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Intern

Dominique Shelton Leipzig

Oct 2023 - July 2024
Remote (Los Angeles, CA)

  • Conducted comparative legal analyses of AI regulatory frameworks and data privacy laws across 100+ countries, with a focus on GDPR and the EU AI Act, to support Leipzig in advising corporate clients on integrating AI governance strategies into their automated decision-making systems.

  • Delivered real-time insights on AI governance and risk management to attorneys at Mayer Brown and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, helping organizations adapt legal frameworks to AI-driven workflows and applications.

  • Prepared key discussion points from pre-talk meetings for speakers at the second annual Digital Trust Summit, structuring their insights on AI regulation and compliance trends.

  • Managed a legal research database, ensuring organization of 600+ references in Leipzig’s book Trust., enhancing accessibility and citation accuracy for legal professionals and clients.

 

  • Compiled detailed minutes for 10+ high-level meetings for the President’s Advisory Commission, supporting equity initiatives in data access and economic justice for AA and NHPIs, while ensuring compliance with formatting standards set by the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives.

  • Drafted policy briefs, talking points, and presentations for quarterly Commission meetings, addressing six key focus areas: anti-Asian hate, health equity, immigration, language access, data, and economic equity.

  • Conducted literature reviews to inform interagency policy recommendations, maintaining organized records to facilitate collaboration across federal agencies and advance AA and NHPI policy priorities. Tracked inter-agency progress and plans across the executive branch regarding 2024 data calls for the Interagency Working Group.

Intern, President’s Advisory Commission

White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI)

Dec 2023 - April 2024
Remote (Washington, D.C.)

 

Research and Events Intern

Brookings Institution

Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
Washington, D.C.

  • Analyzed data on misinformation and propaganda impacts for AI and Emerging Technology Initiative policy research reports. Projects included evaluating misinformation in American political podcasts and examining Russian propaganda impacts on Ukraine in Latin America.

  • Developed and led a data visualization workshop for 30+ researchers, IT, and communications staff, equipping them with tools to enhance data-driven capabilities in policy analysis.

 

Research Assistant

Digital Political Inequality Lab

Sept 2021 - June 2024
Santa Barbara, CA

  • Co-authored a peer-reviewed research paper on the impact of TV and broadcast media on identity polarization, presented findings at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in 2024.

  • Conducted statistical analysis using R and Python to evaluate large datasets and generate data visualizations for presentations and publications.

 

English Writing & Reading Private Tutor

Self-Employed

January 2020 - Present
Remote

  • Develop and execute weekly customized lesson plans, activity sheets, and presentations across multiple subjects utilizing Google tools (Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Form, Classroom).

  • Generate monthly student progress reports to augment and support their academic growth, based on tutoring sessions.

  • Instruct and guide elementary and middle school students in English grammar, reading comprehension, and writing, in-person and on virtual platforms like Zoom and Google Meet.

 

Editorial Intern

Los Altos Town Crier

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
Los Altos, CA

  • Collaborated weekly with the managing editorial department to determine new pitches for the school, community, and sports sections of the publication with a weekly circulation of 16,000 and thousands of paid subscribers in 3 cities.

  • Conducted over 20 live and phone interviews with nonprofit executives, musicians, and community members to gather and fact-check crucial sources and wrote 16 feature articles with an average word count of 800-1200.

  • Researched over a hundred public records and press releases to obtain relevant sources about each article topic.