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The Center on Global Poverty, together with the Center for Economy and Society<\/a> at the SNF Agora Institute, offer a competitive Undergraduate Summer Internship Program for Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students interested in international development. Each year, this full-time, paid summer internship provides two students with hands-on experience working with leading international development organizations in Washington, D.C. Internship placements include organizations such as CGIAR, the International Rice Research Institute, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

2026 Summer Interns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth Kesler is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University studying Moral and Political Economy and Economics. Her commitment to social policy grew from four years of mentoring Afghan refugee families in Denver, helping them navigate immigration and public benefits systems. She has also worked as an economic research intern, analyzing macroeconomic trends and policy developments across international markets. On campus, Elizabeth serves on the executive board of the Foreign Affairs Review<\/em> and is an officer in the Alexander Hamilton Society, where she fosters student engagement with international affairs and foreign policy. She is broadly interested in the intersection of economic policy and social inclusion, and in how data-driven research and AI applications can inform practical solutions for underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth will intern at the Social Policy Department of the World Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Angela Lee is a junior at Johns Hopkins University studying International Studies and Moral and Political Economy. As a Research Assistant at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Human Capital Development Lab, she has authored briefs on AI governance and ESG policy and, at the National Assembly of Korea, she has produced Korean-language research briefs on healthcare and pharmaceutical legislation to directly support a sitting representative’s parliamentary work as a Legislative Intern. Currently, she manages the Korean-language legal hotline at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, where she conducts client intakes, translates naturalization applications, and assists low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the DMV region with immigration proceedings. On campus, she serves as the president of Korean American Student Association (KASA) and the VP of Communications and Events for Hopkins Public Policy and Service Network (HPPSN). Angela is broadly interested in how political institutions and policy shape democratic accountability and access to justice, and how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping governance and regulatory frameworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela will intern at EIDOS Insights Research Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yasmin Roach is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins majoring in Moral and Political Economy with minors in Film & Media Studies and Linguistics. She is Treasurer of the Arab Student Union, where she manages finances and coordinates community-building events within the Arab community and without. Her work as a Research Assistant with the Renwick lab in the Cognitive Science department, with Dr. Simon Halliday as part of the SNF Agora Institute, and with the Immigration Bureaucracy Lab in the Political Science department connects sociological and political analysis of trends across society and government to better understand the human condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yasmin will intern at CGIAR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins? Kick-start your career in international development, or simply spend a summer exploring to see if this field is right for you. Contact cgp@jhu.edu for more info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you work for a DC-area international development organization? Hire a bright, hard-working JHU undergrad at no cost to you. Your organization will benefit from the fresh perspectives these young people bring, and you might transform their lives. Contact cgp@jhu.edu<\/a> to participate in this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Summer Interns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our first two summer interns, Aron Einbinder and Sophia Tyrell-Knott. Aron will be working with the International Food Policy Research Institute<\/a>. TK will work at the World Bank<\/a>. These internships are made possible by the Center on Global Poverty and the Center for Economy and Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aron Einbinder is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University studying Moral and Political Economy, and classical trumpet performance at the Peabody Conservatory. As a research assistant with the 21st Century Cities Initiative and the SNF Agora Institute, he has contributed to projects on microfinance in India and urban demography in Baltimore. Aron is broadly interested in social change and development in underserved communities, and in how sociological research can be translated into practical solutions. His interest in international development grew through coursework on global capitalism and social policy, and a desire to understand how local policy can address global disparities in access to resources, education, and opportunity. Outside of academics, Aron spends his time performing classical music in a variety of solo, chamber, and orchestral settings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sophia Tyrrell-Knott is a sophomore at Johns Hopkins triple majoring in Moral and Political Economy, Economics, and Political Science. She is Treasurer of the Johns Hopkins University Debate Council, where she has represented Hopkins at the North American Universities Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship. Her work with unhoused people in San Diego and Baltimore has made her passionate about policy solutions to political inequality and international development. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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