Previous Fellows
2011-2012
Kelsey Gross
Kelsey Gross is an Economics major at CMC in her third year. She is researching the effect of raising a special needs child on the labor market and health outcomes of women in professional careers. She is working under the guidance of Professor Kathleen Brown, the Faculty/Student Research Coordinator at the Berger Institute and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at CMC. Click here to read Kelsey's report.
2010-2011
Erica Libby, '12
Erica was an Economics and Middle Eastern Studies dual major. Erica was a member of CMC's Student Investment Fund where she worked on international markets. Erica was also goalkeeper on the CMS women’s varsity soccer team. The summer after graduation, Erica worked at Bill Gates Investments as an investment analyst. Click here to read Erica's full report.
2009-2010

Courtney Dern, '10
Courtney earned her degree in Psychology and Literature. She worked with Diane Halpern as a research assistant on various projects regarding work-family conflict and adult education. She was awarded the 2009-10 Berger Institute Fellowship for her project “Work and Words: The Effects of Work-Family Conflict and Parental Beliefs about Early Learning on Preschoolers’ Vocabulary.” Upon graduating from CMC, Courtney was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach in Norway. Click here to read Courtney's full report.
2008-2009

Anna Beninger, '09
Anna was the first recipient of the Berger Institute Student Fellowship in 2008-09. She performed her research in conjunction with Diane Halpern and completed her project titled "The 'Why' Behind the Gender Wage Gap: The Impact of Self-Esteem, Situational Characterization, and Gender on the Propensity to Initiate Negotiation". Since graduating from CMC Anna has been attending the London School of Economics and Political Science where she is earning her MSc in Social and Cultural Psychology. Click here to read Anna's full report.
Previous Research Assistants
Alexandra Abramovitz, '12
Claremont McKenna College
Karrie Aldrich, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Christian Alvarez, '11
Claremont McKenna College
Jacquilyn Anderson, '11
Claremont McKenna College
Sesa Bakenra
Claremont McKenna College
Amanda Banducci
Claremont McKenna College
Iris Beltran, '04
Pomona College
Justin Caouette, '08
Claremont McKenna College
Laura Cunnigham, '04
Claremont McKenna College
Arjun Dutt, '07
Claremont McKenna College
Freda Feng, '09
Claremont McKenna College
Rose Friedheim, '10
Claremont McKenna College
Jennifer Good
Claremont McKenna College
Meghan Heinke, '12
Claremont McKenna College
Maciel Hernandez, '08
Claremont McKenna College
Marya Husain, '09
Claremont McKenna College
Erica Karp, '13
Claremont McKenna College
Franccesca Kazerooni
Claremont McKenna College
Anastasia Kostioukova, '11
Claremont McKenna College
Mariel Kyger, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Maribeth Lehoux, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Freda Liu, '04
Claremont McKenna College
Theresa Lomneth, '14
Claremont McKenna College
Rosabella Magat, '12
Claremont McKenna College
Anum Malkani, '11
Claremont McKenna College
Tova Markowitz, '12
Claremont McKenna College
Jeremy B. Merrill
Claremont McKenna College
Shree Pandya, '14
Claremont McKenna College
Danielle Pericas, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Alefiyah Pishori, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Allison Pratt, '08
Claremont McKenna College
Kyle Ragins, '09
Claremont McKenna College
Karina Ramos, '05
Claremont McKenna College
Catherine Raney, '13
Claremont McKenna College
Alison Ryan, '09
Claremont McKenna College
Avantika Saisekar, '13
Claremont McKenna College
Joni Sasaki, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Somoh Supharukchina, '06
Claremont McKenna College
Wendalyn Tran
Claremont McKenna College
Alison Tse, '05
Claremont McKenna College
Wendalyn Tran
Claremont McKenna College
Angie Tyler
Claremont McKenna College
Dana Weiser, '05
Claremont McKenna College
Tiffany Williams, '05
Claremont McKenna College
Jennifer Zavaleta, '10
Claremont McKenna College
Contact
Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children
Claremont McKenna College
500 E. Ninth Street
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone:
(909) 607-2928
Fax:
(909) 607-9672
Email:
bergerinstitute@cmc.edu
Campus Location
Bauer Center, Third Floor
500 E. Ninth Street
Claremont, CA 91711





































