CISLA Seniors: Class of 2024

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

Samadhi Dissanayake

Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Effects Deforestation has on Medicinal Plants in Madre de Dios
Internship: Fauna Forever
Location: Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Ichiro Kubozono

Major: Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

CISLA Language: English
SIP: How do Economics and Politics Influence Immigration Policies: Italy vs. US?
Internship: Krein
Location: Milan, Italy

Eric Lu

Major: Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Hidden Social Costs in the Peruvian Mining Industry
Internship: Universidad de Pacifico
Location: Lima, Peru

Benjamin Rothstein

Major: East Asian Studies

CISLA Language: Japanese
SIP: The Role of the Rokukoyou in Constructing and Obliterating Japanese Local Identities 
Internship: Tanbungama
Location: Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Noshin Saiyara

Majors: International Relations and Economics

CISLA Languages: English and Bengali
SIP: Community Oriented Development: Role of Health & Education in Bangladesh's Growth and Development 
Internship: Youth Policy Forum Bangladesh
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Izzy Sala

Major: Neuroscience

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Healing Immigration-Induced Trauma Through West-African Traditional Medicine and Ancestral Knowledge
Internship: PROMETRA - France
Location: Aiguebonne, Lanuéjols, Occitanie, France

Evan Strouse

Major: Music

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Noting Experience: Music Education in Central Spain Told Through Personal Narratives
Internship: Acción por la Música and Música Activa y Creativa 
Location: Madrid, Spain and Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Lorena Tenorio

Majors: Hispanic Studies and Human Development

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: Profit or Purpose: Exploring Employee/Volunteer Motivation in Different Organizational Landscapes
Internship: De Veí a Veí - ONG Barri del San Antoni
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Yasmine Tohme

Majors: Film Studies and Italian

CISLA Language: Italian
SIP: Who Gets to Tell the Migrant's Story?
Internship: Anele
Location: Rome, Italy

Arrayán Vanegas-Farrara

Majors: French and International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Harmony and Discord: Exploring Roots of Faith, Language, and Tolerance in Cameroon
Country of Interest: Cameroon

Christine Vuu

Major: Economics

CISLA Language: Chinese
SIP: Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry and Economic Growth
Internship: TTMCL HOLDING COMPANY LTD.
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Chloe Walsh

Majors: Government and French

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Forced Migration to France: the LGBTQIA+ Community in Limbo
Internship: Famille au Grand Coeur
Location: Montpellier, France

Meghan Webb

Majors: Psychology and Hispanic Studies

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Image of Schizophrenia in Spain's Healthcare System
Internship: FIDMAG Research Foundation
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Ava Yassari

Major: International Relations

CISLA Language: French
SIP: Loopholes of the EU's National Security Policies and Influence on Immigrants
Internship: International Institute of New England
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gicel Zuniga

Majors: Human Development and Education

CISLA Language: Spanish
SIP: The Effects of Migration on Latinx Individuals and Their Families 
Internship: EPES Fundación (Educación Popular en Salud)
Location: Santiago, Chile