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Tabitha P.

Tabitha P.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Anthropology PhD student at Columbia University

  • Education

    • ISPP - International School of Phnom Penh

      2006 - 2015
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Valedictorian, Leadership Award

    • Brown University

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      Bachelor's degree with Honors Development Studies

      Regional focus in Southeast Asia

  • Experience

    • Sommerschule Wust E.V.

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
      Dozenten

      Taught English as a second language, history and dance to young German students in a town of 800 in rural Germany. Developed high proficiency in German from living with a non English German host family. Acted in and helped put on a local play.

    • Brown University

      Aug 2016 - May 2017
      Minority Peer Counselor

      Served as a live-in resource for first-year students in a residential unit. Provided special support for students of color as they navigated adjusting to life at a predominantly white institution of higher education. Organized social events, mediated conflicts between residents, and acted as a liaison between students and campus social activism. Conducted workshops with the Brown Center for Students of Color on social injustice for the wider Providence community.

    • World Hope International

      Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
      LGBT Research Intern

      Independently conducted interview-based research on LGBT-inclusive employers in Phnom Penh to better understand how the employment climate for LGBT individuals, especially transgender individuals, can be improved. Interviewed LGBT Cambodians working in the formal sector to talk about coping mechanisms and strategies for success.Grant writing and project development for an initiative to combat LGBT employment discrimination and capacity building for unskilled marginalized LGBT individuals in Cambodia. Show less

    • Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

      Oct 2018 - Jul 2020
      Research Assistant

      Assisted Professor Patsy Lewis on research and course planning on the Caribbean and Pacific, to do with the social effects of development, climate change, and free trade agreements on small states

    • WorkMoney

      Sept 2020 - Jul 2024

      • Senior Manager of Policy Research

        Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

      • Policy Analyst

        Apr 2022 - Jan 2024

      • Senior Organizer

        Sept 2020 - Apr 2022

    • Columbia University

      Sept 2024 - now
      Doctoral Student

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bachelor of Arts

      Brown University
      May 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Fulbright Award US Fulbright Student Program May 2020 Awarded Fulbright Student Program Grant for an English Teaching Assistantship to Colombia
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Joan Wallach Scott Prize Brown University Pembroke Center Apr 2020 Award for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Gender Studies
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Swearer Center Engaged Scholarship Award Brown University Swearer Center for Public Servie Apr 2020 Award for my undergraduate thesis
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      2019 Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop Student Paper Competition Winner Natural Hazards Workshop at the University of Colorado Boulder May 2019 Winner of Undergraduate Paper competition for a research paper called, Anti-Poor State Practices in Disaster Preparedness: Contextualizing the Eviction of Vitas Tenement Housing Project in Metro Manila, which examines the eviction of a public housing settlement in a Metro Manila slum for the sake of disaster preparedness. I argue that this eviction, which was done for ostensibly noble purposes, is but a new manifestation in Metro Manila’s longstanding negligent, hostile anti-poor state culture… Show more Winner of Undergraduate Paper competition for a research paper called, Anti-Poor State Practices in Disaster Preparedness: Contextualizing the Eviction of Vitas Tenement Housing Project in Metro Manila, which examines the eviction of a public housing settlement in a Metro Manila slum for the sake of disaster preparedness. I argue that this eviction, which was done for ostensibly noble purposes, is but a new manifestation in Metro Manila’s longstanding negligent, hostile anti-poor state culture of urban poor eviction and failure to deliver on its promises for adequate affordable housing. The paper strives to look towards a disaster preparedness (in a world where this is increasingly necessary) that maintains sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor. Show less
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Cogut Undergraduate Fellowship Brown University Cogut Institute of the Humanities Apr 2019 Winner of Cogut Undergraduate Fellowship and $1,000 of research funding for ongoing undergraduate honors thesis, tentatively titled, De Facto Criminalizations of Khmer Queerness: Police, Prisons, and LGBTQI People in Phnom Penh, which uses qualitative community-engaged research and ethnographic fieldwork to study the as yet unresearched topic of the policing and incarceration of LGBTQI people in Cambodia. Working with local grassroots activists at CamASEAN Youth's Future, with whom I have had a… Show more Winner of Cogut Undergraduate Fellowship and $1,000 of research funding for ongoing undergraduate honors thesis, tentatively titled, De Facto Criminalizations of Khmer Queerness: Police, Prisons, and LGBTQI People in Phnom Penh, which uses qualitative community-engaged research and ethnographic fieldwork to study the as yet unresearched topic of the policing and incarceration of LGBTQI people in Cambodia. Working with local grassroots activists at CamASEAN Youth's Future, with whom I have had a years-long relationship, this research will be used to lobby for protections for LGBTQI people under the law in Cambodia. Show less
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Development Summer Travel and Research Grant Brown University Development Studies Department Apr 2019 Funding for summer ethnographic honors thesis research in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      LINK Award Brown University May 2017 Funding for Summer Internship
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Presidential Award for Academic Excellence - May 2015
    • Awarded to Tabitha P.
      Student Leadership Award - May 2015

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by CamASEAN Youth's Future on Jul 2017
      CamASEAN Youth's FutureAssociated with Tabitha P.

    • Development Studies Department of Undergraduates Leader

      Issued by Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs on Sept 2018
      Watson Institute for International and Public AffairsAssociated with Tabitha P.

    • Teaching Assistant

      Issued by The Petey Greene Program on Sept 2018
      The Petey Greene ProgramAssociated with Tabitha P.