Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Undergraduate Departmental Representatives serve as student representatives of the department, organize events for economics students and provide feedback to faculty and staff.
UDRs are also available to provide information to economics majors and prospective majors.
Meet Our UDRs
Cathy is an international student from Beijing, China, and she is a junior majoring in Economics. She is especially interested in eco-friendly economics and environmental sustainability. Last fall, Cathy served as the teaching assistant for Econ 10a. This past summer, she interned in the ESG consulting and green exchange field. She is now exploring opportunities in the finance industry.
In her free time, Cathy enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, she is currently a member of Banshee, the Brandeis Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, and listening to K-pop!
Feel free to reach out to her if you are looking for course recommendations, advice in economics, insights about TA roles, club activities, or have questions about being an international student on campus (or anything in general!). She loves chatting with people!
Anina is a Junior double majoring in Economics and HSSP, with a minor in math. Anina is interested in the intersection between Economics and fields such as healthcare and energy, and enjoys Economic modeling to address real world issues. This past summer she worked at GE Vernova as a price strategy intern under the aeroderivative turbines team. She gained knowledge on how Economic modeling can be applied in different industries. Anina has served as a teaching assistant for ECON 82b, and studied abroad in Copenhagen for the Brandeis Economics in Copenhagen program. She also currently works for the study abroad office. In her free time Anina likes to read, run, eat lots of good food, travel, do arts and crafts, and hangout with friends! Feel free to reach out to her to talk about economics, or anything in general!
Asia Halbritter is a junior from Morgantown, She is majoring in Economics and Business with a minor in finance, specifically interested in financial and healthcare economics fields. Asia currently works for the Brandeis Financial Aid Office and in her free time enjoys going for hikes and to concerts. If you need help with course recommendations, resume/internship applications, or need general econ advice please reach out to her!