2019年肯尼迪奖学金获得者

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Kennedy Scholars 2019


Edward Birkett 28
Harvard GSAS Special Student

Ed has spent the last four years working in the UK electricity sector, initially as a market consultant and latterly as a developer of large-scale solar and battery storage projects in the UK and Ireland. Ed previously studied Engineering Science at Oxford, where he graduated second in his year. He has first-hand experience of how policy and practice interact in the electricity sector. Policymaking is becoming increasingly complex as the electricity sector decarbonises and new technologies such as electric vehicles emerge. As a Special Student, Ed will take courses in economics and public policy with a focus on energy and the environment, as well as working with the wider energy and climate policy community at Harvard. He hopes this course will build on his academic and professional experience and will set him on the path to making a lasting impact on UK energy policy.



Edward Davenport 25
Economics Doctoral Programme MIT

Edward’s study of economics is motivated by the challenges of international development and questions around how policies, both local and national, can be designed to address these.He aims to research these issues through the lens of behavioural economics. Following a BSc Economics at LSE in 2015, he worked initially in the financial sector in London. He then returned to LSE to complete an MSc Economics in 2018, graduating first in his year and with the highest performance in over 10 years, and has since been working in a research capacity at LSE. Most recently, he has worked on a project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Zambia, that studies the effects that community health workers have had on educational aspirations within rural communities. At MIT, he looks forward to further research and the opportunity to learn from the extraordinary group of scholars at the forefront of development economics.



Gabriel Flynn 28  
Harvard GSAS Special Student

Gabriel will spend a year as a special student before beginning a PhD on ideas of creativity and labour in Anglo-American literature.  He has been a prize-winning student in English and Creative Writing at UEA but were it not for an Access to HE course, his formal education would have ended at 16. He wishes to engage those least likely to access higher education, having run workshops in underprivileged schools and also in HMP Norwich.  At Harvard, Gabriel will explore widely around the relationship between the work of reading, writing and thinking with other types of labour. As our horizons become more digital and virtual, what will be the role of ‘literary labour’? Courses on the philosophy of work, as well as on economic thought, politics and history will sit alongside those taught by novelists and critics. The interdisciplinary approach at Harvard will enrich Gabriel’s vision of how creativity feeds on ordinary working life and also feeds it.



Ashleigh-Paige Fielding   23
Harvard Graduate School of Design M Arch

Ashleigh-Paige’s driving force as an architect is to devolve the boundary between architect and occupier. To that end, she has worked with the homeless, children and evicted social housing residents and for her final-year dissertation and building-design proposal at UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture she tackled challenges regarding social housing policy and design. This received the Bartlett’s dissertation award and a nomination for Blueprint Magazine’s ‘Students to Watch’ 2017. Since graduating, she has worked in London with a design advocate practice for the Mayor, specialising in making housing estates more child-centric and currently works to design and build with children through a pedagogical design process. Beyond academia, she is a member of Part-W, a collective promoting gender parity within the profession and has volunteered within organisations encouraging children from low socio-economic backgrounds into Architecture. At Harvard GSD, she welcomes the fact that social engagement is a primary focus within the faculty and of the Joint Center for Housing Studies.



Bea Hannay-Young 23
Harvard GSAS Special Student

Bea’s desire to be a curator comes from a love of objects and the stories they tell. She studied Archaeology at Cambridge, being the first person in her family to attend university. Bea’s experiences at state-school also fostered a desire to make art equal and accessible, and as an undergraduate Bea worked on museum access projects. Arts and Heritage bursaries allowed her to develop an interest in Asia: she has worked as curatorial assistant in Malaysia, and excavated in Japan with the University of Tokyo. Before coming to Harvard, she spent two years studying Mandarin at Chongqing University in China, funded by both the British Council and EU. Bea will be joining Harvard as a Special Student to prepare for a Master’s degree in East Asian Archaeology, studying the region’s history alongside Classical Chinese and Japanese. Besides classes, Bea is looking forward to immersing herself in the extensive East Asian library and art collection at Harvard.



Aislinn Kelly-Lyth 23
Harvard Law School LLM

Aislinn studied Law at Cambridge, graduating with the highest mark of her cohort and a number of prizes. After graduating, she worked as part of the International Citizen Service for three months in Cambodia, addressing youth unemployment and unsafe labour migration. After returning to the UK she interned at JUSTICE, an all-party law reform and human rights organisation. As a teenager, Aislinn attended a Centre for Talented Youth summer school where she identified the law as a useful tool to effect social change. Her interests lie in labour law and equality, and the Harvard LLM, with its combination of targeted and interdisciplinary courses, provides excellent opportunities in this field. Aislinn particularly hopes to contribute to research on the interplay between human rights and labour movements, and the relationship between technology and economic justice. Upon her return from Harvard, Aislinn intends to become a barrister.



