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Social Science Scholar: Finance Intern for the Margaret Good Campaign and Volunteer for Representative Anna V. Eskamani

For my summer project as a 2020 Social Science Scholar, I continued and expanded upon my previous internship with the Margaret Good Campaign for Congress as a finance intern, as well as volunteered with Representative Anna V. Eskamani’s office. Margaret Good served as a Florida State House Representative. Good’s congressional bid encompassed the Sarasota area…

PhD Spotlight: Local Participation in Sustainable Development Efforts

This dissertation explores the impact of local participation on the performance of sustainable development projects. The first chapter of this dissertation uses game theory to explore how a strategic, cost-sensitive development agency will use activities like local participation to strengthen the effectiveness of a payment-based project (wherein payments incentivize local cooperation). This analysis highlights the…

Do Volunteers Just Have Higher Cognitive Function or Is Volunteering Good For Brain Health?

Volunteers play an important role – they help many of our nations’ non-profits address critical missions and address a variety of unmet needs for under-privileged members of our society. In fact, in 2019, Independent Sector estimated that the average value of volunteer work is worth more than $25/hour, and with an estimated 63 million Americans collectively volunteering…

Social Science Scholar: City Service Mission (CSM) San Francisco

Without the Social Science Scholars program and guidance, I would not have had the opportunity to discover my career passions and how I want to translate the in-class learning I receive to my practical real-world applications. This summer I learned how nonprofits work on a deeper level, how my own identities shape the work I want to do in the future, and how social issues like homelessness are being addressed in cities across the nation.