Megan Mall, The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency- Dept. of Defense

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the DPAA, is a component of the Department of Defense, whose mission is to account for service members who gave their lives in service to the United States.  I was an intern at the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii.  The DPAA is composed of both civilian… Continue Reading Megan Mall, The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency- Dept. of Defense

Brittany Flores, Comal County Sheriff’s Office

Introduction I conducted an internship with the Comal County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigation’s Division, located in New Braunfels, Texas in the fall semester of 2019. This report will go in detail through the process and organization of of a 9-1-1 call in progress. Although there are many different departments that a case can go through,… Continue Reading Brittany Flores, Comal County Sheriff’s Office

Chelsea Trujillo, Hays County Emergency Preparedness Department

Preparing for the Unexpected During the Fall 2016 semester, I assisted the Hays County Emergency Preparedness Department in an internship that provided me hands on experience with tabletop exercises, POD simulation, and other aspects the department uses to assist the community in the case of a disaster.  With classes in both Anthropology and Sociology under my… Continue Reading Chelsea Trujillo, Hays County Emergency Preparedness Department

Chelsea Trujillo, Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Culture Heritage

In the summer of 2016, I had the opportunity to intern with the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage during their annual Folklife Festival.  This was my first time in Washington D.C., and an opportunity of a lifetime.  Although I was notified of the internship that I had been accepted for last minute, I accepted… Continue Reading Chelsea Trujillo, Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Culture Heritage