| STUDENT | HOST |
 | JOSHUA BABCOCK
PhD Student, Anthropology | Michicagoan Conference, Chicago, IL
Developed a strategic plan and new organizational model for an anthropology conference |
 | ROWAN BAYNE
PhD Student, English | Calgary Queer Arts Society, Alberta, Canada
Expanded and reimagined programming around the Calgary Pride festival |
 | BOWEN BAO
MS Student, Computer Science | HeartBioPortal, Chicago, IL
Developed a web application to support doctors and biomedical researchers in searching for guidelines and data supplements used in diagnosing cardiovascular disease |
 | XHESIKA BARDHI
MA Student, Middle Eastern Studies | Hyde Park Refugee Project, Chicago, IL
Lead a college-readiness program, promoted language-acquisition, and engaged in development work at a local refugee resettlement organization |
 | ALYSIA MANN CAREY
PhD Student, Political Science | Cite Black Women, Chicago, IL
Used organizational, research, and archival skills to support a campaign to push people to engage in a radical praxis of citation that acknowledges and honors Black women’s transnational intellectual production |
 | SONJA CASTANEDA
PhD Student, Political Science | Center for Alaska Education Policy Research, Anchorage, AK
Conducted a research project on the role of state-tribal compacting in K-12 education |
 | ABHIMANYU CHANDRA
PhD Student, South Asian Languages and Civilizations | The Caravan, New Delhi, India
Published interview and narrative pieces on Hindu nationalism for The Caravan, a leading Indian magazine |
 | MADISON CHAPMAN
PhD Student, English | Asolo Repertory Theater, Sarasota, FL
Supported fundraising, development, adult and K-12 education, and script assessment activities at the largest repertory theatre in the Southeast |
 | TIM DEMAY
PhD Student, English | Double Change, Paris, France
Provided financial, administrative, and research support for a poetry and translation non-profit |
 | LIVIA DEWAELE
MA Student, International Relations | Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London, England
Collabored on ISD's European Polarization Index Project, which aims to create a standardized way of measuring polarization |
 | OMER EREN
PhD Student, Linguistics | Laz Institute, Istanbul, Turkey
Contributed to the maintenance of the endangered Laz language by creating an advanced course book |
 | SUAY SEYMA ERKUSOZ
PhD Student, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations | The Oriental Institute, Chicago, IL
Enhanced the informative and visual aspects of the OI's Syro-Anatolian exhibitions |
 | ANEESAH ETTRESS
MDiv Student, Divinity School | Los Angeles Education Partnership, Los Angeles, CA
Conducted fund development work, including soliciting corporate sponsorships and hosting small-scale fundraising events, for a nonprofit that advances educational equity |
 | NATALIE FARRELL
PhD Student, Music | Chicago Federation of Musicians, Chicago, IL
Organized a series of concerts for a musicians' union to promote social justice amid the COVID-19 pandemic |
 | MARISSA FENLEY
PhD Student, English and Theater and Performance Studies | Theater Director and Designer Tom Lee, New York, New York and Tokyo, Japan
Provided dramaturgical support for The Akutagawa Project, developed in collaboration with puppeteer Koryu Nishigawa V |
 | MOLLY GIBSON
MA Student, Social Service Administration | EverThrive Illinois, Chicago, IL
Supported the planning stages of an evaluation project at a nonprofit by helping to create infrastructure to guide the initiative |
 | AIMEE GONZALEZ
PhD Student, Music | Gabinete Patrimonio Musical Esteban Salas, Havana, Cuba
Prepared a critical edition of early music and helped plan an international classical music festival |
 | CHRISTOPHER GRANT
PhD Student, Anthropology | University of New Orleans Archaeological Research and Curation Center, New Orleans, LA
Developed a conservation program, including an electrolysis apparatus that could be used by students and scholars, at an emerging cultural institution |
 | EMRE HAKGUDER
PhD Student, Linguistics | Chicago Project on Security and Threats, Chicago, IL
Conducted analysis to predict the behavior of terrorist organizations through a combination of Turkish language skills, natural language processing, data mining and analysis, and statistical inference |
 | JOHN-PAUL HEIL
PhD Student, History | Good Soil Farm, Emmitsburg, MD
Created K-12 educational programming and an undergraduate agricultural history curriculum for an agriculture curriculum for a sustainable educational farm |
 | RACHEL HOWARD
PhD Student, Anthropology | Temple Beth Shalom, Phoenix, AZ
Researched the past performance of faith organizations in the Phoenix area to
identify ways to support current and future grant-making and collaboration at a synagogue |
 | CAMERON HU
PhD Student, Anthropology | Institute for Advanced Sustainability, Potsdam, Germany
Conducted a policy-oriented research project that examined how emerging climate engineering technologies and Earth-scientific concepts are currently reshaping national- and international-level projects of environmental governance |
 | ZOE HUGHES
PhD Student, English | Everspring, Chicago, IL
Consulted with faculty members to design courses and drafted papers and decks on remote pedagogical practices at an educational technology company |
 | LELAND JASPERSE
PhD Student, English | City of Santa Monica, Community and Cultural Services Division, Santa Monica, CA