Oluwatoni Oki   25
Economics Doctoral Programme Harvard

Toni aspires to contribute to economic policymaking in Nigeria and across Africa. His passion for development economics has driven his experiences to-date. Before university, he took a year out to learn French and work with small businesses in Burkina Faso and Senegal. He then went on to graduate top of his year in Economics at Cambridge, with a prize-winning dissertation on petty corruption along roads in West Africa. Following a brief period at Central Bank of Nigeria, Toni joined McKinsey to learn about making change happen in complex organisations. At the end of his graduate programme, determined better to understand the public sector, he moved on to work as an advisor to the Mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone and, afterwards, as the Special Assistant to one of the Deputy Ministers at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance. Motivated to tackle large, systemic problems, he will enrol in Harvard’s Economics doctoral programme to focus on public finance and unemployment in African countries.



Jessica Redmond  26
Harvard Kennedy School MPP

Jessica graduated with First class honours from Durham University in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 2014. Since then she has worked at the Bank of England as a policy analyst developing and implementing regulation for the UK financial sector, working most recently on securitisation and other forms of structured finance. Her experience in international policy negotiation and interconnected modern financial markets has driven an interest in the impact of globalisation and international trade on domestic economies and domestic policymaking. She now wishes to pursue this interest further whilst also developing rigorous skills in quantitative and qualitative policy analysis. The MPP at the Kennedy School will deliver this training, both through its core teaching in policy analysis skills and the policy topic focus by HKS on the modern debate regarding globalisation. In her spare time, Jessica writes poetry and short stories, running a London-based creative writers’ group over the last two years.



Dr Sadie Regmi  29
Harvard GSAS Special Student

Sadie qualified in medicine from the University of Manchester and is currently an Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health at Imperial College London.  She is taking the innovative route of a year studying ethics, philosophy and anthropology, building on her training in epidemiology and public health. Ethics has been a long-standing interest as Sadie joined the Institute for Science Ethics and Innovation in her second year at Manchester, contributing to publications on issues in medical and public health ethics. Her research interests also included incentives for research and development into neglected diseases and novel antimicrobials. Prior to commencing public health specialty training, Sadie was a policy advisor at the Coalition of Epidemic Infectious Diseases (CEPI) in Oslo. Recognising that public health must draw on the arts, humanities and social sciences, she welcomes a year to nurture her deep interdisciplinary interests and build a broad foundation from which to make key public policy decisions in the future.



Josiah Senu 22
Harvard Law School LLM

Josiah studied law at the LSE, where he won several academic prizes and scholarships. Commuting to the LSE from the east of the city he has witnessed stark contrasts in domestic economy and social mobility. Looking beyond the modules of his law degree to examine the interaction between private law and economic inequality, he has become a prize-winning mooter and a published independent researcher. As the only black male in his cohort who was state-educated, Josiah has been actively engaged in encouraging others. He currently sits on the inaugural Alumni Leadership Board of the Sutton Trust, with whom he has advised teachers on supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Harvard LLM offers multiple avenues to study private and commercial law through an economic lens, questioning the impact of international businesses on inequality. It also offers various clinics of relevance. Using this experience, Josiah has his sights set on the commercial bar, mindful of those without privilege whose interests need protecting.



Ateka Tarajia  30  
Harvard Graduate School of Education EdM

Ateka’s commitment to equality of opportunity in education arises directly out of her own experience.  As a child of immigrants to London, she lacked the support and encouragement she saw her younger brother receive at a private school which compensated for the then lack of cultural capital at home.  A re-ignited desire to attend university saw her admitted to Cambridge to read Education. Her current role enables her to raise the aspirations of pupils in an area with a high immigrant population, high crime levels, and where the majority would, like Ateka, be first generation in their families attending university. She welcomes the strong culture of inclusion and diversity at the Ed School and explicit conversations about under-achievement in minority and disadvantaged groups.  The Specialized Studies Master will enable her to build on her particular experiences and be the foundation of a PhD examining the cultural factors which underpin the academic success of Chinese and Indian minority groups in the British education system.



