Meet the Interns

Hanna believes that when formulating policies, addressing issues, and studying phenomena, data is of the essence in order to create an evidence-based observation. After all, data has "power". The power of legitimacy. And this power is something that Political Science can use, and at the same time, also study how it is used.​

JM believes that interpretations made from analyzing data can be used to formulate policies, decisions, and recommendations that improve the conditions of people.

Auvi believes that in Political Science, data is important in measuring and determining different kinds of variables presented in the research. For example, public opinion polls is a great data source in determining the public's point of view to improve governance and policy making.​

Maris believes that effective data system can understand and analyze situations which will help us determine the needs of the people and take appropriate actions to improve their quality of life.

Bea believes that by simply looking at data, we can make informed and evidence-based decisions and policies that will most benefit society.

Miko believes that data will give us information that will sometimes suggest patterns or relationships of different factors. Understanding the data means understanding how certain matters work and it will improve lives since the more people know, the easier it is to progress on development and/or solving current problems.  

Ryan believes that data  is inherently present in everything that there is. To contextualize and make sense more of them would not only benefit us intellectually, but also enabled us to make appropriate decisions for our sake and others.

Derryn believes that  data gives us objective measurements, and using those measurements, we can more accurately identify problems and find solutions for them.

Kristine believes that data, when presented in the right form, can raise awareness on many issues that affect people. Being aware and informed allows us to make individual or community-level choices that can help these people.

Jamlech believes that through the lenses of informatics, responsible and people-centric use of data will lead to technological advances and scientific inquiry, turning what we thought of dead ends into  doorways. Data effective transformation  of information will provide enormous opportunities  in transforming our nation.