Internships:
"I have been able to have so many incredible
internships because of my W/GS minor, but I think the most
amazing was serving as a public policy intern for the
National Organization for Women (NOW) over this past summer.
I worked mainly on the reauthorization of the Violence
Against Women Act (VAWA). I was to attend a hearing at the
Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the reauthorization of
VAWA. Through NOW, along with the 22 other interns I attended
protest rallies at the U.S. Supreme Court the day after Judge
Roberts was announced as President Bush's U..S Supreme
Court nominee. I believe you won't regret registering as
a W/GS minor."
Research:
"I completed a research project on African Feminist
Theology during my REL 292 (Approaches to the Study of
Religion) class with Dr. Jeffrey Pugh this past spring. This
will serve as the foundation for my Honors thesis. The
research paper analyzed three aspects of African women's
theology: hermeneutics (interpreting scripture), Christology,
and the importance of tradition and ritual."
"I am currently working with Anne Bolin on research
about Elon's non-discrimination policies and how they can
be improved. The work focuses mainly on the inclusion of
"sexual orientation" as well as "gender
identity" within these statements. In addition, we hope
to help Elon become a more pro-actively positive place
towards the LGBTQ and Gender movements. I am also co-chair of
Spectrum, which runs programming in Elon 101 classes as well
as Wellness classes, helping to raise awareness on campus.
Through Spectrum, I am also able to reach those beyond
Elon's walls by speaking to churches and civic groups
about my personal journey as a gay Christian."
"I worked with Dr. Heidi G. Frontani this summer on
research about settler-colonist and Gikuyu women in Kenya. We
looked at individual women's life histories in order to
uncover the ideologies which influenced their understandings
of human-environment interactions."
