BIP began in the Winter of 2018 as merely a concern amongst friends
about a reality seen in the local community. Why weren't Rhode Island
teachers required to be CPR-certified but students were to graduate
high school, and why couldn't a policy be passed to change things?
Suddenly, extensive research on the issue had been converted into a
piece of legislation introduced into the RI Senate. It also inspired
the realization that other students at Brown may be just as
passionate about contributing to the advancement of sensible policy
solutions.
Today, BIP specializes in education, health, and urban
policy issue areas and is actively managing four research projects.
Our approach emphasizes student collaboration with relevant, local
stakeholders in Providence to conduct on-the-ground research,
creating valuable opportunities for policy and community-action
proposals. We actively seek new opportunities to leverage student
-driven research and ideas into real-world contexts. With over 80
members, BIP has quickly become Brown’s leading policy and research
student organization.
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Community partnerships and a unified, research-focused mindset
are at the core of our initiative.
Our Mission
Proposing and advocating for sensible solutions to problems in Brown's community.
Meet our Team
Leadership
President
Lily Zamora '26
Political Science & Economics
Research VP
Junkai Gong '27
International and Public Affairs
Project Development VP
Natalie Thayer '27
International and Public Affairs
Mental Health Co-Lead
Zuleika Dewan ‘27
Computational Bio & International and Public Affairs
Mental Health Co-Lead
Caroline O'Brien ‘27
Neuroscience
Confession Accountability Co-Lead
Tia Williams ‘27
Political Science & Economics
Confession Accountability Co-Lead
Julian Cohen ‘26
History & International and Public Affairs
Community Health Co-Lead
Isabel Hernandez '26
Economics & International and Public Affairs
Community Health Co-Lead
Kenneth Kalu '27
Public Health
HOME Co-Lead
Christian Davis '27
Political Science & History
HOME Co-Lead
Tiziano Pardo '28
Economics & International and Public Affairs
Multilingual Education Co-Lead
Maria Camacho '27
Education
Multilingual Education Co-Lead
Kayla Morrison '26
Political Science & Social Analysis and Research
Overdose Prevention Co-Lead
Joshua Ellsworth '28
International and Public Affairs
Overdose Prevention Co-Lead
Turner Lie-Nielsen '28
International and Public Affairs & Classics
Digital Equity Co-Lead
Nicolaas Schmid '27
Political Science
Digital Equity Co-Lead
Amber Zhao '27
International and Public Affairs
Analysts
Mental Health Analyst
Porter Culp '28
Public Health & Economics
Mental Health Analyst
Olivia Raymond '28
Public Health & Public Policy Economics
Mental Health Analyst
Kenneth Rhee '27
Neuroscience
Mental Health Analyst
Esha Saraswat '27
Public Health & Health and Human Biology
Mental Health Analyst
Anika Alla '28
STS & Visual Arts
Mental Health Analyst
Maia Eng '26
International and Public Affairs
Confession Accountability Analyst
Shaochi Chuang '28
Political Science & Environmental Studies
Confession Accountability Analyst
Ava McKie '28
International and Public Affairs & Education
Confession Accountability Analyst
Nash Riebe '27
Political Science & Philosophy
Confession Accountability Analyst
Marissa Scott '26
International and Public Affairs & Visual Arts
Confession Accountability Analyst
Tarini Tipnis '26
Visual Art & Religious Studies
Confession Accountability Analyst
Samrah Syed '29
Sociology
HOME Analyst
Cezario Caram Filho '27
Economics & International and Public Affairs
HOME Analyst
Josué Morales '26
Urban Studies & Engaged Scholar Certificate
HOME Analyst
Lailah Williams 'M26
Master of Public Affairs
HOME Analyst
Connor Swenson '27
Political Science
Multilingual Education Analyst
Lavleen Kaur Madahar '26
International and Public Affairs
Multilingual Education Analyst
Luca Raffa '28
History
Multilingual Education Analyst
Sebastian Dias-Sotiriou '28
Economics + CS & International and Public Affairs
Multilingual Education Analyst
Lily Luby '28
International and Public Affairs & Environmental Sciences and Studies
Multilingual Education Analyst
Dimitra Sofianou '26
International and Public Affairs
Community Health Analyst
Louis Boyang '27
Economics-Public Policy
Community Health Analyst
Emma Jeong '27
Business Economics
Community Health Analyst
Isha Kapoor '28
Public Health & Public Policy Economics
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Samuel Eskander '28
Health and Human Biology
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Zoe Kaufman '27
Political Science
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Shiven Batra '29
International and Public Affairs & Statistics
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Atman Shah '28
International and Public Affairs & Chemistry
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Mahir Rahman '26
International and Public Affairs & Economics
Overdose Prevention Analyst
Emma Capaldi '29
Biomedical Engineering
Digital Equity Analyst
Julia Belle Reyfman '27
International and Public Affairs
Digital Equity Analyst
Daniel Shin '27
Economics & International and Public Affairs
Digital Equity Analyst
Siddharth Nareddy '28
Computational Biology & International and Public Affairs
Digital Equity Analyst
Elina Coutlakis '28
Economics & International and Public Affairs
Project Pitch Incubator
Ananya Uddanti '28
International and Public Affairs & Health and Human Biology
Project Pitch Incubator
Claire Piron '28
International and Public Affairs & Public Health
Former HOME Co-Lead
Colin Carter '27
International and Public Affairs
Former HOME Co-Lead
Riya Srinivasan '27
Political Science
Former Multilingual Education Co-Lead
Marcelo Rodriguez Parra '26
CS-Economics & International and Public Affairs
Former BIPTA Lead
Maddock Thomas '26
Critical Theory and Political Economy & Urban Studies