2025 Summer Fellows

The 2025 cohort of Summer Fellows includes 23 students conducting research in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Tanzania, and the U.K. Learn more about these outstanding students below.

 

Simone Annan (‘28) is working with the Ignite Lab under the direction of William & Mary Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Scott Ickes at the Naivasha Sub-County Referral Hospital (NSCRF) in Naivasha, Kenya. She is focusing on the "Mother's social support networks and infant feeding choices" study. She will also work on a facility-based health research project supervised by Dr. Douglas Osoro, Director of Research at NSCRF. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

Julia Beverley (‘26) is a Data Science major working with the Digital Inclusion & Governance Lab with William & Mary Professor of Government Dr. Phil Roessler in Tanzania. She is working on "Leveraging Voice-Based Digital Learning and Generative AI to Enhance Financial Literacy and Credit Uptake among MSME Owners: A Pilot Study." Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Lauren Brennan (‘26) is a Government and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies working with the International and Political Affairs in the Caucasus lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of William & Mary Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Lena Bullard (‘26) is a Government and French & Francophone Studies major working with Amnesty International in Washington D.C. under the direction of William & Mary Alumna, Ms. Kate Hixon, the Advocacy Director for Africa. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Ariel Dodds (‘27) is an Economics and Sociology major working with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies in Nepal. Connect with her on LinkedIn. 

 

 

Meredith Endres (‘26) is a Global Health and Politics major working with the Ignite Lab under the direction of William & Mary Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Scott Ickes at the Naivasha Sub-County Referral Hospital (NSCRF) in Naivasha, Kenya. She is focusing on the "Mother's social support networks and infant feeding choices" study. She will also work on a facility-based health research project supervised by Dr. Douglas Osoro, Director of Research at NSCRF. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Ryan Healy (‘26) is a Government and History major working under the direction of the Richard S. Perles Professor of Government, Dr. Paula Pickering, in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of the American Bosnian Collaboration Project. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

Abigail Herrada (‘26) is a Psychology and Global Studies major with a concentration in Latin American Studies. She is working in Colombia with GRI Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Adriana Rudling on a project related to the Colombia Truth Commission. Connect with her on LinkedIn. 

 

 

Nolan Jansorn (‘27) is a Government major working with BFA Global in Kenya. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

 

Clare Johnson (‘27) is a Public Health major with a Data Science minor working with William & Mary Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Clare is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Nadia Khan (‘26) is an International Relations & Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies major working under the direction of the Richard S. Perles Professor of Government, Dr. Paula Pickering, in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of the American Bosnian Collaboration Project.

 

 

Jack Long (‘27) is a Government major with a Data Science minor working with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies in Nepal, studying the strategic potential of the nation’s hydro resources and supporting IIDS’ agri-transformation initiative. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

 

Kelson Lowrie (‘27) is an International Relations major working with the International and Political Affairs in the Caucasus lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of William & Mary Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

Patrick McDonald (‘26) is an International Relations major working with Blue Banner in Mongolia. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

Eryn McKendree (‘27) is a Government and Environmental Policy major working with the International and Political Affairs in the Caucasus lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of William & Mary Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

Julia Meyer (‘26) is an International Relations & Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies major working with Amnesty International in Washington D.C. under the direction of Dr. Tarah Demant, the National Director of Programs. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Caroline Mullen (‘27) is a Biology major with a minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. She is working with William & Mary Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Caroline is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

Bailey Nicholson (‘26) is a Government and Economics major working with the International and Political Affairs in the Caucasus lab in Tbilisi, Georgia under the direction of William & Mary Associate Professor of Government, Dr. Dan Maliniak. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

Martina Queijo (‘28) is an International Relations and Economics major working with the OPANAL in Mexico City. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

 

Gabriella See (‘27) is a Kinesiology and Public Health major working with William & Mary Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Julius Odhiambo and the Ignite Lab in Narok, Kenya. Gabby is working on a qualitative study to better understand barriers and drivers to parents’ childhood vaccination behaviors among the Maasai. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

Isabel Spielberger (‘26) is an International Relations major with a minor in Economics. Working with the Africa Research Center under the direction of Dr. Phil Roessler in London, she is conducting archival research on 19th-century UK agricultural policy in Africa with the end of the slave trade and increasing trade in cash crops. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

 

 

Meghan Velotas (‘26) is an International Relations major with a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is working in Colombia with GRI Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Adriana Rudling on research related to the Colombia Truth Commission.

 

 

 

Max Wang (‘28) is an International Relations and Finance major working with BFA Global in Kenya. Connect with him on LinkedIn.