Sophia Harrison Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Research Assistant for Professor Erin Miller; Professor Abby Wood; Professor Daniel Klerman; Professor Clare Pastore.-For Professor Miller (2024-present): research Supreme Court precedent that assumes good-faith of police officers in 4th and 5th amendment violations.-For Professor Wood (2024-present): research informational harms from dark money in campaign finance in anticipation for book on Buckley v. Valeo. -For Professor Klerman (2023-present): examine the justifications of diversity jurisdiction and cleaning/coding data related to whether contingent fee lawyering increases access to justice. -For Professor Pastore (Summer 2023): researched a wide range of topics related to legal ethics, specifically regarding attorney client privilege, as well as helping with brief writing & preparations for her poverty law class.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Researched and drafted bench memorandums and memorandum dispositions in a variety of civil, criminal, and immigration cases for Judge Patrick J. Bumatay. Presented my recommendations in front of a 3 Appellate Judge panel.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Interviewed law professors and legal scholars on their recent works. Published podcast interviewing Professor David Bernstein on his new work on race and the law. -Organized the 2022 JWI Summer Fellowship, a week long, highly selective program on the natural law for a group of 17 top law students/ law graduates-Performed legal research for Professor Hadley Arkes for his various scholarly projects on natural law, including his new book: Mere Natural Law.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

•Project Leader: spearheaded a project to build 50 units of modular, affordable housing in the town of Amherst through partnership with Amherst College and surrounding organizations. Leading a team of 10 employees and interns and in charge of communication with the college.• Researched, informed, and wrote on topics that increased housing equity in the Pioneer Valley • Worked directly with local homeless participants through case-management to help them find long-term housing, employment, and healthcare • Corresponded with founder to develop business strategies, such as digitizing grant surveys and expanding donor database

Amherst, Massachusetts

• Managed 50 students through acting as a confidential resource, conflict-mediator, and community-builder• Designed and organized bi-weekly floor activities and allocated funds by managing a dorm budget

Amherst, Massachusetts

• Supported students in the Biology-181 lab course with field work, data analysis, and writing lab reports • Assisted professor with setting and cleaning up laboratory in advance and organizing class data• Promoted collaboration and effective group-work between students

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

• RA under Professor Jessica Reyes in the Amherst College Economics Department. • Cleaned, organized, and coded data in Excel and STATA to examine impact of lead pollution on social behavior from the Notre Dame fire in Paris, France. This research will shed light on the impact of environmental pollution on crime rates.• Researched and communicated with academic professionals in both French and English, as well as provided accurate translations from French to English for data analysis.

• Conducted independent research on state-level food insecurity in the district under the guidance of PhD economists in the Regional Affairs Division• Discovered new insights into food insecurity and its disproportionate impact on low-income people of color, as well as the role of SNAP (food stamps) in providing balanced meals• Published my findings through an article and a presentation to FED staff, which included the senior VP•Planned and organized food insecurity roundtable by reaching out to key leaders at the forefront of the issue in the community

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

• Conducted independent research on the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals with a target to create a report for private sector businesses to emulate best practices to reach these goals

• Performed targeted research in a variety of languages to develop risk profiles for Fortune 100 companies’ supply-chains by using sources including academic, corporate, business, NGO, media, and government reports• Contributed to white papers, such as those in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor• Assisted lead researchers in inputting and analyzing the gathered information in a large database for use by clients

San Francisco Bay Area

• Fulfilled through the 2020 Lead for America Summer Fellowship• Cultivated written material for Housing and Benefits (Medicaid/SSI/SSDI) workshop programs to be piloted to 500+ clients• Supported management in the Housing Department by analyzing program data to compile summary reports for compliance with federal and state-sponsored grants for affordable housing• Provided administrative guidance to clients from different Bay Area Sites to improve their access to resources in order to gain permanent housing and government health benefits; made referrals to legal aid

• Conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Kara Tan Bhala on ethical issues related to global finance markets with an emphasis to improve practice and policy • Published paper examining the financial ethics of placing profit-maximizing institutions (banks) in charge of vetting and approving loans to small businesses under the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program.• Published paper on the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis and offered in depth policy solutions to increase affordable housing

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

• Tutored a group of high-school students through A Better Chance, a national program that provides opportunities for underprivileged individuals to achieve higher education

Santa Clara, California

• Instructed STEM and English subjects to elementary age students while fostering an interdisciplinary atmosphere • Encouraged students to develop an out of the box mind-set in creating and marketing products in business unit

• Instructed young children and adults the basics of swimming and helped them to improve their stroke. • Consistently mentioned by parent reviews as one of the best swim instructors at the facility. • Designed self-promotion strategies to sign up students for private swimming lessons

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Forthcoming Note in the Southern California Law Review (SCLR) Staff Editor - SCLR (Vol. 97); Executive.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics, French

Activities and Societies: AC Law Review Editor; Amherst Student Writer; Multicultural Students' Union: Co-Founder/ Multi-Media.

9-12

Activities and Societies: Principal's Honor Roll, National Merit Commended Scholar, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Swim Team Captain, Anchor.