Research Writing & Ethics Internship
Led by Teachers College (TC) Institutional Review Board (IRB) and in collaboration with the Graduate Writing Center (GWC), Graduate Student Life & Development (GSLD), and TC NEXT, the Research Writing & Ethics Internship is a 10-week, 10 hours per week opportunity for students to develop professional competencies in research careers.
Student interns who participate in this program...
- Accomplish challenging, but realistic tasks.
- Develop professional competencies for career success.
- Use the knowledge gained for specific research, writing, and ethics skills.
- Collaborate in a team environment and learn about campus research structures.
- Gain an opportunity to develop specific and measurable goals.
- Network with departments and colleagues.
Spring 2025 Interns & Projects
Emily Sandberg
Publics Speaking & Networking Intern
Emily (she/her) is a first-year master’s student in the Higher and Postsecondary Education program at Teachers College. She graduated in spring 2024 from Duke University with degrees in Evolutionary Anthropology and Psychology. She is working with the GSLD for her internship.
Bemsi Nkuo
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Bemsi Nkuo is currently pursuing a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. With extensive research experience at Columbia and Lynn University, Bemsi has conducted studies on emotional regulation, resilience, and mental health, presenting her findings at conferences and co-authoring publications. She will be working with TC Next for her internship.
Siyao Wu
Research Writing Intern
Siyao Wu (she/her) is a second-year master’s student in the Mental Health Counseling program at TC. Before pursuing graduate studies, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with honors at New York University. She is dedicated to becoming both a clinician and a researcher, with particular interests in psychosomatics, multicultural health psychology, and integrated health care. She will be working with GWC for her internship
Fall 2024 Interns & Projects
Edith Middleton
Publics Speaking & Networking Intern
Edith is pursuing her Ph.D. in English Education with research focus on teacher education and mentorship, particularly for mid to late career educators. She was adopted from a Transylvanian orphanage at the age of eleven and grew up traveling the world. Edith is humbled and honored to be a TC IRB intern, and looking forward to learning about research protocols to support and serve the TC research community. She will be working with the GSLD for her internship.
Kimberly Galstaun
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Kimberley Galstaun is a second-year MA student in the Clinical Psychology program. Kimberley research interests include exploring the implementation of preventative mental health strategies for children and adolescents and how these strategies might influence the understanding of suicidal ideations. She is working with TC NEXT during her internship.
Shu Ting
Research Writing Intern
Shu Ting is a second-year master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Florida. Her research interest lies in the effect of family dynamics on child development. She partnered with the Graduate Writing Center for her internship.
Spring 2024 Interns & Projects
Sabrina Zhao
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Sabrina Zhao is a first-year master’s student in the International Educational Development program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Film & Media and Gender Studies from Queen’s University in 2023. Her research interests are situated at the intersection of media, education, and culture, framed within a decolonial perspective.
Jiayi Cao
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Jiayi is a second-year master’s student in Comparative and International Education program at Teachers College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relationship from Tongji University, China in 2022. Her research interests focus on literacy education, language ideologies and international organizations in global educational networks.
Jimin Kim
Research Writing Intern
Jimin Kim is a first-year master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the Ohio State University in 2022. Jimin hopes to delve into the accurate and specific identifications of risk and protective factors, especially for suicide and depression in different stages of life, by integrating the latest technologies.
Fall 2023 Interns & Projects
Lily Daniels
Research Writing Intern
Lily is a second-year master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and History of Science from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. Her undergraduate research focused on the relationship between temperamental dimensions and pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder. She partnered with the Graduate Writing Center for her internship.
Jooyoung Jeon
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Jooyoung Jeon is a third-year doctoral student in the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her Bachelor and Masters Degree in Science Education from Ewha Womans University, Korea. Her research interests intersect climate change and adaptation education and geology, using decolonial lenses. She is working with TC NEXT during her internship.
Gail Harrison
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Gail is a first-year master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Teachers College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Excelsior University in 2023. Gail hopes to focus on providing mental health resources and community support to under-resourced communities, as well as exploring individual and group therapy in the context of emotional regulation and distress tolerance. She is working with the GSLD for her internship.
Spring 2023 Interns & Projects
Diana Bae
Research Writing Intern
Diana is a first-year MA student in the Social-Organizational Psychology program at Teachers College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from William Paterson University in 2020. She partnered with the Graduate Writing Center to develop a blog series on research compliance.
Jose La Rosa
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Jose La Rosa is a first-year doctoral student in the International and Comparative Education program. His research examines the impact of teacher policies and the role of governments in improving teacher quality in Latin America. Before joining Teachers College, he obtained a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge and an Ed.M. in International Education Policy from Harvard University; both under fully funded scholarships from the UK and Peruvian governments.
Stuti Munjal
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Fall 2022 Interns & Projects
Chloe O’Neill
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Chloe is a Politics and Education PhD student, Columbia Law School Center for Public Research and Leadership Project Associate, and former Teacher’s College Arthur Zankel REACH Fellow with a passion for educational equity research, policy, and teaching. Her zeal for education carried through in her collaboration with GSLD.
Hira Shahbaz
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Hira Shahbaz is a second-year MA student in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College. She partnered with TC NEXT to empower future researchers to develop culturally responsive practices.
Jona Avdiu
Research Writing Intern
Jona is a second-year MA candidate in the Clinical and Counseling Psychology program. She partnered with the Graduate Writing Center to aid students in sound research compliance writing practices and developed a blog series examining the challenges of working with vulnerable populations.
Spring 2022 Interns & Projects
Natalie Greaves-Peters
Outreach & Career Development Intern
Natalie Greaves-Peters, MS, RDN, is a second-year doctoral candidate in Behavioral Nutrition. She partners with TC NEXT to develop a comprehensive project focused on careers and opportunities in research.
Jonthon Coulson
Research Writing Intern
Jonthon Coulson is an advanced doctoral student in the Curriculum & Teaching department. He partners with the Graduate Writing Center to train consultants and students on conducting research in international contexts.
Mine Cekin
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Mine Cekin is a third-year doctoral student in the Mathematics Education program. She spearheads demystifying the IRB process for fellow doctoral students in partnership with GSLD.
Fall 2021 Inaugural Interns & Projects
Clara Haneul Yoon
Outreach and Career Development Intern
Clara Haneul Yoon is a third-year doctoral student in the Music and Music Education program. She spearheaded educational IRB sessions for TC's student body in partnership with GSLD.
Zahra Ladhani
Public Speaking & Networking Intern
Zahra Ladhani is a third-year doctoral student in the Health Education program. She partnered with TC NEXT to provide one-on-one peer support to fellow doctoral students at Teachers College.
Stephanie Sheehan-Braine
Research Writing Intern
Stephanie Sheehan-Braine is a third-year doctoral student in the Mathematics Education department. She partnered with the Graduate Writing Center to train consultants and students on writing for the IRB.
