Assante-Carrasco Scholars

Azalea Danes '24

Majors: International Affairs / Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Thesis title: "Tierra Dorada: Exploring extraction as a means to sustainable development"
Destination: Colombia
Thesis adviser: Hannah Stewart-Gambino (Government and Law / International Affairs)

Damoi Morgan '25

Majors: Economics / Music
Thesis title: "Does Rhythm Make People Move: Senegal"
Destination: Dakar, Senegal

Eline Pellicano '24

Major: International Affairs
Thesis title: "The Babel Problem: Nonprofit Cross Cultural Communication and Underserved Refugee Women in the UK"
Destination: London, England
Thesis adviser: Hannah Stewart-Gambino (Government and Law / International Affairs)

Matwos Tadesse '24

Majors: International Affairs / Government and Law
Thesis title: "Ethnic Federalism, Democratic Governance, and Economic Development: Unraveling the Dynamic Interplay of a Thriving Economy Outpacing Political Evolution"
Destination: Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Colorado Springs
Thesis adviser: Hannah Stewart-Gambino (Gov Law / IA)

Sakib Arnob '23

Majors: Biology / Economics
Thesis title: “Impact of Rohingya Refugee Migration on the Local Labor and Wage”
Destination: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Thesis adviser: Matthew Larsen (Economics)

Maria Bossert '23

Majors: Anthropology and Sociology / International Affairs
Thesis title: "Analyzing the Relationship Between State-Led Conservation Policy and Indigenous Knowledge: Perspectives from Case Studies in Nepal and Ecuador"
Destination: Tena, Ecuador
Thesis adviser: Monica Salas Landa (Anthropology and Sociology)

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Nathan Kornfeind '23

Majors: Government and Law / German
Thesis title: "Between Conflict and Cooperation: How the German and Hungarian Governments Interacted with Protestant Churches during the 2015 Wave of Migrants"
Destinations: Munich, Germany / Budapest, Hungary
Thesis adviser: Katalin Fabian (Government and Law)

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Mallory Brown '22

Majors: Government and Law / Art
Thesis title: “Michelangelo in the New Sacristy and the Laurentian Library: The Birth of Mannerist Space”
Destination: Rome, Italy
Thesis adviser: Eric Hupe (Art)

Thea Dekker '22

Majors: Psychology / International Affairs
Thesis title: "Fear and Authoritarian Behavior: Does a leader's fear of losing power motivate authoritarian behavior?"
Destination: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thesis adviser: Caleb Gallemore (International Affairs)

Amaya Escandon '22

Majors: Government and Law / History
Thesis title: "Sensibilidad Plebeya: How Los Prisioneros Became the Voice of a Generation in Chile Under Pinochet"
Destination: Santiago, Chile
Thesis adviser: Caroline Sequin (History)

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