Who am I and what qualifications do I bring?

• Brittany (she/her) United States of America- New Jersey 

• LGBTQ+ community member

• Undergraduate degree in English Secondary Education (teaching certificate)

• TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate 

• Currently studying an MPhil in Education (Knowledge, Power, Politics)

• Effective Altruism Fellow 

• Carbon Literacy certified 

• MPhil in Education (Knowledge, Power, Politics) Student Course Representative 

NUS Goals:

• Articulate student-gathered feedback in the decision making process for new policies that create safe spaces for students

• Challenge mandatory residency requirements (especially international students and during a time of pandemic)

• Petition to discount course fees when classes are completely virtual 

• Promote diversity inclusion training for all university staff and safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students

• Increase availability for individual welfare and mental health check ins (especially during times of transition) 

• Hold universities accountable for Green initiatives (such as the 2038 Net-Zero carbon goal)

Field Experience:

• Studied a semester in New Zealand during my undergraduate degree

• Fulbright Fellow English Teaching Assistant at Brazilian Universities for two years

• Volunteered in Brazil at with US Embassy, Regional English Language office, Favela communities, orphanages, refugees, and low-income high school students

• Research Intern for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research

  • Researched (African context): transitional justice, cyber mercenaries, policing insecurities, emerging crimes, and human rights corruption 

Career Goals:

• Help students from all backgrounds to gain access to education

• Fight inequalities and globally promote a voice for all citizens, especially students

• Engage in and learn about the United Kingdom higher education policies

• Assist in helping to make student voices heard across the country in the educational setting