Haley Zovickian

I am a 2017 graduate of Columbia College with double majors in Human Rights and Political Science. My research interests include legal solutions to sustained racial discrimination and inequality in the United States post-slavery, as well as accountability and historical memory regarding the Armenian Genocide. While in college I worked as a site coordinator for Columbia's Project for the Homeless, which staffed two midtown homeless shelters, and tutored GED preparation to juvenile and adult inmates at Rikers Island and the Metropolitan Correctional Center. I also interned at the New York Attorney General's Office and the US. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where I am currently working as a paralegal. I received the Myra Kraft Prize for my internship at the San Francisco Superior Court, where I assisted a Brady-Pitchess commissioner in analyzing claims of police misconduct. This internship gave me valuable firsthand exposure to the legal system as well as helped me develop the skills to succeed in a "learn-by-doing" environment.