2019年肯尼迪奖学金获得者


Edward Birkett 28
哈佛大学GSAS特别学生

在过去的四年里，Ed一直在英国电力部门工作，最初是作为市场顾问，后来是作为英国和爱尔兰的大型太阳能和电池存储项目的开发商。埃德之前在牛津大学学习工程科学，在那里他以第二名的成绩毕业。他对电力部门的政策和实践如何互动有着第一手的经验。随着电力部门的去碳化和电动汽车等新技术的出现，政策制定正变得越来越复杂。作为一名特别学生，Ed将学习经济学和公共政策课程，重点是能源和环境，并与哈佛大学更广泛的能源和气候政策社区合作。他希望这个课程将建立在他的学术和专业经验之上，并使他走上对英国能源政策产生持久影响的道路。



爱德华-达文波特 25
麻省理工学院经济学博士课程

爱德华研究经济学的动机是国际发展的挑战以及围绕如何设计地方和国家政策来解决这些问题。2015年在伦敦经济学院获得经济学学士学位后，他最初在伦敦的金融部门工作。随后，他于2018年回到LSE完成了经济学硕士课程，以同年第一名的成绩毕业，并取得了10多年来的最高成绩，此后一直在LSE从事研究工作。最近，他与赞比亚卫生部合作开展了一个项目，研究社区卫生工作者对农村社区内教育愿望的影响。在麻省理工学院，他期待着进一步的研究，并有机会向发展经济学前沿的杰出学者群体学习。



Gabriel Flynn 28  
哈佛大学GSAS特别学生

在开始攻读英美文学中的创造力和劳动观念的博士学位之前，Gabriel将花一年的时间作为特别学生。 他曾是UEA英语和创意写作的获奖学生，但如果不是因为参加了高等教育课程，他的正式教育将在16岁时结束。他希望能让那些最不可能接受高等教育的人参与进来，他曾在贫困学校和诺里奇监狱举办过研讨会。 在哈佛，Gabriel将围绕阅读、写作和思考的工作与其他类型的劳动之间的关系进行广泛探索。随着我们的视野变得更加数字和虚拟，"文学劳动 "的作用将是什么？关于工作哲学以及经济思想、政治和历史的课程将与小说家和评论家教授的课程并列。哈佛大学的跨学科方法将丰富加布里埃尔对创造力如何滋养普通工作生活的看法，同时也滋养了它。



Ashleigh-Paige Fielding 23
哈佛大学设计研究生院 建筑学硕士

作为一名建筑师，Ashleigh-Paige的驱动力是泯灭建筑师和使用者之间的界限。为此，她曾与无家可归者、儿童和被驱逐的社会住房居民合作，在UCL的Bartlett建筑学院的毕业论文和建筑设计提案中，她应对了有关社会住房政策和设计的挑战。这获得了巴特利特的论文奖和2017年蓝图杂志 "值得关注的学生 "的提名。毕业后，她在伦敦为市长的设计倡导者工作，专门从事使住宅区更加以儿童为中心的工作，目前通过教学设计过程与儿童一起设计和建造。在学术界之外，她是Part-W的成员，这是一个促进行业内性别平等的团体，并在鼓励社会经济背景低下的儿童进入建筑业的组织中担任志愿者。在哈佛大学GSD，她欢迎社会参与是学院和住房研究联合中心的主要焦点。



Bea Hannay-Young 23
哈佛GSAS特殊学生

碧的愿望是成为一名策展人，这来自于对物品和它们所讲述的故事的热爱。她在剑桥大学学习考古学，是她家族中第一个上大学的人。Bea在公立学校的经历也培养了她使艺术平等和无障碍的愿望，作为一个本科生，Bea从事博物馆的访问项目。艺术与遗产助学金让她对亚洲产生了兴趣：她曾在马来西亚担任策展助理，并与东京大学一起在日本进行挖掘。在来哈佛之前，她在英国文化委员会和欧盟的资助下，在中国的重庆大学学习了两年的普通话。Bea将以特别学生的身份加入哈佛，准备攻读东亚考古学的硕士学位，与古典汉语和日语一起研究该地区的历史。除了上课，Bea还期待着沉浸在哈佛大学广泛的东亚图书馆和艺术收藏中。



Aislinn Kelly-Lyth 23
哈佛法学院法学硕士

Aislinn在剑桥大学学习法律，以同届学生中的最高分毕业，并获得了一些奖项。毕业后，她作为国际公民服务的一部分在柬埔寨工作了三个月，解决青年失业和不安全的劳动力迁移问题。回到英国后，她在JUSTICE实习，这是一个跨党派的法律改革和人权组织。青少年时期，艾斯林参加了天才青年中心的暑期学校，在那里她发现法律是实现社会变革的一个有用工具。她的兴趣在于劳动法和平等，而哈佛大学法学硕士的目标和跨学科课程的结合，为这个领域提供了很好的机会。Aislinn特别希望对人权和劳工运动之间的相互作用，以及技术和经济正义之间的关系的研究作出贡献。从哈佛大学回来后，Aislinn打算成为一名大律师。



