| by Ian Driscoll
This spring semester students continue to shape their future career paths by completing internships, applied projects, and research across the globe.
This spring more than 90 Middlebury Institute students are completing internships, jobs, and consultancies in more than 15 countries as part of their degree program.
In the United States, students worked with organizations as close as Monterey and as far away as Washington, DC.
Internationally, students are working in person and virtually for organizations on five continents and in over 15 countries including but not limited to: Ghana, Austria, Mexico, Switzerland, Honduras, France, Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Costa Rica, China, and Japan.
The Middlebury Institute congratulates the following students on their professional and academic achievements this semester. The following section highlights students who have earned internships, jobs, and consultancies as part of their degree requirements.
Students gain real-world experience by completing a substantial individual translation project, a paid or volunteer localization-related internship, or contributing to a research/special project.
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Name |
Practicum Project |
|---|---|
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Oussama Bel Aiba |
Light & Wonder |
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Yenory Chaves |
Translation By Design |
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Youra Choi |
Women in Localization MIIS |
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Ann Fisher |
Translation Commons |
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Wei Gao |
David Bacon Law Firm |
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Sebah Ghannam |
Procore |
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Nicole Henry |
LAI Global Game Services |
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Jingwen Huang |
New World Medium |
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Jocelyn Kwong |
Acclaro |
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Chang Hung Liao |
Lionbridge |
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Dustin Liaw |
Smartsheet |
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Bahna Miller |
Salesforce / MuleSoft |
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Isela Mosqueira |
Acclaro |
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Leanne Ong |
TVT Media |
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Georgiana Porter |
YPrime |
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Yifan Ren |
TransPerfect |
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Claudia Siegenthaler |
Mother Tongue |
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Brooke Storey |
Dassault Systèmes |
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Kai Sun |
Translators for Elders |
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Natalie Varney |
Salesforce / MuleSoft |
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Galayna Wade |
Supertext USA |
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Yiwei Wu |
Translators for Elders |
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Liuyi Yang |
Easley-Dunn Productions, Inc. |
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Xingyue Zhang |
Tencent America |
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Jihong Zhou |
OneSky |
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Zhenzhu Zhou |
ByteDance |
The MA in TESOL prepares students for a career in language education. Students integrate theory, research, and pedagogy into a coherent and well-informed approach to planning and executing lessons. They also incorporate these three components when developing and using instructional materials and assessment instruments. Activities and products prepare students for successful entry into the language teaching profession.
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Name |
TESOL Practicum |
|---|---|
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Isha Banks |
Monterey Peninsula College |
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Holly Walsh |
Community College of Rhode Island |
The Linguistics Capstone helps students refine their skills as applied linguistics professionals. Students will develop a curriculum project, an empirical research report, or an assessment tool using original data that they have collected and analyzed. This capstone also aims to encourage the students’ reflection on their previous course work as well as exploration and clarification of their future plans for careers as language teaching professionals.
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Name |
Linguistics Capstone |
|---|---|
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Joshua Lester |
Curriculum Design Project: Exploring the Benefits of Task-Based, Peer, and Student-Led Learning for Student Engagement |
Practicum Projects fulfill the International Policy and Development, MPA, International Education Management, and International Environmental Policy degrees. Deliverables involve the application of DPMI and MPA tools, frameworks, and concepts.
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Name |
Practicum Title |
Organization (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
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Thea Louise Thomaseth |
White Paper: The State of Higher Education |
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Deanna Murray |
Enterprise Resource Planning Assessment |
Western Valve |
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Jane Chen |
The Measurement of “Human Security”: Evidence from China for An Improved Social Risk Assessment System |
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Meiqing Wang |
Discourse Analysis of the WHO’s COVID Response Texts |
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Xiaojing Liu & Moana Yang |
Women as Essential Actors in Green Transition and Climate Action |
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Nicole Irigoyen |
Just Children, Just Futures: Serving Youth In Detention and on Probation |
CASA of Santa Cruz |
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Angela Bocanegra |
Monterey County Homeless Systems and Support Analysis |
United Way Monterey County |
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Amrita Shergill |
Striving for the Upward Mobility of Poor Minority Populations: Assessing Racial and Economic Inclusion in Fresno’s Economic Development Plan |
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission |
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Jefferson Stamp |
How the Leahy Law could help Prevent Atrocities by Security Forces in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Iraq and Militia Atrocities |
U.S. Department of State |
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Will Bowmer |
Housing Portal Project |
United Way Monterey County |
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Mike Disman |
Research Paper: The Relationship Between NFTs, cryptocurrency and Human Trafficking |
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Brisa Basset |
U.S. Immigration Policy Reform |
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Salma Rashid |
Research on Child Protection in Ghana |
UNICEF, Ghana |
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LaTasha Weston |
Confidential |
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Yeqi Jin |
The digital transformation in higher education in the EU: an evaluation of the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP). |
During the fourth semester, students in this dual-degree program have devoted devoted their time and effort to an internship and thesis writing, with the student’s location determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Name |
Project Title |
Organization (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
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Hannah Harris |
Shooting Stars and SLBMs: the role of international scientific cooperation and dual-use technologies in the development of North Korea’s nuclear missile program |
