Aydelotte Student Research Fellows work to support the ongoing research projects of the Foundation and undertake guided independent research projects of their own.
Seth Jeter
Seth Jeter ’25 is a senior majoring in economics and English. He is generally interested in the history of capitalism with a particular research interest in transnational solidarities between the American anti-slavery movements in North America and the Caribbean and English working class movements in the mid 19th century which he intends to pursue after college. As an Aydelotte fellow, he wishes to investigate how the neoliberalization of universities has generated limited academic narratives of racial justice that ignore the relationship between racial oppression and class exploitation. In his free time, he enjoys playing and analyzing story-oriented video games, watching anime, reading, and going for walks with his mother and aging dog.
Prerna Karmacharya
Prerna ’26 is a junior studying education and engineering. Her interests include STEM education and human centered design. In her free time you can find her curled up with a book, playing board games with friends, or bargain hunting at a local thrift store! Prerna will be joining Aydelotte in the Spring of 2025.
Augustella Makiese
Augustella ’25 is a senior pursuing a political science major with a double minor in peace and conflict studies and psychology. Her interests lie in power, culture, obedience/disobedience, ethics, and the legal philosophy of international relations particularly when it comes to integrate underdeveloped countries into the international architecture. Her plans for the fellowship are to use diaspora as a unit of analysis to uncover the contributions of the African continent abroad to the different socio-political structures in Africa. In her free time, she loves to imagine, dream, listen to music, and dance and she enjoys creative writing, photography, and experimenting with different forms of cultural engagement and expression.
Anthony Rumbos-Perez
Anthony Rumbos-Perez ’26 is a junior studying Sociology and Math. As an Aydelotte Fellow, he hopes to study the impact of higher education institutions on space and geography across urban, suburban and rural settings. Born and raised in Southern California, Anthony’s favorite activities include traveling, visiting bookstores, and rewatching episodes of Doctor Who.
Kristen Wang
Kristen Wang ’26 is a junior from Rockville, Maryland studying Philosophy and Computer Science. Through the Aydelotte Foundation, they hope to study how digital infrastructure and data accumulation reproduce the violence of colonial accumulation. In their free time, they like puzzle games and rock climbing.
Past Fellows
Aydelotte Student Research Fellows work to support the ongoing research projects of the Foundation and undertake guided independent research projects of their own.
Seth Jeter
Seth Jeter ’25 is a senior majoring in economics and English. He is generally interested in the history of capitalism with a particular research interest in transnational solidarities between the American anti-slavery movements in North America and the Caribbean and English working class movements in the mid 19th century which he intends to pursue after college. As an Aydelotte fellow, he wishes to investigate how the neoliberalization of universities has generated limited academic narratives of racial justice that ignore the relationship between racial oppression and class exploitation. In his free time, he enjoys playing and analyzing story-oriented video games, watching anime, reading, and going for walks with his mother and aging dog.
Prerna Karmacharya
Prerna ’26 is a junior studying education and engineering. Her interests include STEM education and human centered design. In her free time you can find her curled up with a book, playing board games with friends, or bargain hunting at a local thrift store! Prerna will be joining Aydelotte in the Spring of 2025.
Augustella Makiese
Augustella ’25 is a senior pursuing a political science major with a double minor in peace and conflict studies and psychology. Her interests lie in power, culture, obedience/disobedience, ethics, and the legal philosophy of international relations particularly when it comes to integrate underdeveloped countries into the international architecture. Her plans for the fellowship are to use diaspora as a unit of analysis to uncover the contributions of the African continent abroad to the different socio-political structures in Africa. In her free time, she loves to imagine, dream, listen to music, and dance and she enjoys creative writing, photography, and experimenting with different forms of cultural engagement and expression.
Anthony Rumbos-Perez
Anthony Rumbos-Perez ’26 is a junior studying Sociology and Math. As an Aydelotte Fellow, he hopes to study the impact of higher education institutions on space and geography across urban, suburban and rural settings. Born and raised in Southern California, Anthony’s favorite activities include traveling, visiting bookstores, and rewatching episodes of Doctor Who.
Kristen Wang
Kristen Wang ’26 is a junior from Rockville, Maryland studying Philosophy and Computer Science. Through the Aydelotte Foundation, they hope to study how digital infrastructure and data accumulation reproduce the violence of colonial accumulation. In their free time, they like puzzle games and rock climbing.
Past Fellows
