The Paul K. and Evalyn E. Cook Richter Trust generously funds summer research virtually anywhere in the world, across all disciplines, for 8 to 10 weeks.
In fall of 2019, we honored study abroad students who demonstrated independence, initiative, creativity and scholarship in a demanding international setting. These attributes are consistent with the principles of Occidental's Richter Scholars program and have earned them a place in the ranks of exceptional Tigers dating back to the 1960's.
| Last | First | PROJECT TITLE | Mentor | Location: Program Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angulo | Maya | "Children in Street Situations": Interventions for Child Beggars in Jordan | Ghada Abu El Rous, (Save the Children Jordan), Dr. Bayan Abdulhaq | Jordan: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action |
| Baker | Calinda | Postglacial Soils in Patagonia Bagual, Chile: Dominant Soil Controls and the Implications of the Soil Catena | Dr. Gregory A. Zielinski | Chile - Biology of Patagonia |
| Barbiero | Remy | Precipitation Rates as Annual Growth Control for Nothofagus pumilio at its Easternmost Range, Chile, with Implications for Future Climatic Conditions | Dr. Gregory A. Zielinski | Chile - Geology and Climate Change in Patagonia |
| Boddy | Charlie | El arte visual y la formación de la identidad mapuche en Santiago de Chile/ Visual art and the formation of Mapuche identity in Santiago, Chile | Felipe Rivas San Martín (Advisor) | Chile: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development |
| Butler | Kaufman | Water and War: The Potential for Perpetuation of Conflict Due To Climate Change | Dr. Raed Al Tabani | Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East |
| Canavan | Will | Antiretroviral Treatment and the Causes of its Absence; Exploring HIV in a Podcast with El Vahído | AnaRita Diaz-Muñoz, Valeria Carbone, Gustavo Pecoraro | Argentina: Public Health in Urban Environments |
| Chandra | Mithila | Inward and Onward | Dr. Isabelle Onians | Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples |
| Chavez Chavez | Darla | Indigenous Peoples and Globalization | Dr. Alex Alvarez | Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization |
| Devlin | Aria | Reducing Waste at Community Events Through Shared Resources: An Internship with the Library of Stuff | Sasha Mainsbridge (Community Supervisor), Bec Talbot (Faculty) | Australia: Sustainability and Environmental Action |
| Enoka | Jenna | Micronutrient Study at the National Institute of Nutrition Viện Dinh Dưỡng (NIN) | Dr. Trần Khánh Vân, Dr. Thanh Van Duong (Academic Director) | Vietnam: Culture, Social Change, and Development |
| Goodwin | Zachary | Internship Paper: Belgrade Less Ordinary | Tijana Spašić (BLO), Stevan Tatalović (SIT) | Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo: Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans |
| Hammer | John | Insights into Economic Development in Jordan, and Reflections on Interning at Envision Consulting Group | Dr. Raed Al-Tabini (Academic Advisor), Dr. Yusuf Mansur (Internship Advisor) | Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East |
| Harwood | Emma | The Gender, Peace, Conflict Nexus: The Importance of Including the Perspectives of Palestinian Women | Dr. Elizabeth Meur, Dr. Gyula Csurgai | Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy |
| Heron | Margaret | Reclaiming Their Narratives: An Exploration of Cooperative school Mocha Celis as a Base of Articulation for the Transgender Community | Brenda Pereyra, Miguel Leone, Luciana Armella and Maryanne Lettieri | Argentina: Social Movements and Human Rights |
| Langseth-Depaolis | Teagan | Not-So-Decriminalized: Consequences of Intersectional Identity for Migrant Sex Workers in Switzerland | Alexandre Lambert | Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy |
| Miyamoto | Naomi | The Women Behind Your Liquid Gold | Daniel Bernard (SIT), Mosa'ab Elshamy | Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media |
| O'Shea | Mika | REDD+ Co-benefits for Mammal Conservation in Yaeda Valley, northern Tanzania | Dr. Christian Kiffner | Tanzania- Wildlife Management Studies |
| Parker | Caroline | La Incorporación de la Dimensión Intercultural Para Pacientes Quechuas en el Centro Comunitario de Salud Mental de Calca | Alex Alvarez | Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization |
| Sabitt | Arthur | Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples | Dr. Isabelle Onians | Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples |
| Scott | Silas | Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East | Dr. Raed Al-Tabini | Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East |
| Siagian | Alvin | Swaraj in an Age of Capitalism: Self-help groups and the empowerment of low income communities | Madame Sivarani | India: Sustainable Development and Social Change |
| Spearman | Zoe | The effect of weathered condensate on the settlement success of the common marine sponge, Carteriospongia foliascens | Heidi Luter, Ph.D. | Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology |
| Spirgi | Oliver | Global Health and Development Policy | Dr. Alexandre Lambert | Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy |
| Thurnham | Jade | Rainforest to Reef | Dr. John Grant | Australia: Rainforest to Reef |
| Venet | Mathilde | Nationality Law and the Middle East: How the Restrictions Faced by Non-citizen Children of Jordanian Mothers Affect Their Legal Status Within Jordan’s Society. | Dr. Raed al Tabini | Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East |
| Watman | Carley | Health and Happiness in Bali From The Perspectives Of Traditional Healers | I Gusti Putu Sudarta | Indonesia: Arts, Religion, and Social Change |
| Wuelfing | Skylar | Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease : Monitoring the progression of a newly-found disease off of a Caribbean coast | Franziska Elmer | Turks and Caicos -Marine Resource Studies |
| Name | Major | Country | Research Project Title | Project Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Smart-Mccabe | DWA | Fiji | Climate-Related Village Relocation in Fiji | Kelema Moses |
| Jade Thurnham | BIO | Panama | Exploring the interaction between environmental stressors and disease events in the Caribbean sponge Aplysina cauliformis | Amber Stubler |
| Xinle Zhou | COGS | Hong Kong | Under the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages: Language and Brain | Carmel Levitan |