Certificate Alumni – Class of 2011
Rebecca Agostino, economics major, Jacqueline Morris Fellow
Honors Thesis: Neighborhood Effects and School Performance: The impact of public housing demolitions on children in North Carolina
Mentors: Marjorie McElroy, Charles Becker, Helen Ladd
Aug 2011 – June 2014: 9th grade teacher and chair of special education department, Democracy Prep Public Charter School, Harlem, NY
June 2014 – June 2015: Leader U Fellow, Democracy Prep Public Schools, New York, NY
Present: Campus Director, Democracy Prep Public School, Camden, NJ
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Kiah Pape Gaskin, public policy major, religion minor
Independent Study: Designing Successful Evidence Based Prevention Initiatives: Key Components and Challenges for Implementation
Mentor: Joel Rosch, senior research scholar, Center for Child and Family Policy
May 2010 – Aug 2010: Intern for the Director of Evidence-Based Programs, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
2012 – 2013: Master of Social Work (MSW), Community Management and Policy Practice, UNC-Chapel Hill
2013 – 2014: Master of Public Health (MPH), Maternal and Child Health, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
June 2014 – Dec 2014: Research Associate, North Carolina Institute of Medicine, Morrisville, NC
Dec 2014 – present: Director of Community Outreach & Kohl’s Bull City Fit, Duke Children’s Primary Care, Durham, NC
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Sarah Safley, environmental science and policy major
Independent Study: Discovery Room Visitor Characteristics and Preferences: A Portrait of Engaging Nonformal Environmental Education
Mentor: Charlotte Clark, lecturer, Nicholas School of the Environment
Aug 2011 – Sept 2013: Recreation Leader – Nature Programs, Raleigh Parks and Recreation, Raleigh, NC
Oct 2013 – Mar 2015: Environmental Educator, Margaret Noecker Nature Center, The Parish School, Houston, TX
July 2011 – present: Founder, Nature Play Project, Houston, TX
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Dana Weiner, public policy major, Markets & Management Studies certificate
Independent Study: After-School Programs That Increase Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement (School Research Partnership)
Mentor: Jenni Owen, lecturer of public policy and director of policy translations, Center for Child and Family Policy
Aug 2012 – May 2015: Doctor of Law (J.D.), Roger Williams University School of Law, Providence, RI