2020 Fellows
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Major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Student Advisor for EducationUSA in Ghana
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Youth for Change Volunteer
Obed Ababio
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Majoring in Economics and Political Science
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Sings in the Yale Russian Chorus
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Researched for Yale professors and studied effects of American FDI
Curtis Colvett
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International History and Arabic double major
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Volunteered in Rabat, Morocco working in legal justice
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Completed the Arabic Language Program at the Defense Language Institute
Isabelle Embola
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Double majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Global Affairs
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Completed research in Qatar on healthcare investment in the Middle East
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Senator for the Yale College Council and liaison for the Muslim Student Association
Bayan Galal
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Majoring in Political Science with a focus on North African politics
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Studied international relations at the London School of Economics
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Worked for the Connecticut Exoneration Project
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Chapter President of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at Yale
Carson Handley
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Geospatial Information Science and Space Science double major
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Worked on classified research on East Asian Civ-Mil relations for the Army's 1st Special Forces using national space assets
Adam Hoxeng
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Studying American Politics and minoring in Cyber Security
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Plans to branch Aviation after graduating from West Point
Ryan Johnson
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Majoring in Environmental Engineering
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Co-Captain of the Army Women's soccer team
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Hopes to branch Medical Service and become a Medical Evacuation Pilot
Mia Padon
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Studying Philosophy
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Researched with the High Energy Laser Lab
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Hopes to branch Military Intelligence or Field Artillery
Sammantha Ponsell
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Majoring in Military History and Arabic
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Researched the Rwandan genocide in Rwanda
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Studying abroad in Morocco next semester
Holland Pratt
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Political Science major with a focus on voter behavior
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Interned with Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18)
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Founded the Civics Engagement Initiative
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Runs the Domestic Affairs Forum
Pedro Santiago Bonilla
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Majoring in Global Affairs with a focus on Sub-Saharan politics and violent extremism
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Worked at the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe in the Political and Economic section
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Cycles on the Yale Cycling Team
Olvia Shoemaker
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Political Science major with a focus on American politics and political philosophy
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Chair of the Progressive Party of the Yale Political Union and the Chief of Staff of SNAP PAC
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GED tutor with the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project
Andrew Sorota
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Major in Ethics, Politics, and Economics
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Researched for the Economist: Intelligence Unit and the Inter-American Dialogues
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Former President of the Yale Political Union and Legislative Captain of the Yale College Democrats
Milan Vivanco
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Studying creedal democracy, development economics, and poverty alleviation
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Chair of the Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Program
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Former Peace Corps Response Volunteer working on youth unemployment in Guinea
Jackson Willis
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Major in Global Affairs and Modern Middle Eastern Studies
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Interned with UNRWA in Jordan
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Co-President of Refugee and Immigrant Student Education (RISE)
Abdah Adam
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Double majoring in Economics and Global Affairs
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Worked as a researcher for the Turkish Ministry of the Interior
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Research Assistant for Milan Svolik
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Co-Founder of the Yale Society for Law, Technology, and Ethics,
Demir Çoker
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Mechanical Engineering Major
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Co-Founder of Havenly Treats, a non-profit bakery that trains female refugees
Ben Weiss
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Studying Economics and Statistics
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Chairman of the Tory Party of the Yale Political Union
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President of the Yale College Republicans
Ryley Constable
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Economics major
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Studying at the Spanish military academy
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Competes in Sandhurst with the Army's team
Krista Flinkstrom
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Political Science major with a focus on AI and law
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Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Human Rights Journal
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Volunteers at a legal clinic in New Haven
Alina Glaubitz
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Double majoring in Environmental Science and Chinese
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Leads hikes with West Point's Orienteering Team
Sam Haseman
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Economics and Statistics & Data Science double major focusing on healthcare and sustainable finance
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Co-President of Dwight Hall Socially Responsible Investment Fund
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Interned at the United Nations working on a global venture capital fund
Karen Jiang
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Majoring in Economics with a minor in Applied Statistics
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Works with the Officer Christian Fellowship
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Enjoys researching developmental economics
Eric Paar
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International relations major
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Focuses research and writing on counterterrorism and MENA culture/conflict
Daniel Pharis
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Interested in studying history, international relations, and conflict resolution
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Spent summer in high school at Seeds of Peace International Camp working with students from Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt
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Member of TAMID and Students for Carbon Dividends
Daniel Posner
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Studies Comparative politics with a focus on Iran, China, and Afghanistan
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Attended the International Military Leadership Course at the Polish Military Academy
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Instructed counter-poaching tactics in West Africa
Daniel Rieger
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History major focusing on politics and criminal justice policy
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Tutors in a nearby correctional facility
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President of the Yale College Democrats
Molly Shapiro
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History major
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News editor at the Yale Daily News
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Interned for Students for Carbon Dividends in Washington, D.C.
Skakel McCooey
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Arabic major with a focus on mass atrocity prevention and international relations
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Core member of the Joint Service Mass Atrocity Prevention Symposium
Benjamin Spiro
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Majoring in Environmental Studies or History
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Involved in the Yale Political Union, Students for Carbon Dividends, and the Women's Club Lacrosse team