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2008 Undergraduate Fellows
AFRICAN SERVICE FELLOWSHIP
A joint program with the Center for African Studies supporting students' work on social and economic issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
Enumale Agada ’10 (Anthropology) Gender, Health and Justice Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Christina Cacioppo ’08 (Economics) The Independent, Kampala, Uganda
Ariel Kapur ’10 (International Relations) Shikaya, Cape Town, South Africa
Dithapelo Medupe ’10 (Human Biology) Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
Michael Wilkerson ’09 (Political Science) The Independent, Kampala, Uganda
COMMUNITY ARTS FELLOWSHIP
Offers opportunities to work with arts organizations whose education and community priorities align with the goals of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts – to engage students and the community with issues of culture, identity and diversity through the lens of the arts.
Zachary Chotzen-Freund ‘09 (English and Drama) The Public Theater, New York, NY
Natalia Duong ’10 (Humanities) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Cuauhtemoc Peranda ’10 (Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity: IDA) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Mahlet Seyoum ’10 (International Relations)
William Von Hoene ’08 (Sociology)
Rachel Yong ’09 (Symbolic Systems and Comparative Literature) The Public Theater, New York, NY
EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP
Supports summer enrichment programs addressing academic and social needs of local underserved middle and high school youth. Fellows work with the East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA) program and the Stanford Upward Bound program.
Catherine Aranda ’10 (International Relations) EPASA
Abraham Berhane ’11 (Chemical Engineering) EPASA
Elizabeth Chavez
Patrick Emelife ’09 (Human Biology) Upward Bound
Elfego Felix ’10 (Mechanical Engineering) Upward Bound
Ingrid Hernandez ’11 (Undecided) Upward Bound
Ivan Jimenez ’10 (Political Science) Upward Bound
Rebekah Morreale ’11 (Earth Systems) EPASA
Tiffany Morris
Tessa Price
Mayra Vega ’11 (Undecided)
HAAS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
Provides students with support to develop and implement innovative, collaborative service projects that address community needs.
Anum Afzal ‘10 (Psychology) Maharashtra Dyslexia Association, Mumbai, India
Kiran Agarwal-Harding ’09 (Biomechanical Engineering) MicroClinics Ghana, Cape Coast, Ghana
Anjali Albuquerque ‘10
Amie Baron ’09 (Public Policy) Ashoka, Pinheiros, Brazil
Rashna Bhojwani ’09 (International Relations) Pratham, Mumbai, India
Martin Duncan ’09 (Human Biology) Area de Investigacion de Salud y Sociedad, Mexico City, Mexico
Rachid El-Khattabi ’09 (Economics) Institut Lalla Meryem,Tanger, Morocco
Vanisha Gandhi ’10 (Undeclared) Nanubhai Education Foundation, Kadod, India
Mbali Mphande ’09 (Psychology) Zambia Ministry of Health, Kasama, Northern Province, Zambia
Garrett Neiman ’10 (Economics) Upward Bound at U.C. Irvine, Irvine, CA
Josh Nesbit ’09 (Human Biology) The Children's AIDS Fund, Washington, D.C., USA
Max Romano ’09 (Human Biology) Arlington Free Clinic, Arlington, VA
Rowza Rumma ‘10 (Chemical Engineering) Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thanh Tran ’09 (Anthropological Sciences) Friends of Hue Foundation—Children's Shelter for Orphans and Disadvantaged Youth, Hue, Vietnam
PHILANTHROPHY FELLOWSHIP
Offers students opportunities to work intensively at Bay Area foundations.
Lauren Finzer
Sara Heaps
Tammy Luo
Emma Sachs
Yang Tan
Robbie Torney
Katharine Wulff
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FELLOWSHIP
Iberia Elster ’11 (Biology and International Relations) People's Defense Investigative Agency, Berkeley, CA
Alexandra Martin ’09 (Religious Studies) Inner City Law Center, Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Mendelman ’09 (Human Biology) Louisiana Justice Institute, New Orleans, LA
Laura Brigone ‘10 (Music)
Di Dang ’08 (Philosphy and Religious Studies)
Kyle Duff ’10 (Interdisciplinary Humanities)
Charles Syms ’11 (Undeclared)
Ann Thompson ’11 (History)
Ciara Segura ’10 (Feminist Studies)
STANFORD PRIDE FELLOWSHIP
Offered jointly with the Stanford Pride Alumni Club and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Resource Center (LGBT CRC), promotes activism in the queer community.
Thomas Patrick Cordova ’09 (Biological Sciences) Bronx Community Pride Center, Bronx, NY
Chrysanthe Tan ’09 (Music and English) National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, New York, NY
URBAN SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
Offered jointly with the Program on Urban Studies at Stanford, provides internships with organizations addressing issues affecting urban life.
Stephanie Chan ’11 (Urban Studies, Undeclared) Brooklyn Economic Development Coorporation (BEDC), Brooklyn, NY
Eric Chen ’08 (Public Policy and Economics) AIDS Legal Referral Panel, San Francisco, CA
Kelley Fong ’09 (American Studies and History) Shelter Network, Burlingame, CA
Rachel Friedman ’09 (Earth Systems) Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., USA
John Mulrow ’09 (Earth Systems) SCARCE—School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education, Glen Ellyn, IL
2008 Stanford in Government Fellows
Provides undergraduates meaningful exposure to government and public policy through intensive summer internships.
SIG Fellows coming soon.
INTERNATIONAL
Alexander L. George Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship
Philip and Maurine Halperin Stanford in Government International Fellowship
Donald Kennedy Environmental Fellowship
John Wesley Rice, Jr. Fellowship
NATIONAL
Boozer Family FoundationGoodman Family Endowed Fellowship Fund for Stanford in Government
Huffington Stanford in Government Fund
J. Burke Knapp Fund for Stanford in Government
The James and Charles Ludlam SIG-Serve Fellowship
William and Reva Tooley Government Fellowship
STATE & LOCAL
Lawrence W. and Jane B. Harris, Jr. Endowed FellowshipRita H. Small Endowment Fund of the Stanford in Government Program
J.E. Wallace Sterling Internship
Edwin L. Z’berg Internship in California Environmental Policy
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2008 Postgraduate Fellows
TOM FORD FELLOWSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY
Offered in conjunction with Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, encourages recent graduates to explore philanthropic work by providing placements with mentors at U.S. foundations.
Alyssa Battistoni ’08 (Political Science) - interest in community development
Sheila Bijoor ’08 (Electrical Engineering) - interest technology and energy issues in developing countries
Linh Tran ’08 (Human Biology) - interest in park land and open space
[Please note: placements and mentors announced soon.]
JOHN GARDNER PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP
(Stanford Fellows)
Provides opportunities to work with mentors - senior figures either in a government or a non-profit agency - who foster professional growth and development in graduates devoting themselves to public service.
Elizabeth Kersten ’08 (Human Biology) – interest in global health policy
Olga Medina ’08 (Political Science/CSRE) – interest in immigration policy reform
Debbie Warshawsky ’08 (Urban Studies) – interest in urban poverty and inequality
[Please note: placements and mentors announced soon.]
DR. AND MRS. C. J. HUANG TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
Jointly offered with VIA, provides opportunities to teach in rural China.
Yoko Kono ’08 (MA, International Comparative Education)
Elizabeth Pratt ’08 (Human Biology; Spanish minor)