Amelia Dall, Museo de las Americas

Last summer I interned at Museo de las Americas (Latin America Museum) in Denver, Colorado. I had the opportunity to assist all staff in their departments: Education, Public Relations, Grant Writing, and Collections. In the second week of my internship, after they found out that my interests truly lay in Collections and that I had… Continue Reading Amelia Dall, Museo de las Americas

Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature

As a graduate student conducting research on immigration activism, I wanted to understand the political discourse, or debate, on immigration in relation with the academic literature. So for the spring 2015 semester, I decided to intern for the Texas House legislature for Representative Joe Farias. Representative Joe Farias is a Democratic house member who represents… Continue Reading Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature

Marilee Ratliff, Office of Institutional Research

I conducted an internship with the Director of Institutional Research at Texas State University during the 2013-2014 academic year. The Office of Institutional Research primarily functions to provide collected institutional data, such as enrollment history, to University administration and government officials. I specifically worked with the OIR director on a project he was co-chairing called… Continue Reading Marilee Ratliff, Office of Institutional Research

Winter Calaway, SmartRevenue Inc.

For the past seven months, I have worked for a market research firm and (with the assistance of Dr. Hadder) was also able to use this time as an internship through my graduate program in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University. Prior to this, I was knowledgeable that market research firms hired anthropologists… Continue Reading Winter Calaway, SmartRevenue Inc.

Bita Razavimaleki, Refugee Services of Texas

In Fall 2013, I worked at Refugee Services of Texas (RST) as an employment specialist intern. Before applying for an internship, I was a volunteer at RST for a year. I mostly worked there as an interpreter of Persian language for Iranian and Afghani refugees. During this time, I became familiar with the nature of… Continue Reading Bita Razavimaleki, Refugee Services of Texas