Class of 2017 Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy:
Emma Anderson
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Reproductive Epidemiology of Zika Virus
Study Away: South Africa
Internship: Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine (RHEDI), Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Zika Virus: Preventative Measures Used and What it Means for the Future
SIP Adviser: Professor Deborah Eastman, Biology
Kiersten Anderson
Major: Psychology
Minor: English
PICA Interest: Mental Health of Children Affected by Abuse and/or Trauma/Art Therapy as Treatment
Study Away: Denmark
Internship: Child Life Intern, Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund Clinic, Boston, MA.
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Effects of Coloring Mandalas on State Anxiety Reduction with a Focus on Big-Five Personality Traits
SIP Adviser: Dean Jefferson Singer, Dean of the College & Professor of Psychology
Ellen Babbott
Major: Human Development
Minor: Elementary Education Certification
PICA Interest: Restorative Justice/Conflict Resolution
Study Away: Australia
Internship: Unit head, Aloha Hive Camp, Fairlee, VT
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Restorative Justice Practices Implementation in Schools
SIP Adviser: Professor Lauren Anderson, Education
Ashley Bjorkman
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Access to Health Care and Preventative Medicine
Study Away: N/A
Internship: Medicine Intern, Projects Abroad, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): The Impact of Yoga and Meditation on the Mental and Physical Health of the Homeless Population and the Healthcare System
SIP Adviser: Professor Rebecca Acabchuk, Psychology
Georbina DaRosa
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Development
PICA Interest: Black Excellence
Study Away: Cuba/Mexico
Internship: Summer Program Intern, Fairfield University Upward, Bound, CT
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): The Experiences of Black Students at Predominantly White Institutions
SIP Adviser: Professor Nathalie Etoke, French
Annie DiLisio
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
PICA Interest: Women’s Health & Maternal Mortality
Study Away: N/A
Internship: Research Trainee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Mothers of America: Why is Maternal Mortality at an Increase in the United States?
SIP Adviser: Professor Joan Chrisler, Psychology
Bridget Horan
Major: Anthropology
PICA Interest: Sex Education
Study Away: South Africa
Internship: Agenda Feminist Media, Girl Lead Interventions, Radio/Journal Intern, Durban, S. Africa
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): The Talk: A Podcast Series on Sex Education
SIP Adviser: Professor Joyce Bennett, Anthropology
Elizabeth Kenah
Major: Gender & Women’s Studies
PICA Interest: Reproductive Rights, Health, and Justice
Study Away: Cuba/Mexico
Internship: Connssharp Research--Reproductive-Autonomy Orgs., NYC, NY
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): The Cost and Value of Reproductive Justice: The Impact of Funding Sources on Reproductive Autonomy Related Non-Profit Organizations
SIP Adviser: Professor Ariella Rotramel, Gender & Women’s Studies
Eilis Klein
Major: Human Development
Minor: Psychology
PICA Interest: Foster Care System
Study Away: Australia
Internship: Forensic Social Work Intern, Lawyers for Children, NYC
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): A Deep Dive into Foster Care
SIP Adviser: Professor Loren Marulis, Human Development/Children’s Program
Shatrunjay Mall
Major: History
Minor: Economics
PICA Interest: Transnational Imaginings of Nationalism and Anti-Colonialism in early 20th Century Asia
Study Away: Japan
Internship: Intern, Maitri, New Delhi, India
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Transnational Imaginings of Nationalism and Anti-Colonialism in early 20th Century Asia Paradoxes of Early Twentieth Century Transnational Political Alliances in Asia
SIP Adviser: Professor Sheetal Chhabria, History
Madeline McHale
Major: Sociology
Minor: Dance
PICA Interest: Affordable Housing Accessibility
Study Away: Amsterdam
Internship: Organizing intern, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Offender Reentry Issues and an Evaluation Program in Washington State
SIP Adviser: Professor Ana Campos-Holland, Sociology
Melinda Messeck
Major: Human Development and Psychology
PICA Interest: Schools, Family, Policy, and their Influence on Academic and Social Development
Study Away: Austria
Internship: Organizing Intern, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Achievement Disparities: Understanding the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Stakeholders SIP Adviser: Professor Kathryn O’Connor, Director of Children’s Program/Human Development
Heidi Muñoz
Major: History and Gender & Women’s Studies
PICA Interest: Violence against Women
Study Away: Italy
Internship: Intern, Procuraduria General de la Nacion (State Attorney’s Office) Coatepeque, Guatemala
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Distortions of Realities: El Ciclo de Violencia Contra la Mujer
SIP Adviser: Professor Ariella Rotramel, Gender & Women’s Studies& Professor Lisa Wilson, History
Claire Prihoda
Major: Philosophy
Minor: Biology
PICA Interest: Public Health Access and Rising Healthcare Costs
Study Away: London
Internship: Intern with the Office of Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, DC
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): The Ethics of Prescription Drug Pricing
SIP Adviser: Professor Lawrence Vogel, Philosophy
Shameesha Pryor
Major: Africana Studies
Minor: Human Development
PICA Interest: Art and Restorative Justice Practice for Youth
Study Away: Italy
Internship: Chicago HOPES for Kids, Chicago, IL
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Art as a New Approach to Juvenile Delinquency and Criminality
SIP Adviser: Professor Keith Foren, Human Development
Morgan Rentko
Major: Psychology
Minor: Gender & Women's Studies
PICA Interest: Intersectional Practices in Higher Education
Study Away: Denmark
Internship: Research Assistant, New York University, NYC, NY
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Higher Standards for Higher Education: Intersectionality in the College Curriculum
SIP Adviser: Professor Joan Chrisler, Psychology
Gianna Rocchio
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Minor: Human Development
PICA Interest: Mental Health and Health Care Policies
Study Away: N/A
Internship: Medicine Intern, Projects Abroad, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Capstone in Behavioral Neuroscience class on Alzheimer’s Awareness
SIP Adviser: Professor Joseph Schroder, Psychology
Sarah Rosadini
Major: Psychology
PICA Interest: Empowerment of Young Women
Study Away: London
Internship: Research Assistant, Clark Relationships Laboratory, Yale University, CT
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): I am Empowered! An Evaluation of STEPS: A Local Girls' Empowerment Program
SIP Adviser: Professor Joan Chrisler, Psychology
Molly Rosen
Major: Government
Minor: Sociology
PICA Interest: Sports as Tool for Life Skills
Study Away: South Africa
Internship: Programme Intern, The Africaid Trust (WhizzKids United) Durban, S. Africa
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Restorative Justice Practices: Sports as a Tool for Life Skills
SIP Adviser: Professor Ana Campos-Holland, Sociology
Sarah Treaster
Major: Gender & Women’s Studies & English
Minor: English
PICA Interest: Reproductive Justice & Inclusion
Study Away: India
Internship: Women’s Rights Intern, National Organization for Women, NYC, NY
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Hidden Agendas: A Historical Analysis of the Racialized Abuse of the U.S. Reproductive Rights Movement
SIP Adviser: Professor Andrea Baldwin, Gender and Women’s Studies & Africana Studies
Cassie Walter
Major: Sociology
Minor: Government
PICA Interest: Foster Care Policy
Study Away: Spain
Internship: Case Associate, New Alternatives for Children, NYC, NY
Senior Integrative Project (SIP): Foster Care in Crisis: The Overrepresentation of Minority Children in Care
SIP Adviser: Professor Keith Foren, Human Development