Announcing the 2021 CPGC Fellows
Forty-seven Bi-Co students will work with community organizations to address social justice, human rights, and environmental issues.
With a range of nonprofit and social action partners, students will be supporting data analysis, writing, connecting with people who need support services online, and more during their Center for Peace and Global Citizenship-sponsored fellowships. Locations listed below reflect the primary site(s) of the organizational activities, while fellows are working remotely.
On-Going Partnership Fellowships (19):
Asian Arts Initiative - Philadelphia, PA
Co-sponsored by the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Noorie Chowdhury ’21
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Caribbean Community In Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Aissatou Seck ’24
International Studies; Economics
Casa Refugiados - Mexico City, Mexico
Eleanor Keating ’23
Political Science; Environmental Studies
Fabiola Martinez BMC ’23
International Studies; Psychology
Diana Varenik ’22
English; Growth and Structure of Cities
College Together - Philadelphia, PA
Erica Fenton ’22
Sociology; Psychology; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
The Colored Girls Museum - Philadelphia, PA
Co-sponsored by the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Raveen Green ’22
English; Music; Creative Writing
Facing History and Ourselves - Brookline, MA
Sophia Kaplan ’23
Political Science, Religion
Food Moxie - Philadelphia, PA
Lauren Tanel ’22
Environmental Studies; Health Studies
April Zeng ’23
Psychology; Health Studies
HIAS Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
Amolina Bhat ’23
Philosophy, Sociology
Lagim Tehi Tuma Fellowship - Dalun, Ghana
Co-sponsored by the Bryn Mawr College Career and Civic Engagement Center
Bella Gerstmann BMC ’24
Undecided
Melanie Sung-Clarke BMC ’23
Anthropology; Psychology
New Sanctuary Movement - Philadelphia, PA
Maria Reyes Pacheco ’24
Sociology; Spanish; Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies
Philadelphia Futures - Philadelphia, PA
El Bartsch ’24
Political Science; Education and Educational Studies; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Ebony Graham ’23
Environmental Studies; Education and Educational Studies
Voice of Witness - San Francisco, CA
Co-sponsored by the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Rebecca Chen ’22
English
Woody Guthrie Center - Tulsa, OK
Co-sponsored by the Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Lia Hermosillo Rojas ’22
English
Michael McCarthy ’23
English; Economics; Creative Writing
Philadelphia Justice & Equity Fellowship (5):
Abolitionist Law Center - Philadelphia, PA
Lulu Obaditch '22
Political Science; Africana Studies
Sophia Wan ’23
Anthropology; Visual Studies
Council on American-Islamic Relations - Philadelphia, PA
Sophia Mohammed ’23
Biology; Neuroscience
Kensington Corridor Trust - Philadelphia, PA
Ben Pham Roodman ’22
Mathematics; Computer Science; Mathematical Economics
Philadelphia Department of Health - Philadelphia, PA
Aishah Collison-Cofie ’22
Sociology; Health Studies
Self-Designed Fellowships (16):
Natalia Barber ’23
Political Science, Spanish; Health Studies
Migration Encounters
Mexico City, Mexico
Briana Boachie ’24
Anthropology; Health Studies
Virtual Global and Public Health in Ghana
Child Family Health International
San Francisco, CA
Kara D'Ascenzo ’22
Political Science; History; Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies
Migration Encounters
Mexico City, Mexico
Claire DuBois ’22
Fine Arts, Environmental Studies; Spanish
Bridging the Divide: Connecting Health Land and Healthy Communities
LandHealth Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Caroline Gihlstorf ’23
Computer Science, Linguistics
Ticha Project
Oaxaca, Mexico
William Harris-Braun ’22
Computer Science, Linguistics
Ticha Project
Oaxaca, Mexico
Eric Kopczynski ’22
Psychology; Sociology
DiverseCity Online Special Assistant
DiverseCity
Pittsburgh, PA
Pelagia Majoni ’22
Computer Science; Africana Studies
Atlas
Zimbabwe Science Fair
Harare, Zimbabwe
Charlotte McDermott BMC ’23
International Studies, Russian
Research Assistant
BlackQuaker Project
Cambridge, MA
Kennedy Mutai ’23
Mathematics; Mathematical Economics
Tegat Community Learning Center
Tegat, Kenya
Marcos Padrón-Curet ’23
Romance Languages
Ticha Project
Oaxaca, Mexico
Jorge Paz Reyes ’24
Political Science; Biology; Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies
Migration Encounters
Mexico City, Mexico
Julie Post ’22
Anthropology; Health Studies
Summer Advocacy Intern
Cultural Survival
Cambridge, MA
Naren Roy ’23
Anthropology; Visual Studies; Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies
Digital Archive and Research Intern
Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Emma Schwartz ’24
Comparative Literature; Spanish; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Digital Archiving Intern
Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dennis Kamakei Yiaile ’24
Undecided; Economics; Computer Science
Ngousuani-Lemek Community Water Pump
Narok, Kenya
Summer Research (4):
Inteemum Ahsan ’24
Political Science, Sociology
Brand Marketing and Expansion in Grassroots Communities
bKash
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tsenguun Chinzorig ’23
Psychology
Understanding Depression Through Societal Structure
FM 104.5
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Noha El Toukhy ’22
Psychology; Political Science; Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
World of Women
Women & Humanitarian Rights Regional Office for MENA
Cairo, Egypt
Alexa Horkava ’22
Economics, Mathematics, Political Science
Research Intern
Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Senior Bridge (3):
Sarah Jennings ’21
Psychology
Program Planner for Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Fest Plus
BlackQuaker Project
Cambridge, MA
Ian Ogolla ’21
Computer Science
Power Mashinani
Kenya
Sadie Pileggi-Proud ’21
Political Science; Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Migration Encounters
Mexico City, Mexico
