Category: Government and Public Policy

interns working with public policy, legislation, or regulations at the municipal, State, Federal, and international level

Malory Barera, Bureau of Land Management

Mission of the Bureau of Land Management: “To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.” (www.blm.gov/about/our-mission) During the summer of 2019, I had the opportunity to complete an internship through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) as an Archaeologist Intern for… Continue Reading Malory Barera, Bureau of Land Management

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

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

Anneke Paterson, City of Austin’s Community Engagement Division of the Communications and Public Information Office

In the spring semester of 2019, I conducted an internship with the City of Austin’s Community Engagement Division of the Communications and Public Information Office. The following report will serve to describe the organization and practice in this division, introduce engagement projects which I participated in, and how critically integral an anthropological perspective and approach… Continue Reading Anneke Paterson, City of Austin’s Community Engagement Division of the Communications and Public Information Office