Meet Our Two Carnegie Junior Fellow Nominees for 2018-19
The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program is a highly-selective, paid research assistantship funded by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The goal is to provide substantive work experience for students who have demonstrated a commitment to and investment in the mission of the Carnegie endowment – to advance the cause of peace through the development of new policy and collaborations with decision-makers around the world – and to prepare them for careers in international affairs.
This year, two students have been nominated by Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships to compete for this award. Read below to learn more about these two outstanding students.
Kimberly Dinehart CSSH ’17
A University Scholar and member of the Honors Program from Washington state, Dinehart graduated this December with summa cum laude laurels and a degree in History with minors in International Affairs, International Security Studies, and Politics. During her time at Northeastern, she carried out significant undergraduate research in a number of areas, including work on the U.S. rapprochement with Cuba, U.S. relations with Russia in the Arctic, domestic nuclear policy and terrorism, anti-nuclear activist Russell Forsberg, and U.S. relations with Iraq prior to the Iran-Iraq War (the topic of her recently-completed senior thesis). Dinehart held important public service positions with the federal government working at both INTERPOL-Washington and the U.S. Commercial Service during her co-ops. Dinehart gained additional “on-the-ground” insight into international affairs and dynamics through several immersive global studies, including Dialogues of Civilizations to the Balkans to study the Yugoslav wars, to Russia to study language and culture, and to Berlin to study European history and contemporary politics.
Leyla Latypova CSSH ’18
A University Scholar and member of the Honors Program earning a dual degree in Political Science and International Affairs, Latypova began her studies at Northeastern focusing upon the politics of the Middle East. A Russian citizen, Latypova soon found herself in the position of “guide to the everyday realities of a largely unknown modern-day
Russia” for peers and professors. Recognizing the value of her linguistic and cultural knowledge in a quickly changing political landscape, Latypova turned her attention to the politics of Russia and the post-Soviet states. Taking exceptional advantage of the many opportunities Northeastern provides, Latypova has amassed a set of experiences and skills that will enable her to make a significant contribution to international efforts towards peace through the improvement of Russia/US relations and the promotion of cooperation between the Western democracies and the post-Soviet states. Latypova has studied abroad at other leading institutions in the field of political science, completing two Dialogues of Civilization (one in Morocco and the other at Japan’s Meiji University) as well as spring at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Sciences Po. In addition to elaborating her intellectual framework through her courses, Latypova developed her research and policy acumen through two co-ops: in 2015, Latypova served as a research assistant at the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Vienna, while in fall of 2017, she held a similar role at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. Latypova will graduate this coming August 2018.