Equity & Inclusion Student Fellowship 2016
In an effort to encourage participation by underrepresented students in APPAM and its activities, the Policy Council and APPAM’s Diversity Committee created the ‘APPAM Equity and Inclusion Fellowship’ in April 2016.
The fellowship supported the travel and participation of 25 students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds at the 2016 APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 3 - 5, in Washington, D.C. While at the conference, the fellowship recipients had the opportunity to formally network with each other and with members of the Policy Council and Diversity Committee at a Fellowship Breakfast, recognizing them, their accomplishments and bright futures. They will also had many opportunities to informally network with other students and professionals during the conference. In 2016, the Diversity Committee received nearly 100 applications submitted by Master's and Ph.D. students from schools around the world. The goal of this fellowship program is to introduce recipients to the world of public policy and APPAM, and foster a lifelong affiliation and engagement with both.
The 2016 Fellowship Breakfast program started with a welcome from APPAM President, Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution, followed by the presentation of awards by APPAM Diversity Committee Chair, John Martinez, MDRC. Maya Shankar, a Senior Advisor at the White House, former Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations, and former post-doctoral fellow in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford University, delivered a keynote address on her experiences in the public policy field. Maya received her Ph.D. from Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship and a B.A. from Yale University.
The following individuals are the honored 2016 Equity and Inclusion Fellowship Recipients:
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Sebawit Bishu
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Florida International University
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Ofronama Biu
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The New School
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Sade Bonilla
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Stanford Graduate School of Education
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Roger J. Chin
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Claremont Graduate University
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Caroline Dolce
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SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
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Marley Frazier
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University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
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Matthew Gaskin
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Texas A & M, The Bush School of Government and Public Service
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Renada Goldberg
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University of Minnesota
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Lanikque Howard
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Ying Huang
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University at Albany, State University of New York
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Zoranna Jones
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University of Texas at Arlington
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Straso Jovanoski
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Rutgers University, Camden
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Amieris Lavender
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Michigan State University
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Zhanyl Moldalieva
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United Nations University/Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
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Sophie Morse
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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David Okereke
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Rutgers University, Camden
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Ashley Price
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University of Missouri
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Thalya Yanell Reyes
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Rutgers University, Bloustein School
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Tori Lynne Rockwell
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University of Washington
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Roman Ruiz
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University of Pennsylvania
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Nara Sainthil
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Baruch College
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Anthony Villarreal
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San Diego State University
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Lorin Washington
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University of Texas - Arlington
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Vaughn Williams
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University of Michigan
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Annia Yoshizumi
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University of California Los Angeles Luskin School of Public Affairs
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