The First-Year Fellows program is uniquely designed to be much more than an internship. Prior to their placement, Fellows take two academic courses—one on public policy and one on statistical methods—and participate in the Dartmouth Leadership Attitudes and Behaviors program.
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The most positive part of my experience was forming relationships with the staff members in my office. In fact, the networking opportunities available in D.C. were outstanding and I feel I learned most from talking to my peers and superiors from various backgrounds and skillsets.
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I appreciated the opportunity to shadow the research coordinators while they were giving the SCID-V and CAPS. I was able to apply the information that I learned in my abnormal psychology course to the experiences of the participants and gained a deeper understanding of how their lived experiences impact their quality of life.
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When students from the Class of 1964 Policy Research Shop (PRS) testified before the New Hampshire House Children and Family Law Committee in Concord last month, they brought the number of nonpartisan policy research reports presented by Dartmouth students to state policymakers in New Hampshire and Vermont to 200 since the program started in 2005.
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Just days before commencement, two seniors in the Class of 1964 Policy Research Shop—Emily Schneider ’19 and Polly Rao ’19—presented their final policy brief before the Norwich Planning Commission in Norwich, Vermont.
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