• Provided a series of recommendations to State Department personnel regarding election security and efficacy in the DRC to limit risk to electoral process• Updated State Department scorecard on the Democratic Republic of the Congo's efforts to democratize utilizing State Department standards as well as UN human rights language• Documented degree to which the DRC's president adhered to WHO recommendations regarding infectious diseases

• Reinforced policy-making concepts and processes through teaching assistant sessions to students in the class • Assessed students' homework and exams against provided criteria in order to grade students fairly and consistently • Led weekly office hours to work one-on-one with students to provide tailored help regarding the policy-making process

• Reinforced microeconomic theory and concepts through teaching assistant sessions to students in the class• Created a rubric for homework and exams against which to grade students fairly and consistently• Led weekly office hours to work one-on-one with students to provide tailored help regarding microeconomics

• Ensured that cost-benefit analyses used by the Department of Defense were rigorous and followed generally accepted government auditing standards• Conducted interviews with officials from the Department of Defense regarding my engagement• Wrote interview write-ups and content briefs to provide sources for the final report mandated by Congress

• Organized and managed a team of nine mentors by providing training and support• Coordinated between site staff, mentor team, and BUILD staff to ensure smooth operation of program• Led weekly team meetings to address mentor concerns as well as ran six trainings for the whole program

• Engaged in tutoring sessions with four different students, three times a week to help improve student literacy• Raised student reading levels by an average of four levels, bringing students up to their grade level in competency

Coded data sets on coup and coup-like behavior in Africa from the 1960s to the 2000s. Followed up coded data with newspaper archival study to determine full aftermath of coded events.

Surveyed through various US news sources to assess post-2008 Financial Crisis reforms. Synthesized information into weekly presentations to inform the research group leader.