Isis Blanco Vera

Isis Vera is a Program Analyst for the Africa Bureau’s Office of Sustainable Development in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She holds a Master’s Degree in Agricultural and Environmental Education from the University of Georgia with a certificate in International Agriculture. She served as the Congressional Hispanic … Read more

Host Organization: Foundation for Ecological Security & International Food Policy Research Institute First Year Placement Anand, Gujarat, India Isis is currently in Anand, India, working with the Foundation for Ecological Security as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. As part of … Read more

Michael Wang

Michael Wang, originally from Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2019 with an MPhil in Public Health. His Master’s research ranged from examining the social determinants of diarrheal disease and infant undernutrition in Myanmar to evaluating the impact of digital health interventions in managing non-communicable diseases. Prior to … Read more

Host Organization: International Food Policy Research Institute First Year Placement Yangon, Myanmar Based in Yangon, Myanmar, Michael worked with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to support the development and implementation of a nationally representative integrated household survey on … Read more