Resume
Resume
Resume
Communications
Nepal
The Nepal Global Mosaic was an immersive ethnographic field research program.
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My time in Nepal encouraged me to ask questions and learn from personal stories.
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It inspired me to improve social and environmental systems at the community level.
Phase 1: Field Research
In Fall 2017, I took four classes which framed a research project in Nepal to explore climate change and security. Students from Dickinson College designed a research methodology. In collaboration with the Institute for Crisis Management Studies, research teams interviewed villagers, NGO leaders and policy-makers in communities in Nepal. Dickinson students wrote ethnographic case studies as a final project.
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Phase 2: Migration Report
Field research in Nepal left unanswered questions about the impacts and causes of migration. In Winter 2017-18, I wrote a case study based on findings from Nepal. I worked closely with an advisor to frame economic theories, international trends and community networks, supported by interview evidence.
Phase 3: Communications Strategy
Research should have an impact. So, I designed a policy brief based on our findings from Nepal. I made two versions - one for policy-makers and one for local organizations.
Phase 4: Final Report
In Spring 2018, I worked closely with an advisor to design a framework for our findings with systems thinking. I identified case studies that evaluated community collaboration, information sharing, and resilience.
Phase 5: Collaborative Enterprise
In Spring 2018, a professor selected me to contribute to an organizational theory model using the Nepal research as a case study. I interviewed key faculty participants in the program. I also studied experiential learning theory and innovated a method for studying student learning goals.
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A Global Economy lesson inspired me to explore the intersections of water, food and rights.
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This project encouraged me to investigate power structures in environmental issues.
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It connected trends I studied in International Relations with global sustainability.
Independent Research
The largest dairy producing company in Saudi Arabia purchased agricultural land in the American southwest. In Fall 2016, I investigated the motivations behind this decision in an independent research project.
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I compared global alfalfa prices, delved into the monarchy's corporate shares and evaluated American water rights systems.
Central Asia
A childhood trip to Kyrgyzstan inspired me to deeply explore the Central Asian region.
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Over my college career, I wrote several research papers on water and politics. ​
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These projects inspired me to explore issues related to transboundary watersheds.
Coursework
I wrote an analytical paper on political balancing in Central Asia. Then, I designed a policy brief on U.S. interests in the region.
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I also wrote a couple papers on environmental politics and water conflict in Central Asia.