Izzy Jones is a senior IS major concentrating in Ethics and Social Justice with a minor in Global Public Health and the Common Good. She is passionate about global health policy and ethics, with a regional emphasis on Latin America. Outside of classes, she is the curriculum coordinator for Student Health Equity Forum, captain of the Ethics Bowl team, and a literacy buddy at the Campus School.
Izzy has assisted Prof. Hawkins in research on the impact of state level policies on maternal health outcomes in the US, and she received an Advanced Study Grant to examine the county level factors that impact teen pregnancy rates in Arkansas. She spent the summer of 2021 volunteering with Kino Border Initiative on the US-Mexico Border with funding from the Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium Fellowship Program. She gained new perspectives on the migration process and improved her Spanish fluency.
In addition, she interned with the International Institute of New England in theirtrafficking victims assistance program, with assistance from the Winston Center for Leadershipand Ethics. These two internships allowed her to explore interests in migration and public health.
Make a peer advising appointment with Izzy, or meet with her during her Fall 2022 Connolly House office hours: Mondays 10am-12pm, Wednesdays 9-10am.
Quick facts:
- Senior IS major concentrating in Ethics & Social Justice , with a minor in Global Public Health and the Common Good
- from Arkansas
- Proficient in Spanish
- Interned in Mexico summer 2021 at Kino Border Initiative; studied abroad in Ecuador Spring 2022
- Gabelli Presidential Scholar
- Knowledge of Advanced Study Grants (received an ASG to study teen birth rates in Arkansas)
- Council for Women of BC Colloquium Fellowship Progam
- Former research assistant to Prof. Hawkins (BC School of Social Work)
- Research assistant abroad on HPV in Checa, Ecuador
- Interned for a healthcare startup
- Writing a thesis on health security in Latin America
- Co-President of Student Health Equity Forum
- Captain of the Ethics Bowl Team
Some favorite courses:
- Theology, Service, and Solidarity (Prof. Pope)
- Comparative Politics of Human Rights (Prof. Purnell)
- Introduction to International Relations (Prof. Erickson)
