CISLA Seniors: Class of 2027

Nilufar Abdiraimova

Major: Economics

CISLA Languages: French and Russian
SIP: Understanding the U.S. Market: Strategy for an Independent French Fashion Brand
Internship: Frenchyork
Location: New York City, United States

Afaf Albur

Majors: Africana Studies, Economics, and International Relations

CISLA Language: Arabic
SIP: Beyond Partnership and Exploitation: Examining the China-Africa Economic Relationship
Internship: Permanent Mission of the African Union to the United Nations
Location: New York City, United States

Samuel Bailey

Majors: East Asian Studies and Government

CISLA Language: Mandarin
SIP: Coastal Costs: Public Health risks to Taiwan's local and Indigenous communities
Internship: Taitung City Department of Cultural Affairs
Location: Taitung County, Taiwan

Millie Bouvin

Majors: Biological Sciences and German Studies

CISLA Language: German
SIP: Redefining Humans Role in Conservation: What Germany Can Show us
Internship: Biosphärengebiet Schwarzwald 
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Sylvia Brofka-Berends

Majors: French and International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Intersectionality in France: The Fear of the Other
Internship: UniR Universités et Réfugié.e.s
Location: Paris, France

Katherine ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½or

Majors: Architectural Studies and Environmental Studies

CISLA Language: German
SIP: The Urban Green Space: How Natural Spaces Materialize and Enhance Urban Fabrics
Internship: Munich Architecture Gallery
Location: Munich, Germany

Dulguun Damdinbayar

Majors: Architectural Studies and International Relations

CISLA Languages: Mongolian and Russian
SIP: Fall of the Soviet Union and its Impact on Mongolian Architecture
Internship: Mongolian Heritage Center
Location: Illinois, United States

Gracie Donabella-Pedlow

Majors: Dance and Psychology

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Dance Across Cultures: Perceptions of Embodiment in France and the US
Internship: Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes
Location: Nantes, France

Molly Donovan

Majors: Hispanic Studies and Psychology

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Outpatient Mental Health Experiences Under U.S. and Spanish Healthcare Systems
Internship: Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
Location: Madrid, Spain

Anika Ekra

Majors: Architectural Studies and Art

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: The Sicily we Inherit: A Land of Cultural Exchange, Preservation, Third Spaces
Internship: Farm Cultural Park
Location: Sicily, Italy

Cathal Keating

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Crossing the Strait: Moroccan Migration and the Rise of Vox in Spain
Internship: Union Iberoamericana de Municipalistas
Location: Granada, Spain 

Evie Lockwood Mullaney

Majors: Government and Psychology

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: From Patriarchy to Progressivism: Gender Equality in Spain's Democratic Transition
Internship: Fundación por la Justicia
Location: Valencia, Spain

Nutsa Mamulaishvili

Major: Biochemistry, Cellular Molecular Biology (BCMB)

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Lost in Translation, Found in Science: The Total Synthesis of Frondosin D
Internship: Batumi Republican Clinical Hospital & Society of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists, and the APFA - Association of French Language Teachers of Adjara
Location: Batumi, Georgia

Sean Melvin

Major: Government

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Flooding and Federalism: Jointly Managing Water in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Internship: Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento 
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Edona Nezaj

Major: Biochemistry, Cellular Molecular Biology (BCMB)

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Westernized Argentina: Diet and lifestyle contribution to cancer as a US parallel
Internship: Child Family Health International
Location: Córdoba, Argentina

Ekaterina Petrichenko

Majors: International Relations and Italian Studies

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: Declining Human Rights Standards in Italy: Causes and Consequences
Internship: SpecialEurasia
Location: Rome, Italy

Angelina Pierro

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Non-Gendered Language and the Women's Rights Movements in Argentina
Internship: Democracia En Red
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sophie Poissant

Majors: Dance, Global Islamic Studies, and International Relations

CISLA Language: Arabic
SIP: Religious Discourse in the Israel/Palestine Conflict
Internship: 
Location: Jordan

Daea Raidhi

Majors: Economics and International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Securitizing States: Immigration, Identity, and the Populist Right in France and Italy
Internship: Democrats Abroad
Location: Paris, France

Aurora Schifferli

Major: Psychology

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Cities and Collective Rituals: How ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ection Shapes Well-Being
Internship: Center for Research in Medicine, Psychoanalysis and Society
Location: Paris, France

Anthony Smith

Majors: Government and Slavic Studies

CISLA Language: Russian
SIP: Values versus Interests: EU Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus
Internship: Policy and Management Consulting Group 
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Erica Smith

Majors: Anthropology and Biological Sciences

CISLA Language: French
SIP: La Crise du Fromage: Highlighting the Importance of Microdiversity through Cheese
Internship: La Teulière
Location: Toulouse, France

Brennan Thomson

Major: Government

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: The Effects of Sovereignty and Nationalism on Contemporary Conceptions of Justice
Internship: Euro-Gulf Information Centre
Location: Rome, Italy

Lilla Kate Tucker

Major: Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: "Fuera del campo:" Media Representation and Women's Sports Participation in Spain
Internship: Fundación Red Deporte y Cooperación
Location: Madrid, Spain

Daniel Wong

Major: Anthropology

CISLA Language: Mandarin
SIP: Tourism as Self-Autonomy for Indigenous People in Taiwan
Internship: 'Etolan Style
Location: Taitung County, Taiwan