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USD students who have worked for, interned or collaborated with the Trans-Border Institute.
USD Undergraduate Students:
Kevin Boryk
2004 - 2005
Class of 2005
College of Arts & Sciences
Kevin assisted in developing the Media Relations Kit to help promote TBI activities and events.
Grant assisted with the Justice in Mexico Blog.
Marco Carrasco
2004 - 2005
Class of 2006
School of Law
Marco assisted in conducting research on human trafficking.
Judith Dávila
Spring 2007 - Fall 2007, Summer 2008 - Spring 2009
Class of 2009
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Judith assisted in the TBI Grants Program selection process for the 2007-08 fiscal year. As a TBI student assistant, she organized and prepared materials related to a research project focused on analyzing US-Mexican collaboration in border security efforts in the San Diego - Tijuana region, as well as provided general office support to the Director and Operations Coordinator.
Danielle Farias
Spring 2011
Class of 2012
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Danielle worked as a Economic Development intern and studied issues such as the border economy as well as the effect of inflation on the political atmosphere of the US-Mexico regions.
Kristina Federico
Spring 2009
Class of 2010
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Kristina worked on TBI's development project, as well as provide general office and event support for the institute.
Ryan Forster
Fall 2010
Class of 2010
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Ryan authored a TBI Border Brief on "A Concise Background and History of the Punta Colonet Multimodal Project in Baja California."
Analisa Franklin
Spring 2008
Class of 2008
College of Arts & Sciences
Analisa participated in a study to gain information about the microcredit program of a local non-profit organization known as Los Niños. Along with TBI's other Spring 2008 interns, Analisa documented the efforts of Los Niños' microcredit program and analyzed its impact in the local US-Mexico border region.
Doris Franyutti
Spring 2006
Class of 2006
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Doris participated in an MIT project on speech content analysis related to the 2006 Mexico presidential election. She also gathered and summarized news related to the election.
Marcus Fujita
Spring 2008
Class of 2009
College of Arts & Sciences
Marcus worked with TBI's Justice in Mexico Project and developed a comprehensive bibliography of literature related to rule-of-law in Mexico.
Felicia Gomez
Spring 2011
Class of 2012
College of Arts & Sciences
Felicia worked as an intern with the Justice in Mexico Project, where she helped manage the blog and news report.
Ruth Gómez
2007 - 2008
Class of 2008
College of Arts & Sciences
Ruth reviewed and summarized periodical and journal articles related to rule-of-law in Mexico for the monthly Justice in Mexico Project news report.
Jennifer Gunsch
Spring 2009
Class of 2009
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Jennifer conducted research for various projects.
Susana Hernandez
Fall 2005
Class of 2006
College of Arts & Sciences
Susana assisted in translating materials for the TBI website.
Lauren Hirshowitz
University of Colorado
Lauren conducted research on narco-related violence and human rights of migrants in the U.S
Morayma Jimenez
2008-2011
Class of 2011
College of Arts & Sciences
Morayma started her career at TBI as an intern, but then became the events coordinator. She coordinated such events as the Migration, Religion and National Identity Conference, TBI's 15th Year Anniversary Celebration, and Beyond NAFTA: US and Mexico Moving Forward.
Jhanelle Johnson
Spring 2006
Class of 2007
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Jhanelle also participated in an MIT project on speech content analysis related to the 2006 Mexico presidential election.
Sam Liao
December 2006 - July 2007
Class of 2007
School of Business Administration
Sam was the Website and Technical Assistant for the Justice in Mexico Project. He also photographed all of TBI's events.
Anna Lizano
Spring 2011
Class of 2011
College of Arts & Sciences
Anna worked as an intern with the Justice in Mexico Project, writing for the project blog and contributing to the Monthly News Report.
Emily Lawrence
2008 - 2009
Class of 2009
College of Arts & Sciences
Emily was the Events Coordinator at TBI. She organized the Migration, Religion and National Identity Conference on April 2009 as well as other TBI events.
Lorie Lopez
March 2006 - August 2008
Class of 2008
Paralegal Program
Lorie was TBI's events assistant. She coordinated all logistical details related to TBI's many events.
Verónica López Arrellano
December 2006 - January 2007
Class of 2007
College of Arts & Sciences
Veronica was a student assistant with the TBI Justice in Mexico Project. She played a significant role in organizing the September 2006 Justice in Mexico Conference. She also provided research assistance for the publication Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico (2007) and co-authored the border brief "Crisis in Oaxaca: Domestic and International Implications" [ PDF (226.48 KB) ].
