Current Students
Entered Fall 2011
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Coco Bassey:Coco graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2010, with a double degree in International Diplomatic Studies and German. She recently completed a marketing internship with the German American Chamber of Commerce before beginning her studies at Brandeis, and she currently works as a PR/Communications Assistant with the Brandeis International Business School. Her interests lie in global media and relations, and she plans to carry on her research and professional experience in international business communications.
Dianna Cincotta: Dianna graduated from Brandeis in May 2011 with a degree in American Studies and has a strong interest in Communication and Media.
Modupe Durojaiye: Modupe graduated from Bennett College in NC, with a BS degree in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Economics. While at Bennett, she participated in type I diabetes & reproductive aging research internships at Williams College and Princeton University respectively. She also interned at Morgan Stanley’s Sales and Trading division, in London UK. Modupe started her graduate studies in Molecular and Cell Biology here at Brandeis, but is currently focusing on developing her passion in the field of Global Studies/ Global Health. Modupe, who was born in Nigeria, is interested in how health systems and policies work around the globe. At the end of the program, she hopes to have a clearer understanding of how to improve the health systems in low income countries.
Andrew Mandel:Andrew graduated from Brandeis in the spring of 2011, where he studied International and Global Studies, Environmental Studies, and History. His main interest in global studies is the effect that globalization has on culture, with specific focuses on Japan and Latin America. Andrew spent this past summer doing AmeriCorps work with immigrants and Waltham, and hopes to spend several years traveling after receiving his Masters.
Jill Morrissey: Jill is a graduate of Tufts University where she majored in International Relations, History, and German Language and Literature. She spent a year abroad at the Universität Tübingen in Germany and two years working as an English Teaching Assistant at the Pädigogische Hochschule Kärnten in Klagenfurt, Austria. At Brandeis Jill is interested in studying the effects of globalization on cultures as well as ethnic and racial conflicts.
Julia Mouk: Julia Campbell Mouk: Julia graduated from Brandies University in 2011, with a degree in International and Global Studies and a minor in History. During her senior year, she also completed an internship with Jobs with Justice, assisting in their Global Justice division. She will be focusing her work on Global Health and International Development, particularly on the effects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. This summer, she plans to use the tools she has acquired from Brandeis while working in an adolescent HIV clinic in Cape Town and an adult clinic in Soweto.
Emanuel Moss: Emanuel, Emanuel graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Anthropology. He has also studied GIS at Penn State University and International Development and Social Change at Clark University. He has worked in environmental consulting as an Archaeologist and GIS Analyst and has also worked professionally as a photographer, tour manager, and live sound engineer. Most recently, he completed a research project in the Republic of Macedonia on sustainable tourism development. Having traveled extensively both domestically and internationally, he is currently interested in the global dimensions of heritage, sustainable tourism, and international development.
Patrick Nicholson: Patrick graduated from Brandeis University in May of 2011 with degrees in Health, Science, Society and Policy and American Studies. As an undergraduate, I interned as a research assistant at the National Bureau of Economic Research and also participated on the Varsity Baseball Team at Brandeis University. I am interested in the field of global health with a particular interest in healthcare inequalities.
Adrienne Roach: Adrienne graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis on World Politics. As an undergraduate student she studied abroad in the UK, served as the Vice President of the campus chapter of Amnesty International and served as the Inter-governmental Relations Director of the Student Senate. After graduation she worked on a number of political and issue related campaigns. She most recently served as former US Senator Russ Feingold’s Deputy Field Director and served as the Principal Executive Assistant for the current Milwaukee County Executive. While working in politics she continued her education by studying the Arabic language and has a strong interest in gender issues and the Middle East. At Brandeis she plans to continue studying international institutions and politics, US foreign policy and human rights.
Entered Fall 2010
Galina Abashina: Galina, Graduated from UMASS Amherst in 2010 with a degree in Political Science and double minor in Spanish and European Studies. She also completed an International Relations Certificate while attending the University. She frequently travels oversee which has sparked her interest in studying foreign policy and diplomatic relations between United States and Russia. At Brandeis she plans to begin her master's work that will prepare her for a career in the global arena.
Ophir Degany: Degany, graduated from Ithaca College in 2006 with a BA in English. He has spent the last five years working in finance and as an emergency medical technician. In 2008 he lived and worked in Israel, studying Hebrew and volunteering on a communal farm. He is interested in global governance and economy, particularly with regard to the Middle East.
Elnor Gasanov: Elnor, graduated from the University of Oslo in June 2010 with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He’s interested in global governance and trade with particular interest in economic incentives between countries when making politics. He studied international organizations at the University of Vienna and have been active in a human rights organization in Oslo. His interest in global governance is a result of my having lived in Austria, Azerbaijan, Norway and Russia. He speaks Norwegian, Russian, German and Azert.
Charles Radin: Charlie is currently the director of global communications and operations at Brandeis, and before coming to work at Brandeis he was a national and foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe (1974-2006). He was the Tokyo Bureau Chief in the mid-1990s and the Middle East Bureau Chief from 2001 to 2005. Charlie studied at the University of Missouri (Columbia) and graduated from the Boston University School of Communication with a degree in journalism and a minor in East Asian studies.