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Edward Kendall |
Nuclear Security Cooperation in the de facto States of the Former Soviet Union |
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Intel and Systems Analysis Group (Los Alamos, NM), June 2022 - Present |
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Galina Salnikova |
The Russian Federation in the NPT Review Cycle 2022-2025: key challenges, priorities and recommendations for further actions |
U.N. Office for Disarmament in Vienna |
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Darya Kheirie |
Effectiveness of sanctions as a tool of nonproliferation: case study of the Iranian nuclear program |
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Washington DC), January-April 2023 |
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Aleksandra Aladko |
Russia-China Cooperation in Nuclear Energy: Status and Prospects |
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Washington DC), January-April 2023 |
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Océane Van Geluwe |
Cyberthreat assessment of Nuclear Facilities |
El Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en América Latina y el Caribe (OPANAL) |
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Chip Myers |
Defining and Exploring the Implications of the term “Strategic” in US-Russian Strategic Arms Control Diplomacy: A Historical View |
Council for a Livable World |
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Konstantin Larionov |
The Role of Coalitions in the NPT Review Process: Historical Experience, Сurrent State and Prospects for Cooperation |
VCDNP Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation |
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Rebecca Pantani |
Technical Prospects of an Arms Race in Outer Space: Verification Tools and Legal Framework |
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
The following students completed their evaluation projects for their practicum. Through Advance Program Evaluation Practicum students evaluated:
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Name |
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Tuyisenge Dina |
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Bryan Frank |
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Munira Muradi |
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Ryan Quinn |
Many IEM students gain professional experience through the IEM practicum, working with study abroad programs, colleges and universities, youth exchange programs, ESL or language programs, and government agencies around the world.
| Name | Location | Organization |
|---|---|---|
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Melina Diaz |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Gerizim Christian School |
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Luciano Herrera Guijosa |
Long Beach, CA |
Cal-State University Long Beach |
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Jacinda Higgins |
San Bernardino, CA |
CSUSB College of Extended and Global Education as an International Program Specialist |
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Chise Kerns |
Indianapolis, IN, Prague, Czech Republic, and London, UK |
Institute for Study Abroad |
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Elena Klein |
Paris, France |
UNESCO Paris, International Institute for Educational Planning |
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Jason Little |
Nevada City, CA |
Sutter County Superintendent of School Districts Outdoor Education Programming |
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Marissa Ruhno |
Santa Cruz CA and rural Central America |
ConnectED |
For many students, the IPSS experience acts as a stepping stone to a future career. The program’s networking possibilities and international exposure are just a few of the benefits students receive through their participation. An IPSS assignment complements a student’s degree focus by providing an applied learning environment for students to develop skills and knowledge not covered in traditional classes.
| Name | Location | Organization |
|---|---|---|
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Brianna Kennedy |
Monterey, CA |
City of Monterey |
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David Hendershot |
Monterey, CA and Multiple Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa |
African Wildlife Foundation |
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Emily Belding |
Monterey and San Francisco, CA |
Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) and Fallaron Strategies |
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Elizabeth Hofius |
San José, Costa Rica |
United World Colleges Costa Rica |
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Alexander Shahbazi |
Monterey, CA |
Polar Bears International |
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Benjamin Dorfman |
Monterey, CA |
California Sea Grant: Ocean Protection Council |
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Prati Rosen |
Monterey, CA |
Conservation International, Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience (SOMACORE) |
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Courtney Kudera |
Santiago, Chile |
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO RLC) |
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Molly Ryan |
Monterey, CA |
ESP Advisors (Ocean Priorities) |
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Shivani Tambi |
Cairo, Egypt |
FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa |
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Keaton Sandeman |
Monterey, CA |
CT Research: Indigenous People vs Decarbonization? Exploring and overcoming conflicts between mining of critical materials for clean technology and Native rights, lands and cultures in the US. |
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Jam Mutschler |
Nantucket, MA |
Nantucket Land Bank |
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Marissa Castro |
Portland, OR |
Ocean Outcomes and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) |
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Rachel Herring |
Monterey, CA |
CT Research: Indigenous People vs Decarbonization? Exploring and overcoming conflicts between mining of critical materials for clean technology and Native rights, lands and cultures in the US. |
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Madeline Warner |
Washington, DC |
The Ocean Foundation |
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Alan Sevin |
Washington, CA |
National Parks Service |
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Jaime Gonzalez Canon |
Arlington, VA |
Conservation International, Global Restoration Team |
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Mallory Hoffbeck |
Monterey, CA |
Center for the Blue Economy |
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Megan Spitzer |
Imperial Beach, CA |
California Sea Grant: Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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Sam Fino |
Amman, Jordan |
FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa |
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Shizuka Kuramitsu |
Geneva, Switzerland |
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |
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Hannah Majidi |
Moka, Japan |
Moka City Hall |
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Daisy Johnson |
Monterey, CA |
In Good Taste |
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Gabriela Del Canto |
Washington, DC |
US Department of State |
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Verna Al-ag |
Carmel, CA |
Healing and Reconciliation Institute |
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Tessa Yumbe |
Monterey, CA |
Coalition of Homeless Services Providers |
Carolyn Meyer, PhD
Director of Immersive Professional Learning
cmeyer@middlebury.edu
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