Provided research support to an innovative community behavioral health initiative to address failings in Santa Monica's existing mental health and homelessness services |
 | MATT JOHNSON
PhD, Germanic Studies | Jüdisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Engaged in exhibition planning and research at a Jewish museum |
 | FRANCESCA LAMBERT
PhD Student, Cinema and Media Studies | Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Austin, TX
Created a Google Arts & Culture exhibit for a nonprofit film archive |
 | HELEN LEE
PhD Student, Comparative Human Development | Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Chicago, IL
Lead the development of a culturally responsive curriculum for facilitating conversations about racial equity with first-generation Chinese Americans |
 | KEVIN MAGNAYE
PhD Student, Human Genetics | Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Interrogated the role of RNA editing and human immune responses in EVOIMMUNOPOP, an experimental and computational effort to understand immune response variation in human populations |
 | KATHRYN MCGEE
MA Student, Social Service Administration | Modern Reliance, Chicago, IL
Conducted research to inform the kinds of support and services that Modern Reliance and its student workforce provide to older adults and their families |
 | ALMAZ MESGHINA
PhD Student, Comparative Human Development | Academic Support and Learning Advancement, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Revitalized the curriculum for a seven-week, peer-led course for first-year and/or at-risk university students, helping them acquire the skills and resources necessary for academic success and wellness |
 | WILLIAM OCKENDON
PhD Student, Anthropology | The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects, Jackson, MS
Created a report card for the impact of legislation on Black girls and women in five states in the Southeast region for a nonprofit organization |
 | SARAH OUTLAND
PhD Student, Sociology | Girls Who Code, Chicago, IL
Developed and assessed a marketing campaign for Computer Science Education Week to change sentiments around women as tech workers |
 | ADAM PERI
PhD Student, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science | Franke Institute for the Humanities, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Oversaw digital initiatives--including online conferences, luncheons, meetings, and outreach--at a humanities research institute |
 | ERIC POWELL
PhD Student, English | Verge Books, Chicago, IL
Conducted editorial, marketing, and publicity work at an independent publisher of poetry and translation |
 | SOPHIA RHEE
PhD Student, Anthropology | Center for Asian American Media, San Francisco, CA
Center for Asian American Media, San Francisco, CA
Developed programming and communications for a twice-annual film festival showcasing new films by Asian American filmmakers working on topics relevant to the Asian Diaspora |
 | JULIA ROSSI
PhD Student, English | The Odyssey Project, Chicago, IL
Tutored students and planned, designed, and edited a student publication at an organization committed to expanding access to humanities education |
 | SHARVARI SASTRY
PhD Student, South Asian Languages and Civilizations and Theater and Performance Studies | The Spaces Project, India
Supported a creative and contextual documentation of the alternative and experimental spaces for the arts (particularly theatre), that have been emerging in India |
 | AMY SKJERSETH
PhD Student, Cinema and Media Studies | Sound Arts and Industries MA Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Provided career mentoring, technical skill building, and co-curricular programming for MA students studying sound design |
 | ZOË SMITH
PhD Student, English | Abrams ComicArts, New York, NY
Served as an assistant editor for two forthcoming graphic novels at the publisher's Megascope imprint |
 | WINNIE TONG
PhD Student, Sociology | United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY
Contributed to several core projects, including facilitating meetings of member states and conducting research for the Human Development Report 2020 |
 | ERIC TRIANTAFILLOU
PhD Student, Anthropology | Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles, CA
Produced a publicly accessible report on non-accredited, self-organized,
participatory, and equitable “art schools” in the US for a leading arts incubator |
 | EMILY VERBURG
MA Student, Social Service Administration | Collective Action for Safe Spaces, Washington, DC
Created an online resource hub, facilitated bystander intervention trainings, and conducted policy research at a nonprofit working to end gender-based harassment and assault |
 | JESSICA VILLASEÑOR
PhD Student, Sociology | Amnistía Internacional México, Mexico
Assisted in the completion of the Feminicides in Mexico project, an in-depth investigation of feminicides in Ecatepec, Mexico |
 | ALEXANDREA WILSON
MA Student, Social Service Administration | Chicago Food Policy Action Council, Chicago, IL
Engaged in outreach and developed an internship program that expanded capacity and created career entry points for those interested in food justice |
 | WARREN PAUL WILSON
PhD Student, Philosophy | Justice is Global, Chicago, IL
Recruited and managed a volunteer research team and produced a coalition analysis for a grassroots organization working towards an equitable and sustainable global economy |