Sasa Ramos
Sasa (they/them) is a second-year in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing a BA in Sociology and Political Science. As a Posse Scholar from the Bay Area, they are excited to support and interact with communities throughout Boston. Born and raised in San Francisco, Sasa draws inspiration from the city’s rich history of social […]
Kimberly Rhoten
Read about Kimberly’s experience as the Summer 2021 MONUM Fellow Kimberly Rhoten is an attorney, academic, and advocate. They are a PhD student in Sociology at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, whose research focuses on the legal treatment of non-traditional families and non-monogamous sexualities as well as the structural inequities of mass incarceration. […]
Alessia Riccio
Alessia Riccio is a graduate in Public Relations from the College of Communication with a minor in Political Science. Through the NLC Menino Fellowship, Riccio spent the fall semester of 2016 under the mentorship of IOC Director and Political Science Professor Graham Wilson in an on-campus Directed Study program. She spent the 2017 spring semester in Boston […]
Molly Richard
Urban H Interests: Housing, Health Molly Richard received their PhD in 2023 from Vanderbilt University, in the Community Research and Action department. Dr. Richard’s research aims to inform strategies to prevent and end homelessness. Their current projects focus on how structural inequality contributes to homelessness, and what local and national actors can (and should) do […]
Emily Robbins
Emily Robbins is the Program Manager for the [TBD, if program name changes] at Boston University’s Initiative on Cities. She is responsible for [XYZ]. Prior to joining Boston University, Emily was the Principal Associate for Economic Development at the National League of Cities (NLC) in Washington, D.C. Emily’s work at NLC helped city leaders create […]
Imani Roberson
Read more about Imani’s experience as the 2019 MORRE Summer Fellow Imani Roberson majored in Public Relations and Political science. She’s also a proud Detroiter. On campus, Imani is heavily involved in the Inner Strength Gospel Choir and was the president of Boston University’s Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Imani […]
Kaila Rudolph
Urban H Interests: Mental Health, Housing Dr. Kaila A Rudolph is an Attending Psychiatrist and Instructor of Psychiatry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Rudolph received her medical degree from Dalhousie University in Canada. She has special interests in Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Concerns in Older Adults, Mental Health Symptoms Related to Caregiver […]
Emily Ryan
Urban H Interests: Heat Professor Ryan conducts research in the area of computational modeling of energy systems. Computational modeling investigates the physical phenomena of a system using a mathematical model to describe the complex governing equations of the system. Computational modeling can be used to investigate the design, operation, and degradation of complex systems. Professor […]
Faith Rynda
Read more about Faith’s experience as the 2020 MORRE Summer Fellow Faith majored in political science on a 4-year BA/MA program track and minoring in innovation & entrepreneurship. She is from the Bay Area, California where she lives with her family and two dachshunds. She plans to pursue a career in government, and her policy […]
Valerie Sanchez
Valerie Sanchez studied International Relations on the Pre-Law track. She was born and raised in Chicago, and her parents are immigrants from Mexico and Colombia. In high school, Valerie became interested in advocacy work and diplomacy on an international scale, and this, with her background and passion for social justice, has pushed her to pursue […]