Internship & Research Spotlight

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Name: Yibo Cao ‘20 Major: Chemistry Organization: Zheng Bei Ti Yu Ju Le Bu Position: Basketball Trainer Intern Location: Yulin, China Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Taylor Stewart ‘20 Major: Biology Organization: University of Kentucky Position: Lab Intern Location: Lexington, KY Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Stephanie Akoto Bamfo ‘21 Major: Politics Organization: CWS Global (Shepherd Internship Program) Position: Immigration Legal Intern Location: Greensboro, NC Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Skyler Palmer ‘21 Major: Economics and Finance Organization: Projects Abroad Position: Medical Intern Location: Cape Coast, Ghana Term: Summer 2019

"I volunteered in the local teaching hospital three days a week in the Delivery Suite and NICU. In the Delivery Ward I comforted mothers in labor and helped care for the new born babies in the ward. In the NICU I took vitals, fed, dressed, and burped the babies. The other two days of the week I worked in two local leprosy camps dressing wounds and performing basic health screens. It was an great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the medical field while also learning about healthcare in the developing country."

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Name: Shelley Lownds ‘20 Major: Behavioral Neuroscience Organization: Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Position: Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern Location: Lynnwood, WA Term: Summer 2019

"I gained hands on experience rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife in Washington, so that they could be released back into the wild. I worked closely with a rehabber and assisted in the exam room, as well as practiced skills such as diet preparation, administering medications, nutritional tubings, sub-cutaneous injections and vaccines, releases, and enclosure maintenance. I also got to learn a lot about human-animal interactions, and took classes including wildlife scenarios, preventative care, wildlife ethics, fracture stabilization, radiology, thermoregulation, nutrition, and avian force feeding. Prior to this internship I planned on pursuing a career in wildlife rehabilitation, but I enjoyed the medical side of my internship so much that I now want to explore it deeper, and go to vet school for wildlife and conservation medicine."

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Name: Sav Roper ‘21 Major: International Studies Organization: Noodle&Boo Position: Business and Sales Intern Location: San Jose, CA Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Samuel McIntyre ‘20 Major: International Studies Organization: World Affairs Council Position: Global Exchange Intern Location: Highland Heights, KY Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Rylee Bledsoe ‘20 Major: Behavioral Neuroscience Organization: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Position: Neurology Research Intern Location: Nashville, TN Term: Summer 2019

"I worked closely with faculty and staff in the Teleneurology Program to develop C3FIT, a pragmatic randomized stroke trial funded by PCORI, and a prehospital feasibility study to link ambulance personnel to experts in stroke care using technology funded by the USDA Telemedicine Program. My primary roles included assisting with grant preparation, shadowing clinicians, and developing healthcare research projects and programmatic initiatives. As a research intern, I received invaluable exposure to various medical specialties and, as a result, now plan to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant."

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Name: Rebecca Markham ‘20 Major: Spanish Organization: FM4 Paso Libre Position: Intern Location: Guadalajara, Mexico Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Olivia Burke ‘21 Major: Politics Organization: North Penn Legal Services (Shepherd Internship Program) Position: Protection from Abuse Intern Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Noel Dingle ‘21 Major: Economics and Finance Organization: Farmers National Bank Position: Bank Intern Location: Danville, KY Term: Summer 2019

"For this internship I rotated through four of bank's departments: investment services, trust, accounting, and lending. Some various tasks I completed were drafting investment policy statements, updating trust account information, accounts payable, and performing credit analyses. This internship has solidified my interest in a career in financial services and I plan to continue exploring the jobs in the financial industry."

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Name: Nick Bowman ‘21 Major: Environmental Studies Organization: Kasetart University Position: Aquatic Animal Production and Conservation Intern Location: Bangkok, Thailand Term: Summer 2019

"My greatest takeaways have been a better understanding of Thai language and culture, respect for different academic systems seen in other countries, and an interest in international environmental issues. Because of this internship I have grown interested in combating environmental issues in developing nations, and finding a balance between economic and environmental sustainability."

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Name: Natalie Hagan ‘20 Major: Environmental Science Organization: Fox Chase Cancer Center Position: Research Intern Location: Philadelphia, PA Term: Summer 2019

"I worked on a number of ongoing projects in Dr. Camille Ragin's lab in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control. I conducted a literature review for our study of racial disparity in prostate cancer. I also recruited clinical patients at Fox Chase and Temple University Hospital to participate in a qualitative analysis of how socioeconomic factors effect health outcome in head and neck cancer. Lastly, I interviewed and took DNA samples from community members using tobacco products and no history of cancer to investigate metabolites excreted by the body as an indicator of lung cancer development."

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Name: Nancy-Katherine Burkey ‘21 Major: Music, English Organization: Prague Summer Nights Position: Arts Administration Intern Location: Prague, Czech Republic Term: Summer 2019

"I served as the Opera Production Coordinator and Guest Artist Liaison. My responsibilities included facilitating a fully-staged voice competition, overseeing rehearsal attendance for singers, and working alongside professional staff at the Oskar Nedbal Theatre and Estates Theatre to produce 3 orchestra concerts, an opera scenes performance, a chamber concert, and 4 performances of Mozart's operas, Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni."

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Name: Melissa Collins '21 Major: Politics Organization: American Heart Association Position: Special Events Intern Location: Louisville, KY Term: Summer 2019

"Working as a Special Events Intern at the American Heart Association this summer, I was exposed to the developmental aspects of non-profit organizations. I assisted in the logistics planning of three major events including the Go Red for Women Luncheon, Hearty Party, and Kentuckiana Heart Walk."

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Name: Me Me Khant ‘20 Major: International Studies Organization: JFP Holdings Position: Investment Banking Analyst Location: Beijing, China Term: Summer 2019

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Name: Mary-Carter Downing '20 Major: Politics Organization: Congressman Comer's Office Position: Intern Location: Washington, DC Term: Summer 2019

"This experience has allowed me to understand the ins and outs of how a Congressional office works to support the member and their constituents. By being a politics major doing an intern in our nation's capital I was able to first-hand see how many groups work together in our governmental affairs."