Affiliated Alumni
Silver Byrd
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’23
Majors: Anthropology and Politics & International Affairs.
Pursuing a Master’s Degree in Human Rights at the London School of Economics.
Annie Choi
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’23
Major: Anthropology
Minors: Chemistry; Bioethics, Humanities, & Medicine; and Health Policy & Administration
Preparing for medical school.
Kaylin Henderson
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’23
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Pursuing a masters in Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Seagroves
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’23
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Pursuing a PhD in political science with an emphasis on race and education policy at UNC Chapel Hill.
Katie Alexander
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’22
Major: Sociology and Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy
Currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology at Rice University
Donald Barrett
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ’22
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy
Currently working as a consultant at Arete Consulting
Maggie Fox
Wake Forest University ‘22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minors: N/A
Law student at the University of Virginia
Eli Krakow
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ‘22
Sarah Merchant
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ‘22
Major: Sociology
Minors: N/A
Currently working as an Account Executive at Procter & Gamble
Bea Pearson
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Wake Forest University ‘22
Major: History
Minors: N/A
Currently serving as a Wake Forest Fellow
Addison Collins
RIPI Research Assistant & Professor Wilkinson co-author on project regarding race and perceptions of corruption
Wake Forest University ’21
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minors: Arabic, Spanish, and Middle East & South Asian Studies
Currently working as a Supervisor at McMaster-Carr
Indy Cousin
RIPI Research Assistant & Professor Wilkinson co-author on project regarding the influence of sports activism
Wake Forest University ’21
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy
Olivia Field
RIPI Research Assistant & Wilkinson co-author on study regarding the disparate effects of remote learning
Wake Forest University ’21
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minors: English and French
Currently working as the Finance Director at Chris Deluzio for PA-17
Eric Wood
RIPI Research Assistant & Mentor in the Latinx Mentoring Initiative
Wake Forest University ‘21
Majors: Communication and Spanish
Minor: Latin American and Latino Studies
Currently working as a Global Sales & Marketing Coordinator at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
The land on which Wake Forest University now resides and the land on which the original campus resided served for centuries as a place for exchange and interaction for Indigenous peoples, specifically Saura, Catawba, Cherokee, and Lumbee in the current location and Shakori, Eno, Sissipahaw, and Occaneechi in the original campus location.
americanindiancenter.unc.edu/resources/about-nc-native-communities/
