Anna-Lizbeth Alatorre, '99, (Government) worked with the U.S. Department of State in Mexico City, Mexico, where she focused on women in Mexican politics as well as the rights of Mexican women, children, and the disabled.

Caitlin Anderson, '00, (History and Literature) traveled to Argentina to work as a copy editor and writer-reporter for the Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina's English-language daily newspaper. She translated and compiled dispatches, and researched and wrote feature articles.

Daniel Baer, '00, (Social Studies and Afro-American Studies) traveled to the Harts Range Aboriginal Community in central Australia. He worked with a team of teachers to run a literacy focused holiday program for the community's sixty school-aged children.

Aditi Bagchi '99, (Government and Philosophy) worked with the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre in New Delhi, India. She interviewed Burmese and Bangladeshi refugees, documenting their living conditions in a report distributed to government agencies.

Nicole Bailey, '99, (French and Spanish Literature) spent the summer in Madrid, Spain working with the Department of International Health at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. She researched the health status of Latin American migrants as well as the philosophy of AIDS among women from the Dominican Republic.

Judith Batalion, '99, (History and Science) traveled to England to work with the UK Breast Cancer Coalition. She helped organize region-wide events, created educational materials, and facilitated breast health workshops in high schools and community centers throughout London.

Supinda Bunyavanich, '99, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) conducted field research at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia in Kepong, Malaysia. She worked on a scientific experiment relating to the regeneration of key timber species, and conducted interviews on sustainable forest management.

Michael Calderwood, '99, (Biology) assisted in an epidemiological study of in Brazil sponsored by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation of the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Division of International Medicine and Infectious Disease at the Cornell University Medical College. His focus was on leptospirosis, a disease that results from bacterial infection. Michael supplemented his research by participating in medical rounds at a local hospital that specializes in infectious diseases.

Jaime Chambron, '99, (Computer Science) worked for The Information Highway Group, an information technology computing and consulting company in Barcelona, Spain. Her work included developing, programming, and implementing Internet related projects.

David Chao, '99, (Neurology) worked in a laboratory in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He assisted with research on HIV-1, wrote and edited papers for medical journals, participated in clinical rounds, and met with public health officials throughout Tokyo to discuss HIV and AIDS prevention strategies.

Ravi Dixit, '00, (Social Studies) was an intern with VISIONS International, an NGO which does AIDS education work with youth in developing countries. Ravi was one of 12 educators who conducted presentations to students in New Delhi, India. He also helped lay the groundwork for the creation of new VISIONS chapters.

Katheryn Hayes, '00, (History and Literature of America) interned with the independent film producer, Juan Bautista Stagnaro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She performed historical research as well as pre-production and production tasks for two of his films, Las Bostanianas and El Amateur.

Dafna Hochman, '00, (Social Studies) was an intern in the Consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. As part of her reponsibilities, Dafna interviewed French citizens for visas and helped coordinate official duties of the Embassy for American citizens living in France. In addition, Dafna had the opportunity to learn about the State Department through participation and involvement in the variety of branches of the Embassy.

Audrey Lee, '99, (Government) was assigned to the Economic Section Labor Office of the U.S. Embassy in London, England. She assisted the Labor Counselor in a variety of tasks that included following labor issues and international narcotics enforcement, drafting reports, writing cables, and organizing events.

Regina Mercado, '99, (Social Studies) was an intern with Representative Madrona in the Philippine Congress. She conducted research and provided administrative support.

Jennifer Novack, '99, (Economics) traveled to China to work at Shanghai Bertelsmann, the local Chinese branch of the German global media company, Bertelsmann. The Shanghai office's main concern is publishing and direct sales through book clubs. Jennifer worked primarily in the Finance department, and also had exposure to the Marketing and Editorial departments.

Timothy Plerhoples, '00, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) spent his summer in Udiapur, a small city in Rajasthan, India, working with the domestic non-governmental organization Seva Mandir. Timothy worked mainly with the People's Management School, which focused on enhancing the skills of the villagers. He also did projects for the Agriculture, Community Assets Development, Water Resource Development, Women and Child Development and Education units.

Galit Sarfaty, '00, (Social Anthropology) worked as an intern for the International Labor Organization, a special agency of the United Nations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. She worked to protect indigenous peoples' rights by researching and drafting reports on the situation of indigenous peoples, participating as an observer in UN meetings, and preparing ILO policy papers.

Mustafa Siddiqui, '00, (Economics) interned with the Child Health and Development Division of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. His responsibilities included the research and composition of a paper evaluating a new WHO-UNICEF joint initiative known as the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses, and participating in the division's policy meetings.

Taya Weiss, '99, (Social Studies) worked with the International Commission of Jurists in Kenya, a human rights and law organization. She focused on two projects: the National Judicial Education Program, which seeks to decrease gender bias in the judiciary, and the State of the Rule of Law Report.