Visiting Researcher/MHADRI Intern

     African Centre of Migration and Society, Wits University

     May 2019 - July 2019

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I am completing my dissertation in Johannesburg at the African Centre for Migration and Society. My research has to do with the challenges Burkinabe migrants face in accessing healthcare while traveling to Côte d'Ivoire. I am also assisting the Migration Health and Development Research Initiative in expanding a global network of researchers who focus on the intersection of migration and health. 

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Citizenship/Immigration Intern 

     Dorcas International Inst. of RI

     Sep 2017 - May 2018

 

(Unaccompanied Minors Department): Completed intake paperwork and analysis of referrals to the department, conducted home studies with minor and sponsor, provided legal support at court hearings and lawyer meetings, recorded case notes of various parts of the process, assisted client with education and medical appointments 

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Anthropology ESP Rep

     Brown University Swearer Center

     Oct 2017 - May 2018

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Represented the Anthropology Department to the Engaged Scholarship Program staff, worked with the department on creating engaged work in the community, worked with new or prospective students in the program to answer questions or determine next steps

 

 

Cultural Resources Research Intern

     National Park Service

     Jun - Aug 2017

 

Located and compiled a digital archive of documents pertaining to the cultural program ‘Summer in the Parks’ which ran from 1968-1976, created maps and spreadsheets displaying data for ease of access and analysis, wrote an article about democracy and public space (specifically with regard to community parks)

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Theatre Technician

     C Venues; Edinburgh

     July - Aug 2016

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Constructed theatre venues from blueprints at the start of the festival, maintained spaces and equipment throughout
run of the festival, ran technical rehearsals for companies, operated shows and provided backup for the front-of-house

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Microfinance Intern

     Projects Abroad Senegal 

     Jun - Aug 2014

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Assisted teaching classes including basic French, English and business skills, completed market research for business models, helped beneficiaries purchase necessary supplies and set up their business, wrote reports on daily proceedings and visits, offered a critical eye on what was needed in order to improve the loan process

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Student Reader 

     DePaul International Studies Department

     2016

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(Politics of the African Anticolonial Archive, ed. Shiera S. el-Malik PhD and Isaac A. Kamola PhD) Found areas that

might be confusing for students, posed questions about the material and how it might be re-worked, edited for grammar and syntax

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