Kate Martin
2003 - 2004
College of Arts & Sciences
Kate provided assistance with the "Strangers No Longer" Conference in October 2003. The conference was focused on immigration.
D. Scott Martínez
Spring 2006
Class of 2006
School of Law
Scott authored the border brief "Assessing the Mexican Vote Abroad" [ PDF (39.13 KB) ].
Emily Mellott
2005 - 2006
Class of 2006
Masters in International Relations
Emily was the former TBI executive assistant. She organized multiple events and conferences, including the 2006 Mexican Presidential Elections Conference held in Guadalajara with representatives from all three major political parties. She also coordinated the TBI intern program
Carla Meyers
September 2007 - August 2008
Class of 2008
College of Arts & Sciences
Carla was TBI's promotions assistant. She compiled information related to TBI's five year assessment plan and coordinated the production of TBI's Nexus Newsletters.
Erin Miwa
2004 - 2005
College of Arts & Sciences
Erin helped in planning various TBI events and activities.
Bianca R. Morales
1998
Class of 1998
College of Arts & Sciences
Bianca held the position of Secretary at TBI and was in charge of dispersing information about events on campus and writing the minutes for the monthly meetings.
Bridget O'Riordan
Spring 2010
Class of 2012
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern, Bridget worked with the Not for Sale Campaign, an organization that looks to stop human trafficking. Her projects included examining labor migration and its ties to trafficking and slavery.
Claudia Ornelas
2008 - 2009
Class of 2009
MAIR Program
Claudia provided administrative and oprerational assistance at TBI.
Emory University
Rodrigo conducted research on drug cartels in Mexico for TBI.
Mayra Pérez
Spring 2007
Class of 2007
College of Arts & Sciences
International Relations
Mayra interned for TBI in the Spring of 2007. She assisted in identifying border statistics to increase the resourcefulness of TBI's website and she also helped identify potential funding sources.
Richard Plank
2004 - 2006
Class of 2006
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
Richard assisted TBI in organizing multiple conferences and events. He also helped obtain funding from the Bank of America for the October 2006 "Trans-Border Migration and Development Conference."
Ernesto worked as intern for the Trans-Border Institute. He helped manage the border new blog, emphasizing stories on immigration in the border region.
Rommel Rico
June 2007 to September 2007
Class of 2010
College of Arts & Sciences
Rommel organized and manipulated crime data associated with the Justice in Mexico Project and also provided technical support to the Project.
Adriana Rios
2004 - 2005
College of Arts & Sciences
Adriana helped in planning various TBI events and activities, including an event on human trafficking.
Viridiana Rios
July 2010 - September 2010
Harvard University
Viridiana Rios is PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University, and a doctoral fellow in Inequality and Criminal Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She studies drug trafficking, violence and politics in Mexico using formal modeling, statistical inference and journalistic accounts. In particular, she addresses issues on government corruption, the structure of organized crime and illegal labor markets. She is also a biweekly columnist for Este Pais (http://estepais.com/site/), a current events magazine distributed nationally in Mexico.
Emily Ruyle
January 2006 - May 2007
Class of 2007
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern in Spring 2006, Emily participated in an MIT project on speech content analysis related to the 2006 Mexico presidential election. As a TBI student assistant following her internship, Emily provided logistical support for TBI events. She playing an integral role in organizing the "Trans-Border Migration and Development Conference" in October 2006.
Ruth Soberanes
Fall 2008; Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
Class of 2010
College of Arts & Sciences
As a TBI intern in Fall 2008, Ruth assisted with the research and documentation of the monthly news report of the Justic in Mexico Project. She later became the promotions assistant at TBI, helping with the outreach and promotion of TBI projects and event programming.
Elise Vaughan
2007 - 2008
Class of 2008
College of Arts & Sciences
As a research assistant, Elise participated in a study to understand the microcredit program of a local non-profit organization known as Los Niños. Working in collaboration with TBI's Spring 2008 interns, Elise documented the efforts of Los Niños' microcredit program and analyzed its impact in the local US-Mexico border region. She also assisted in developing a crime indicators database for TBI's Justice in Mexico Project.
Irma Venegas
2004 - 2006
Class of 2006
College of Arts & Sciences
International Relations
Irma assisted in planning a wide variety of projects and events. She is TBI's high-scorer in bowling.
Erica Wood
2004 - 2005
College of Arts & Sciences
Erica helped in planning various TBI events and activities.
