Isabella Xu

Archival RA to Professor Robert Self, Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, on upcoming book "Driven: The Rise and Fall of the Hydrocarbon Middle Class."

Leads staff of 75+ writers and editors, overseeing all edits and logistics.

Conducts community member resettlement case evaluations, assisting in job applications, medical appointments, and finances. Designs material for and teaches bi-weekly ESOL classes. Assists with Salesforce, Apricot, Google Drive, and Excel case organization.

Research assistant to Professor Elena Shih on project: "Weaponizing Femininity on the China-Myanmar Borderlands: Trafficking Development and Bordered Illegality."

One-Forty is Taiwan's largest nonprofit serving Southeast Asian migrant workers. International B2B marketing research: researched language & DAF platforms, wrote grants, created sustainable revenue stream proposal, wrote English impact report, conducted fieldwork in Taipei's Little Indonesia. Successfully earned $500,000 in grant funds. SAP Executive Social Sabbatical: created One-Forty app user personas, interactive Figma prototypes, and final deliverable booklet.

Co-Founder of VILLÆGE, a nonprofit collective of stories promoting diverse & ethical emerging fashion.

Wrote 10-pg research paper on solutions to Black patients' unequal treatment access.

Wrote articles analyzing participatory democracy in 1990s Kerala and the growing need for participatory democracy in the wake of Covid-19.

GPA: 4.0