Isabella Abraham
Isabella is a senior in the Pardee School in the College of Arts and Sciences pursuing a BA in International Relations and an Arabic minor. In her second year working with the IOC, she is looking forward to further exploring urban planning and policy, especially as it relates to housing inequality, policing, and food justice. […]
Diya Ashtakala
Diya is a first-year graduate student pursuing an MA in International Affairs with a specialization in security studies from Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. She grew up in Bangalore, India. She received a BA in Communicative English, Political Science, and Economics from India. As an undergraduate, she worked with student-run magazines. She served […]
Cristell Bacilio
Cristell Bacilio (she/her) is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing a BA in International Relations and Political Science from Dallas, Texas. With a strong interest in social justice and human rights, she hopes to give back to the communities she is a part of and is excited to learn from and […]
Jaclyn Berman
Jaclyn (she/her) is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing a BA in Political Science. As an aspiring housing and urban policy professional, she is extremely excited to continue exploring urban issues faced on campus and beyond, especially through the IOC’s #BUandBoston series. Passionate about affordable housing, immigrant rights, and feminist & […]
Claudia Chiappa
Claudia received her MS in Journalism from Boston University College of Communication. She graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA with a BA in Communication Studies and Political Science. While in college, she was a writer and editor of her school newspaper The Cosmos, and a consultant at her school’s Writing Center. While at […]
Abby Enevoldsen
Abby is a former IOC Communications Assistant with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the College of Arts and Sciences. She continually invests her personal and professional development at the intersection of business strategy, economic policy, and social equity. As a communications assistant for the IOC, she created social media campaigns and marketing materials […]
Vijay Fisch
Vijay (he/him) is a sophomore in the Faculty of Computing and Data Science (CDS) pursuing a BS in Data Science and a minor in economics. He has been attending IOC events since his freshman year at BU and is excited about the opportunity to get more involved. He enjoys exploring interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving around […]
Dhruv Kapadia
Dhruv Kapadia graduated with a dual degree in Political Science and Economics and minoring in Statistics at the College of Arts and Sciences. Dhruv is from Pennington, New Jersey and before coming to Boston, spearheaded a number of feats of activism centered around racial and religious justice in his hometown. Since arriving on campus, Dhruv […]
Julia Kapusta
Julia (she/her) is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing a BA in Psychology. She is passionate about combining interdisciplinary research, management, and communications approaches to combat city inequality. Most recently, she was the Engagement Intern at Brookings Metro, where she collaborated with fellows to organize multiple in-person and virtual events to benefit […]
Chenyue Lei
Chenyue is a PhD candidate in the Economics department. Her research interests lie in the broad areas of macroeconomics, with a focus on dynamism, productivity and growth. Her recent work studies the survival of indebted zombie firms and credit misallocation in Europe during the sovereign debt crisis. Currently, she is exploring how various credit policies would […]