OUR INTERNS
JESÚS DE LA TORRE
Root Causes Intern
Originally from Spain, Jesús is pursuing a Master's in Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco under a Fulbright scholarship. He holds a Bachelor's in International Relations (studied in Spain and Brazil) and a Master's in European Union. He has experience in research and advocacy for migrant rights, as well as in Central American affairs.
JACK GRIFFITHS
Policy Intern
Jack Griffiths is a rising senior at Notre Dame from Dallas with a major in English and a supplementary major in Global Affairs. After learning about migration policy issues in his senior year of high school debate, he felt compelled to join HOPE as a policy intern with the goal of learning how to make tangible, positive impacts in the lives of migrants.
JASMINE PEÑA RAMIREZ
Policy Intern
Jasmine Peña Ramirez is a rising sophomore majoring in Political Science and Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, originally from Cambria, California. At Notre Dame, she is a part of the Latino Studies Scholar Program that prepares transformative leaders with an interest in Latino Studies and a commitment to the future of Latino communities. Jasmine also has experience researching how undocumented residents’ children’s educational journey would benefit if their parents had a driving record card to authorize them to drive in the state of Indiana.
Our Past Interns
Lauryn Pfrommer-Pease
Colorado College
Summer Research Institute 2022
Linden Heffelfinger
Colorado College
Summer Research Institute 2022
Italia Quintana
Colorado College
Summer Research Institute 2022
Cristal Arguello
University of Connecticut
Administrative Intern, Spring 2022
Kathleen Meyer
University of Notre Dame
Policy Intern, Summer 2021
Alondra Aca
The City University of New York
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2019
Daniel Avitia
University of Texas El Paso
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2019
Lizbeth Castillo Monterrosa
Cal State University Long Beach
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2019
Kathryn Garcia
Northeastern University
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2019
Rebecca Melendez
New Mexico State University
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2019
Gabriela Vidal
University of Texas El Paso
Social Work Intern 2018-2019
Zanetta Thomas
University of Texas El Paso
Social Work Intern 2018-2019
Jenn Nicole Ampey
Stanford University
Research & Policy Intern, Summer 2018
Nina Dewi Horstmann
Stanford University
Research & Policy Intern, Summer 2018
Brian Elizalde
Brown University
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2018
Estrella Loredo
University of Texas El Paso
NSF Research Assistant, Summer 2018
Sara French
University of Dayton
Research/Advocacy Intern, Summer 2018
Christian Carrara
Columbus School of Law - Catholic University of America
Pro Bono Collaboration, 2017
Laura de la Torre
Columbus School of Law - Catholic University of America
Pro Bono Collaboration, 2017
Elizabeth Herdmann
University of Dayton
Summer Research Institute 2017
Calla Couch
University of Dayton
Summer Research Institute 2017
The HOPE Experience
“My work with HOPE brought me back to reality, back to a place where I could connect with the issues we so commonly ignore. You can read all you want about people’s experiences at the border, but it is an entirely other level of understanding being able to talk to them face to face, give them a hot meal and a clean set of clothes, and most of all, appreciate the immense amount of love, gratitude, and patience that persists.”
- Lauryn Pfrommer-Pease, Summer Research Institute 2022
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