Meet the Team
About Us
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Women in IR is a community of strong and curious femme-identifying people interested in the field of international relations. Through mentorship and networking events, we strive to build a safe space for dialogue, empowerment, and career building.
The TEAM
Bios
Haruka Noishiki
Founder & senior advisor
Haruka Noishiki (A’21) is from Fujisawa, Japan. She has found the IR culture at Tufts to be full of energy and momentum. She sought to create a space for women in IR to celebrate each other and loves how the team has come together as driven and kind women.
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She’s chosen International Security as her concentration in the International Relations major. Combined with her other major, Psychology, She hopes to study the higher level decision making at the individual level that impacts the formulation of international agreements and conflicts. Haruka will be serving as Women’s Empowerment Fellow at the Asia Foundation in DC this 2019 summer.
Her go-to fun fact is that her name means “a field full of flowers to a distance” in Japanese!
Frankie Michielli
senior advisor
Frankie is a member of the class of 2022 and is from New York City. She is studying International Relations and Economics and is particularly interested in sustainable development and global health. In addition to her involvement in Women in IR, she is part of the Tufts International Development: Honduras team, a member of the Jackson Jills, and a cohort member of Tufts Food Rescue Collaborative.
Emily mcmullen
Co-president
Emily McMullen is a junior at Tufts University studying International Relations with minors in English and Spanish. She serves as the co-president. She chose to major in International Relations because she someday hopes to work in the Latin world and is interested in the intersection between journalism and international politics. This summer, she will intern at the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs in D.C.
Ellie Murphy
co-president
Ellie Murphy is a junior studying International Relations with a concentration in security, potentially with a double major in History. She enjoys International Relations at Tufts because of the variety of courses she has been able to take because it is an interdisciplinary major. Ellie joined Women in International Relations to meet other students interested in IR and support other women in and outside of the classroom. Outside of Women in International Relations, she is a member of the children’s performance group, TRUNK, and works as a student researcher for Tisch College’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
EMMA CHRISTMAN
IGL LIAISON
Emma Christman (A’23) is from Sudbury, Massachusetts and intends to major in International Relations and Political Science. She currently serves as the IGL Liaison for WIIR as well as on event planning. She hopes to expand the community of women pursuing international relations and create space for female-identifying people in the field. In addition to WIIR, Emma works as the Photo Editor for Hemispheres: Tufts University Journal of International Affairs. She also loves playing violin and being outside in her spare time.
Alyssa Pak
publicity chair
Alyssa Pak (A’23) is from Chicago, Illinois. She functions as the publicity chair for Women in IR and is currently planning on majoring in International Relations and Economics. Her favorite part of working on the publicity team is being able to spread the word to other femme-identifying people about unique events and opportunities pertaining to International Relations and being involved in a community that cares deeply about the world around it.
Outside of WIIR, Alyssa tutors and serves as the Director of Communications for Hemispheres. She also enjoys playing the piano and viola, horseback riding, traveling, and biking to the Chicago Botanic Gardens while she’s at home.
Simone Lipkind
Treasurer
Simone Dustine de Casna Lipkind (A'22) is majoring in International Relations with a concentration in the Middle East as well as minoring in Arabic, and Food Systems and Nutrition. She is especially interested in the relationship between food security and domestic stability in the MENA region.
Caity Enroth
Treasurer
Caity Enroth (A'21) is majoring in International Relations with a concentration in International Security and minoring in Applied Mathematics. Her focus within the field is on the Middle East & North Africa and gender.
In addition to WiIR, Caity is the Social Media and Marketing Director for Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace and is Treasurer and a choreographer for Tufts Middle Eastern Dance Club.
AMELIA MILLER
EVENTS CHAIR
Amelia Miller is a sophomore from Howard, Pennsylvania. She intends to double major in Arabic and International Relations, with a concentration in Security. She is currently serving as the Deputy of the Events Team for WIIR. She hopes to help spread the word about the importance of the femme-identifying voice in International Relations, as well as advertise a variety of educational and engaging events through her position. In addition to WIIR, Amelia is the acting Treasurer of ECOM, Vice President of Membership for her Hall Council, Assistant Curriculum Director for MERG, and Corps Member in Jumpstart. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, singing poorly, reading, and raising chickens at her home in PA.
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