
Katie Alexander, Wake Forest University ’22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: Sociology and Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy
Currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology at Rice University

Donald Barrett, Wake Forest University ’22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy
Currently working as a consultant at Arete Consulting

Addison Collins, Wake Forest University ’21
RIPI Research Assistant & Wilkinson co-author on project regarding race and perceptions of corruption
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minors: Arabic, Spanish, and Middle East & South Asian Studies
Currently working as a Supervisor at McMaster-Carr

Indy Cousin, Wake Forest University ’21
RIPI Research Assistant & Wilkinson co-author on project regarding the influence of sports activism
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minor: Philosophy

Olivia Field, Wake Forest University ’21
RIPI Research Assistant & Wilkinson co-author on study regarding the disparate effects of remote learning
Major: Politics & International Affairs
Minors: English and French
Currently working as the Finance Director at Chris Deluzio for PA-17

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, Wake Forest University ‘22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: Sociology and Spanish
Minors: N/A
Currently working as an Associate Community Organizer at IMPACT

Sarah Merchant, Wake Forest University ‘22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: Sociology
Minors: N/A
Currently working as an Account Executive at Procter & Gamble

Bea Pearson, Wake Forest University ‘22
Former RIPI Research Assistant
Major: History
Minors: N/A
Currently serving as a Wake Forest Fellow

Eric Wood, Wake Forest University ‘21
RIPI Research Assistant & Mentor in the Latinx Mentoring Initiative
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. https://americanindiancenter.unc.edu/resources/about-nc-native-communities/