Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
The Undergraduate Departmental Representatives serve as a resource and representative for fellow majors and minors and potential majors and minors, and brings student concerns and/or ideas to the program faculty. They also provide feedback to the program chair, undergraduate advising head, and faculty regarding scheduling problems, course offerings, etc. and help organize events for majors, minors, and other interested students.
I am a senior double majoring in Politics and English. I am interested in domestic policy, campaigns, and democratic reform. I work as a research assistant and teaching assistant for Professor Jytte Klausen’s Western Extremism Project, where I study terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. I also study campaign finance as a research assistant for Professor Zachary Albert. I have been a research intern for the Democratic National Committee, a constituent services intern for the Office of US Senator Ed Markey, and a legislative affairs intern for the Department of Homeland Security. On campus, I serve on the executive boards of Brandeis Democrats, VoteDeis, and the Brandeis Journal of Politics. Additionally, I direct TEDxBrandeisU, write book reviews for The Hoot, and work as a CA in Massell Quad. I am pursuing a thesis in Politics on the subject of Florida’s political transformation from 2018-2022. I love the Politics Department at Brandeis, and I am so excited to promote it during my second year as a UDR!
I am a senior majoring in Politics and minoring in International & Global Studies and East Asian Studies. I’m originally from Northern Virginia and my interests include foreign policy, international relations, and the American politics. This summer, I am a Goldman Fellow at the American Jewish Committee in San Francisco. In the past I have completed my own research regarding medical devices that are prone to Cybersecurity risks with the MIT CAMS Institute, and I am also an Eagle Scout. Outside of the classroom, I am a former manager of the Brandeis/Wellesley Orchestra and the former Ziv/Ridge Senator for Brandeis Student Union. I was also a midyear on the London program my freshman year. I am thrilled to be serving as a Politics UDR and cannot wait to work for you all in this amazing department!
Ada Rose Wagar is a senior from Hillsborough, NJ in the class of 2025. She is pursuing a double major in Politics and International and Global Studies, as well as a double minor in Italian Studies and East Asian Studies. Her academic interests include national security, political extremism, authoritarianism, nuclear proliferation, and agricultural policy. Ada currently works for the Western Extremism Project on campus, is the president of the Brandeis Club Cycling and Triathlon team, and writer, editor and executive board member on the Brandeis Journal of Politics. She is a former editor and executive board member on the Brandies Journal of Law, and Associate Justice on the Brandeis Student Union. Feel free to reach out to Ada to discuss social science research opportunities, resume/internship help, and general politics program advice!