PANEL SCHEDULE
Immigration, Environment + Sexual Violence | Watch Video
Facilitator: Pedro Gerson Ugalde, Instructional Professor, Human Rights
- Sanya Bhartiya, Caribbean Youth Environment Network – Children/Youth Environment Organizing| Barbados
- Delia Acuna, Catholic Legal Services of Miami – preparing immigration applications for immigrants and refugees | Miami
- Madeline Hopper, Hyde Park Refugee Project – Programming Coordinator for the HPRP summer camp | Chicago
- Adwoa Nkansah-Amankra, National Immigrant Justice Center – Preparing annotated court documents and conducting intake interviews | Chicago
- Promise Ngirwe, Physicians for Human Rights – Researches and analyzes legal, medical, human rights material regarding sexual violence | Remote
Policy + Advocacy | Watch Video
Facilitator: Pedro Gerson Ugalde, Instructional Professor, Human Rights
- Zachary Yeoh, Daly and Associates – Assisted staff with immigration and asylum cases | Hong Kong
- Danielle Lopez, Cook County Department of Human Rights – Assisting with projects on immigration, fair housing, and labor rights | Chicago
- Fernanda Ponce, UChicago Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic – Assists with policy projects that seek to better inform migrants of available protections and resources | Chicago
- Hala Hersi, Believers Bail Out – Working with incarcerated Muslims to secure bail funds | Chicago
Networking Lunch
Welcoming Julia Epplin-Zapf, Policy Analyst, Cook County Department of Human Rights and Ethics, and 2023 and 2024 Human Rights Interns
Healthcare + Nonprofit | Watch Video
Facilitator: Lindsay Gifford, Assistant Research Professor, Human Rights
- Carolina Olivas, Al Otro Lado – Providing legal assistance to migrants on either side of the US-Mexico border | San Diego
- Hanna Ho, Department of Public Health Services, UChicago – Examining scholarly publications about the use of hypofractionated radiation for breast cancer in communities of various racial compositions | Chicago
- Michael Guilmette, ACT Now Illinois – State and federal policy work | Chicago
- Christina Byun, United Nations Population Fund – Performing quantitative and qualitative results analysis on various regions of the world and UNFPA’s work in the areas |San Diego and Chicago
- Tanaya Vohra, The Addis Clinic – Help grow the digital audience and engagement, create promotional materials | Remote
- Jordyn Flaherty, Jens Ludwig and the UChicago Crime Lab – assisting Professor Ludwig with his book about behavioral science and combatting gun violence | Chicago
Advocacy + Research | Watch Video
Facilitator: Ben Laurence, Instructional Professor, Human Rights
- Manon Theodoly, Chandra Law – Supporting attorneys with civil rights and constitutional law cases| Cleveland
- Nitya Upadrasta, Cook County Department of Human Rights – Assisting with projects on immigration, fair housing, and labor rights, creating outreach plans | Chicago
- Tanya Estrada Gomez, Hispanic Federation – Documents and conducts power analysis of key stakeholders to facilitate advocacy | Chicago
- Vivian Yin, Reading Between the Lines – Assists in development and execution of communication plans | Remote
- Bridget O’Shea, World Relief – Aiding immigrants and refugees with the employment process | Chicago
- Dina Rosin, Bright Star Community Outreach – Supporting the mental health of people of all ages by providing therapeutic counseling | Chicago
Additional Internship videos will be uploaded soon
Mitzy Espana, GirlForward – Teaching refugee girls | Chicago