Lauren Williams

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  • Timeline

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

    Laboratory Assistant

    University of Chicago
    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

    Laboratory Assistant

    Northwestern University
    Nov 2020 - Nov 2020

    Poll Worker

    Chicago Board of Elections
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

    Fellow

    Democracy Summer Fellowship
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

    Campaign Intern

    Friends Of Rosa Delauro
    Sept 2021 - Mar 2023

    Associate Editor

    The Politic: Yale's political journal since 1947
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    Intern

    Center for Effective Government at University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
    Aug 2022 - May 2023

    Intern

    U.S. Department of State
    Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

    Intern

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Feb 2023 - May 2024

    Research Assistant

    Yale MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies
    Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

    Research Assistant

    Judicial Decision-Making Project
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

    Intern

    CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)
    Sept 2023 - May 2024

    Intern

    USAID
    Current Company
    Oct 2024 - now

    Intern

    ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • About me

    Dual Degree Masters Student at Sciences-Po and London School of Economics | Yale Graduate

  • Education

    • The london school of economics and political science (lse)

      2024 - 2026
      Msc in international political economy

      Year 2 of Dual Degree Masters in International Affairs in London, UK

    • University of chicago laboratory schools

      -
      High school diploma
    • Sciences po

      2024 - 2025
      Master in international governance & diplomacy

      Year 1 of Dual Degree Masters in International Affairs in Paris, France

    • Yale university

      2019 - 2024
      Bachelor's degree

      Gap year taken from 2020-2021 during COVID pandemic

  • Experience

    • University of chicago

      Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
      Laboratory assistant

      - Assistant in the laboratory of Olufunmilayo Olopade MD, MacArthur Fellow and Director of the University of Chicago Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics- Examined the fundamentals of cancer caused by BRCA mutations by using PCR Reactions and nanodrop technology to control the quality of DNA samples, resulting in the production of the article titled “BRCA1 and BRCA2: Functions, Mutations and Effects” for Advanced Topics in Biology class

    • Northwestern university

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Laboratory assistant

      Laboratory Assistant in the laboratory of Susan Clare MD PhD as part of the ResearcHStart ProgramExplored the causes of ER- breast cancer by utilizing skills such as DNA Extraction, Western Blotting, Cell culture/splitting and BCA Assay, resulting in a research poster titled “Lipid Metabolism and Histone Modifications May Impact Risk of ER- Breast Cancer”

    • Chicago board of elections

      Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
      Poll worker
    • Democracy summer fellowship

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Fellow

      The theme of 2021 Democracy Summer is “Nonviolent Movements, Violent Reactions: the Historic and Continuing Struggle for Voting Rights and Strong Democracy in America.”For the regional portion of the Democracy Summer Program, I work for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut's 3rd District. In the national portion of the fellowship, I learned from political leaders like Congressmen Jaime Raskin and Jim Clyburn, Civil Rights Leaders like Bob Moses, scholars from Harvard Kennedy School of Government along with activists, Democratic policy experts, and top political and community organizers across the country about electoral strategy, campaigning, organizing and more. Show less

    • Friends of rosa delauro

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
      Campaign intern

      As part of the Democracy Summer Fellowship, I work for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut's 3rd district. Duties include canvassing, organizing and creating social media content.

    • The politic: yale's political journal since 1947

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2023
      • Associate Editor

        Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
      • Staff Writer

        Sept 2021 - Mar 2023
    • Center for effective government at university of chicago harris school of public policy

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Intern

      Wrote research memos, summary reports of research grant proposals for its Data and Democracy Initiative, and portions of the Center’s Annual ReportAided in the facilitation the Center’s inaugural American Politics ConferenceProofread the manuscript of upcoming book The American Presidency by Director William Howell

    • U.s. department of state

      Aug 2022 - May 2023
      Intern

      Intern for US Embassy in The Bahamas

    • U.s. house of representatives

      Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
      Intern

      Intern in the district office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

    • Yale macmillan center for international and area studies

      Feb 2023 - May 2024
      Research assistant

      Gather background data and develop quantitative databases to examine commitment to democracy and democratic backsliding in the US, Europe and Latin America for Dr. Milan Svolik, Professor of Political Science

    • Judicial decision-making project

      Feb 2023 - Jun 2023
      Research assistant

      Participate in chat group sessions with respondents to analyze the relationship between racial diversity and sentencing outcomes for Dr. Allison Harris, Assistant Professor of Political Science

    • Ceps (centre for european policy studies)

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Intern
    • Usaid

      Sept 2023 - May 2024
      Intern

      Intern in Civil Society, Labor, and Media Office in the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance

    • Organization for economic cooperation and development

      Oct 2024 - now
      Intern
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to corporate finance | university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      Mar 2021
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    • Fundamentals of finance | university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to financial accounting | university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Global financial markets and instruments | rice university

      Coursera
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • More introduction to financial accounting | university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      Jun 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to finance and accounting specialization | university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      Jun 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founder

      Issued by The Young Vote on Jul 2020
      The Young VoteAssociated with Lauren Williams
    • Co President of Yale Chapter

      Issued by Students for Carbon Dividends on Aug 2019
      Students for Carbon DividendsAssociated with Lauren Williams
    • Head of Speakers Committee

      Issued by Black Solidarity Conference on Jun 2023
      Black Solidarity ConferenceAssociated with Lauren Williams
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Vote Save America on May 2020
      Vote Save AmericaAssociated with Lauren Williams
    • Board Member

      Issued by Black Solidarity Conference on Sept 2022
      Black Solidarity ConferenceAssociated with Lauren Williams