CISLA Seniors: Class of 2025

Samuel Boehm

Majors: Neuroscience and Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Catalyzing Healthcare with Intercultural Competence: The Intersection of Indigenous and Western Medicine
Internship: Centro de Estudios en Neurociencia Humana y Neuropsicología (Universidad Diego Portales)
Location: Santiago, Chile

Meiling Bottan

Major: Neuroscience

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: Considering Mental Health in Japan
Internship: Large-Scale Neuronal Networks that Organize the Predictive and Creative Brain
Location: Japan

Eliarís Brito Castillo

Major: Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Bachata: Preserving Afro-Dominican Roots in a Globalized World
Internship: C Dynasty Dance Studio
Location: Japan

Maya Bruno

Major: Architectural Studies

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: Balancing Sustainability with Preservation in Historic Italian Architecture
Internship: Weber Architects
Location: Italy

Austin Cheng

Major: Biochemistry, Cellular Molecular Biology

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Navigating Cultural Differences in Community-Based Conservation: A Malagasy Case Study
Internship: Planet Madagascar
Location: Madagascar

Emma Dinkelspiel

Majors: German Studies and Slavic Studies

CISLA Language: German
SIP: Reading and Writing Identity in German Literature
Internship: Carl-Schurz-Haus
Location: Germany

Leila Hernandez-Webster

Majors: Environmental Studies and Film Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Multimethod Analysis of Climate Change Effects on Latin America's Food Security Challenges
Internship: Alerta Verde
Location: Bolivia

Claire Hoffmann

Majors: German Studies and Environmental Studies

CISLA Language: German
SIP: Examining Regenerative, Biodynamic, and Organic Agricultural Methods and Principles in German Viticulture
Internship: Weingut Kühling-Gillot Battenfeld-Spanier
Location: Germany

Abdullah Khan

Majors: Architectural Studies and Environmental Studies

CISLA Language: Urdu
SIP: Adaptive Strategies: Italian Conservation Approaches for Pakistani Architecture
Internship: Innovative Dimensions
Location: Pakistan

Stella König

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: The 'Othering' of Labor Migrants in Japan: Japan's Hospitality Industry
Internship: Ace Hotel Kyoto
Location: Japan

Samantha Lamontagne

Major: Psychology

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Impacts of Stigma: Access to Mental Healthcare in the US and France
Internship: Kit ou Double
Location: France

Wonkyung Lee

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: The Political Economy of Japan's Startup Ecosystem
Internship: STARTUP HOKKAIDO
Location: Japan

Ilan Listgarten

Majors: International Relations and French

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Pluralism and Universalism: Comparing U.S. and French Plans to Counter Antisemitism
Internship: Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU)
Location: France

Kayla Mateo

Major: Latin American and Latino Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Impact of People of Color Choosing Non-Traditional Career Paths
Internship: Asociación de Mujeres de Ayuda Comunitaria (AMADC)
Location: Dominican Republic

Nora Pulsifer

Majors: French and Government

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Police Abuse of Refugee Women and Children in Northern France
Internship: Women's Refugee Centre
Location: France

Corinne Robbins

Majors: Government and Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Effects of Post-Dictatorship Politics on Argentina's Legalization of Abortion
Internship: La Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Muger (FEIM)
Location: Argentina

Blake Rogers

Majors: Hispanic Studies, Economics, and International Relations

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Has Spain Recovered from the European Financial Crisis of 2008-2009?
Internship: Unión Iberoamericana de Municipalistas
Location: Spain

Alejandra Romero-Sanchez

Majors: Human Development and Latin American Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Undocumented Immigrant Families: Sacrifice, Separation, and Well-Being
Internship: Casa Ronald McDonald
Location: Puerto Rico

Noa Schmid

Majors: Art and International Relations

CISLA Languages: Hebrew and French
SIP: Non State Actors Negotiate: Comparing Israeli-Palestinian & Moroccan-Western Saharan Ceasefire Proposals
Internship: German Embassy in Morocco
Location: Morocco

Aiden Shiell

Major: East Asian Studies

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: What Makes a Tourist Location? Analyzing Tourist Locations through Japan
Internship: Research Assitantship with Professor Yuniya Kawamura
Location: Japan

Jazmin Villalba Gimenez

Major: Biochemistry, Cellular Molecular Biology

CISLA Language: Portuguese
SIP: Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Dietary Impact between USA and Brazil
Internship: Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM)
Location: Portugal

Torrance Wagner

Major: Botany

CISLA Language: Spanish 
SIP: Campesino Communities: Social Collaboration as a Means Towards Regional Food Sovereignty 
Internship: Centro de Desarrollo Comunitario Centéotl
Location: Mexico