Oluwatoni Oki 25
哈佛大学经济学博士课程

托尼渴望为尼日利亚和整个非洲的经济政策制定做出贡献。他对发展经济学的热情推动了他迄今为止的经历。在上大学之前，他花了一年时间学习法语，并在布基纳法索和塞内加尔为小企业工作。之后，他以第一名的成绩毕业于剑桥大学经济学专业，其获奖论文是关于西非道路上的小规模腐败。在尼日利亚中央银行短暂工作后，Toni加入了麦肯锡，学习如何在复杂的组织中实现变革。在研究生课程结束时，他决心更好地了解公共部门，于是他转而担任塞拉利昂弗里敦市长的顾问，之后又担任了加纳财政部副部长之一的特别助理。在解决大型系统性问题的激励下，他将报名参加哈佛大学的经济学博士课程，重点研究非洲国家的公共财政和失业问题。



杰西卡-雷德蒙 26
哈佛大学肯尼迪学院MPP

杰西卡于2014年以一级荣誉毕业于杜伦大学哲学、政治学和经济学专业。此后，她在英格兰银行担任政策分析员，为英国金融部门制定和实施监管，最近的工作是证券化和其他形式的结构性金融。她在国际政策谈判和相互关联的现代金融市场方面的经验促使她对全球化和国际贸易对国内经济和国内政策制定的影响产生兴趣。她现在希望进一步追求这一兴趣，同时发展定量和定性的政策分析的严格技能。肯尼迪学院的MPP课程将通过政策分析技能的核心教学和香港大学关于全球化的现代辩论的政策主题来提供这种培训。在业余时间，杰西卡写诗和短篇小说，在过去两年里，她在伦敦经营一个创意作家小组。



Sadie Regmi博士 29
哈佛大学GSAS特别学生

萨迪从曼彻斯特大学获得医学资格，目前是伦敦帝国学院公共卫生的学术临床研究员。 她在流行病学和公共卫生培训的基础上，采取了创新的途径，用一年时间学习伦理学、哲学和人类学。伦理学是她长期以来的兴趣所在，因为萨迪在曼彻斯特大学的第二年就加入了科学伦理与创新研究所，为医学和公共卫生伦理学问题的出版物做出了贡献。她的研究兴趣还包括对被忽视的疾病和新型抗菌剂的研究和开发的激励。在开始公共卫生专业培训之前，萨迪是奥斯陆流行性传染病联盟（CEPI）的一名政策顾问。她认识到公共卫生必须借助于艺术、人文和社会科学，因此她欢迎用一年的时间来培养她深厚的跨学科兴趣，并建立一个广泛的基础，以便在未来做出关键的公共政策决策。



约西亚-塞努 22
哈佛法学院法学硕士

乔希亚在伦敦经济学院学习法律，在那里他获得了一些学术奖项和奖学金。从城市的东部通勤到LSE，他见证了国内经济和社会流动性的鲜明对比。他超越了他的法律学位模块，研究私法和经济不平等之间的互动，他已经成为一名获奖的模拟法庭法官和一名出版的独立研究人员。作为他的同龄人中唯一受过国家教育的黑人男性，乔赛亚一直在积极鼓励其他人。他目前是萨顿信托的首届校友领导委员会成员，他与萨顿信托一起为教师提供关于支持来自弱势背景的学生的建议。哈佛大学法学硕士提供多种途径，通过经济视角研究私法和商法，质疑国际企业对不平等的影响。它还提供各种相关的诊所。利用这些经验，Josiah将目光投向了商业酒吧，注意那些没有特权的人的利益需要保护。



Ateka Tarajia 30岁  
哈佛大学教育研究生院教育学硕士

Ateka对教育机会平等的承诺直接来自于她自己的经历。 作为一个移民到伦敦的孩子，她没有看到她的弟弟在私立学校得到的支持和鼓励，这弥补了当时家里文化资本的不足。 她重新燃起了上大学的愿望，被剑桥大学录取，攻读教育学。她目前的工作使她能够在一个移民人口多、犯罪率高的地区提高学生的期望值，在那里，大多数人都像阿特卡一样，是家庭中第一代上大学的人。她欢迎教育学院强大的包容性和多样性文化，以及关于少数民族和弱势群体成绩不佳的明确对话。 专业研究硕士将使她能够在她的特殊经验的基础上，成为研究中国和印度少数民族群体在英国教育系统中的学术成功的文化因素的博士生基础。