capital fund

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Daniel Pharis

  • International relations major

  • Focuses research and writing on counterterrorism and MENA culture/conflict

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Molly Shapiro

  • History major focusing on politics and criminal justice policy

  • Tutors in a nearby correctional facility

  • President of the Yale College Democrats

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