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Study Abroad

Alumni

See how these international and study abroad alumni are using their University of Richmond international experience in their lives after graduation.  If you would like to add your information to this page or be featured in future publications please contact kclark@richmond.edu.  We would love to hear from you!

Scott Allen '00
Home country:
United States
Major(s)/minor(s):
 political science; international studies: Asia
Study abroad location:  China:  Capitol Normal Univ., and Nanjing Univ.
Current profession: Consultant BearingPoint Global Development Center,
Shanghai, China
Bio and personal statement
 

Josh Anderson '98
Home country:
United States
Major/minor:
political science; history
Study abroad location:
Current profession: 
Bio and personal statement

 

Herberth Balsells '06
Home country: 
Guatemala
Major/minors:
 biology; chemistry; Italian studies 
Study abroad location: 
Italy:  L'Universita' di Ferrara; Guatemala:  Bonner Scholar summer volunteer trips.
Current profession: 
medical student at Des Moines University, Iowa
Bio and personal statement


Nina Bhattacharyya '06
Home country: 
United States
Major/minor: 
biology; mathematics
Study abroad locations: 
New Zealand:  University of Otago
Current profession: 
graduate student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Bio and personal statement

 

Ian Billard '04
Home country: 
United States
Major/minors:  international studies:  world politics & democracy; philosophy; Chinese
Study abroad locations:  Beijing, China; LaRochelle, France; Nanjing, China
Current profession:
  manager of US-China Business Council, Beijing office
Bio and personal statement


Katherine Bittner '05
Home country: 
United States
Major/minors:  international studies:  Latin America; Spanish; biology
Study abroad location:  Panama:  SIT
Current profession:
Bio and personal statement

 


Aaron Daugherty '09
Home country: 
United States
Major/minors:  biology
Study abroad location: 
Australia
After UR:  Howard Hughes Medical Institute summer internship, Brazil, 2009; Fulbright Grant teaching assistant, Indonesia, 2009-10. 
Bio

Matthew Dunlap '03
Home country: 
United States
Major/minor: political science; history
Study abroad location:
Hungary:  Bonner Scholar summer volunteer trip
After UR:
Peace Corps Volunteer, Morocco
Bio and personal statement



Haig Eskandarian '07
Home country: 
France/United States
Major(s)/minor(s):
 biochemistry; molecular biology; Russian studies
Study abroad location: 
France:  Paris IV and Paris VI
Current profession:
Junior Research Scientist and Manager of the Genomics Analysis Center at NYU, graduate student in Developmental Biology
Bio and personal statement
 

Dan Gertsacov '97
Home country: 
United States
Majors/minor: 
economics; international development; Spanish
Study abroad locations: 
Costa Rica and Chile
Current profession:
 Vice President of Business Development at Univision Networks, the largest Spanish-language media company in the United States
Bio and personal statement


Laura Haddad '02
Home country:
Jordan/United States
Majors: 
leadership studies; women's studies
Current profession:
editor of VIVA Magazine, Jordan
Bio and personal statement

 


Maia Carter Hallward '98
Home country:
United States
Majors/minors: 
leadership studies; international studies:  politics and diplomacy; biology; women's studies; history
Study abroad location: 
Honduras, Ramallah, Bonner scholar summer projects
Current profession: 
Professor in department of political science and international affairs at Kennesaw State University
Bio and personal statement

Jeremy Latimer '03
Home Country: 
United States
Major/minor:  international studies:  international economics; German
Study abroad location:  Germany:  University of Konstanz and summer study abroad in Berlin
Current profession:  urban planner at K. W. Poore & Associates, Inc., Richmond
Bio and personal statement


Vasily Lucashevich '01-'02 exchange student
Home country:
Russia
Major: political science
After UR:
graduate degree in legal studies at Altai State University (Russia), free-lance human rights education trainer
Bio and personal statement


 

Rachel Maher '07
Home country: 
United States
Major/minor:  biology; rhetoric & communication studies; environmental studies
Study abroad location:  Denmark:  Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)
Current profession:  DIS communication and mass media program assistant, Denmark
Bio and personal statement
 

Kate McKinney '07
Home country: 
United States
Major/minor:  Economics; German
Study abroad locations: New Zealand:  University of Otago; England:  UR Cambridge Law Program; Germany:  summer study abroad in Germany
Current profession: 
07-08 Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Germany
Bio and personal statement


Teri McRae '06
Home country: 
Canada
Majors:  international studies:  Latin America; Spanish
Study abroad locations:  Spain:  Santiago de Compostela; Argentina:  Buenos Aires
Current profession:  consultant, Washington D.C.
Bio and personal statement
 

Matthew Washburn '95
Home country:
United States
Major:
international studies
Study abroad location: 
France
Current profession:
Peace Corps Program and Training Officer, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Bio and personal statement



Brett Wigdortz '95
Home country: 
United States
Majors:
economics; international studies: world politics/diplomacy
Study abroad location:
Jerusalem:  Hebrew University
Current profession:
CEO and co-founder of Teach First
Bio and personal statement

 

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