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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Research topics: PRC global media influence; information control trends within China; building democratic state resilience against transnational threats

Evaluated effectiveness of social and economic empowerment program for girls and young women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Xizhou, Dali, Yunnan

Assisted Linden Centre founders (Brian and Jeanee Linden) on communications related to the Covid-19 outbreak, educational programming, and Bai ethnic minority culture.

Yangon, Myanmar

• Led prospecting and development of grant and contract proposals in the fields of law, governance, and health at Myanmar's pre-eminent tech social enterprise
• Designed projects, including creating Theory of Change, soliciting input from local and international partners and the greater public, establishing M&E indicators and milestones
• Cultivated partnerships with local and international organizations
• Managed multi-cultural team of 2-3 junior grant writers
• Prepared budgets totaling up to 1 million USD
• Topics included: municipal e-governance, hate speech identification through artificial intelligence, integrated payment platforms for multi-finance institutions, maternal cash transfers aimed at improving early.

Yangon, Myanmar

Provided temporary support on the basis of two major developments in Myanmar's constitutional and electoral scene: establishment of Myanmar's Joint Committee on Charter Change in February 2019 and Myanmar's first municipal elections with universal suffrage, held in March 2019.

Tak, Thailand

• One of the lead authors on report on the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), published in the 2017 Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions compilation; prepared for memo for the Myanmar.
• Assisted with semi-structured interviews with civil society organizations and human rights defenders in Mae Sot, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar
• Coordinated with regional partners to produce advocacy briefs calling for a UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry, and later, implementation of Fact-Finding Mission, on Myanmar
• Drafted memo on reprisals on human rights defenders in Myanmar, in coordination with local civil society organizations, sent to the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
• Wrote first drafts of 12 collaborative blogs on themes of governance, rule of law, national reconciliation, and sustainable development for "Weekly Highlights" segment

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Helped build the Southeast Asian Regional Office’s communications strategy and platform, as its first-ever Public Information Intern.

Remotely, From Bangkok, Thailand

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Provided research assistance to C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Elizabeth Economy.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Remotely, From Durham, NC

Published 14 pieces on the Asia-Pacific, with a primary focus on China.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Bass Connections (Reviewing Retrospective Regulatory Review), Duke Chronicle (Columnist), Duke.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Economics, China Studies, International Law

• Select Awards: The James and Margaret Loe Fellowship (for excellence in China Studies), Robert J. Abernethy Scholarship • Requirements.

Graduate Certificate In Chinese And American Studies

Activities and Societies: Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court (Oralist, National Rounds)• Awards: Sunny Dupree Family.

Study Abroad

Tutorial in Modern British Politics in New College

High School

• Halton Region Student of Excellence, the most prestigious award for a graduating student in Halton Region • President's Scholar of.