Harris Summer Internship Award

The Audrey J. Harris Summer Internship Award

The Audrey J. Harris Summer Internship Award is awarded to several students each year to support their completion of the intensive criminal justice and legal studies internship. Center faculty and staff nominate students based on potential for significant contribution to the field, academic performance, leadership and financial circumstances.

Audrey J. Harris Summer Internship Award Recipients

The 2024 Award Recipients

Olivia Baldwin, interned with the Madison Police Department

Julia Becher, interned with the Wisconsin Innocence Project through the UW Law School

Sophie Fellinger, interned with Mendota Mental Health Institute

Emma Perry, interned with ATTIC Correctional Services – Foster House

Molly Rose, interned at WI Department of Corrections – Division of Community Corrections

Madison Tjalsma, interned at the Essex County Superior Court in Massachusetts

Grace Weber, interned with Family Court Clinic through the UW Law School

Jayda Woods, interned with Journey Mental Health Center – Community Treatment Alternatives

Kaiya Zurfluh, interned with Dane County Juvenile Detention Center

 

The 2023 Award Recipients

Paige Bester, interned with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Faryn Cramer, interned with WI Department of Justice, Crime Victim Services

Hannah Farkas, interned with WI Department of Justice, Criminal Appeals Unit

Shelby Jantz, interned with EXPO

Ana Lopez, interned with EXPO

Ryan McKenzie, interned with Middleton Police Department

Rachel Meyerhoff, interned with Mendota Mental Health Institute

Willow Sering, interned with Homeland Security, Chicago

Avery Wright, interned with Get LIT

Kelly Wu, interned with UW Law School, Family Court Clinic

The 2022 Award Recipients

Alexander Ciske, interned with Division of Criminal Investigations, Appleton Office

Kaitlynn Drabek, interned with Nehemiah

Kenzye Hasenjager, interned with WI State Public Defender, Investigations

Jaden Henneman, interned with DATCP Food Export

Trinity Northrop, interned with PASS AmeriCorps

Haley Pitman, interned with Dane County CASA

Makayla Shaver, interned with Madison Police Department

Alina Taylor, interned with WI State Public Defender, Appellate Division

Lawrence Tran, interned with JustBakery

Nina White, interned with UW School of Social Work Lab For Family Well-Being

The 2021 Award Recipients

Calli Arellano, interned with Dane County Juvenile Reception Center

Andrew Carrera, interned with Dane County Juvenile Detention Center

Nicholas Chavez, interned with WI Department of Justice, Criminal Appeals Unit

Emily Kehl,  interned with Waukesha District Attorney’s Office

Adrianna Malina, interned with the Mendota Mental Health Institute

Caroline Mancl, interned with US Probation and PreTrial

Randee Mervin, interned with WI Department of Justice, Criminal Appeals Unit

Summer Mitchell, interned with UW School of Social Work Lab For Family Well-Being

Makayla Petersdorff, interned with Mendota Mental Health Institute

The 2020 Award Recipients

Matthew Armbruster, original internship with WI Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigations

Natalie Binversie, original internship with WI Department of Justice, Crime Lab Bureau – DNA Analysis Unit

Melanie Helvick, interned with MRI Study with the Mind Research Network at Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center

Faith Kim, interned with WI Department of Justice, Criminal Litigation Unit

Taylor Rock, interned with the Mendota Mental Health Institute

Kayla Zhang, interned with the School of Human Ecology Jail Study

                 

                 

The 2019 Award Recipients

  • Mouna Algahaithi, interning with Wisconsin Public Television
  • Brandon Azzolina, interning with Office of the Public Defender – Investigations
  • Lauren Bluhm, interning with Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office
  • Carissa DeLain, interning with Division of Criminal Investigations – Appleton
  • Dana Djordjevic, interning with Attic Correctional Services, Drug Case Management

  • Kyra Jaehn, interning with Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Facility
  • Melanie Mason, interning with Journey Community Treatment Alternatives
  • Gabrielle Masson, interning with Office of the Public Defender – Investigations
  • Alyssa Meurer, interning with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency

  • Grace Mueller, interning with Division of Criminal Investigations – ICAC
  • Morgan Smigielski, interning with Office of the Public Defender – Jail Intake
  • Shamany Wallace, interning with Madison Urban Ministry – Just Bakery
  • Allie Wolff, interning with Meltzer and Bell Law Firm

The 2018 Award Recipients

                    

  • Carolyn Busse, interned with WI Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice and Information Analysis
  • Niki Kane, interned with Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office
  • Callie Kutasi, interned with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrator, Madison Office

                    

  • Kagan McCarty, interned with WI Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigations (WSIC)
  • Carolyn Meissner, interned with Madison Police Department
  • Banke Oginni, interned with Arc Maternal Infant Program

          

 

  • Abbey Schlicksup, interned with Cook County Public Defender’s Office, Juvenile Unit
  • Jaylen Windham, interned with Cook County Public Defender’s Office

The 2017 Award Recipients

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  • Y’Noka Bass, interned with the Goodman Community Center
  • Sydney Beecher, interned with the Department of Justice, Criminal Litigation Unit
  • Tamara Fuerst, interned with the Alabama Department of Mental Health – Deaf Services

gosey            hughey           kinney

  • Carmen Gosey, interned with WI State Public Defender – Client Services
  • Brandon Hughey, interned with the WI Innocence Project
  • Brenna Kinney, interned with WI Department of Corrections – Division of Community Corrections

mccarthy            schatz           ulm

  • Kellen McCarthy, interned with WI Department of Corrections – Division of Community Corrections
  • Elizabeth Schatz, interned with CUNA Mutual
  • Mollie Ulm, interned with Family Services Madison – Steps to Success

The 2016 Award Recipients

Altenhofen           Bratsos            Hasle

Amanda Litchke            Tierra Merritt            steele

  • Amanda Litchke, interned with WI Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Tierra Merritt, interned with Dane County Restorative Justice Court
  • Olivia Steele, interned with WI Department of Justice – Bureau of Justice Information and Analysis

Meg Sternitzky       vermaak        Chris Viveros       Angela Whicher

The 2015 Award Recipients

Rachel Abraham           Daniel Adler          Shannon Davis

  • Rachel Abraham, interning with Dane County Juvenile Detention Center
  • Daniel Adler, interning with WI State Public Defender – Jail Intake
  • Shannon Davis, interning with Dane County Juvenile Reception Center

Grace Hussey           Meghan Kellner           Benjamin Leuzinger

Ian Mickelson        Samantha Pecore        Brian Victor        Carrie Xiong

The 2014 Award Recipients

Sarah Dobrofsky            Vanessa Everson            Clara Graber

Kara Kurland            Wylisa McIntosh            Zachariah Sibley

Ashleigh Teasley            Cha Yang

The 2013 Award Recipients

Alex Pfeil             April Pitzen           Holly Ryan

  • Alexander Pfeil, interning with the Madison Police Department
  • April Pitzen, interning with WI State Public Defender – Investigation
  • Holly Ryan, interning with the Dane County Juvenile Reception Center

Jason Scott        Kang         Nicole Valk        Brenna Van Maren

  • Jason Scott, interning with the Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Kang “Penny” Thao, interning with WI Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections
  • Nicole Valk, interning with the Department of Justice, Criminal Litigation
  • Brenna Van Maren, interning with Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation

The 2012 Award Recipients

Becky Gaffer            Allison Gilmore            Jaimee Goldish

  • Becky Gaffer interned for the Wisconsin Department of Justice in Madison in the Criminal Litigation Unit.
  • Allison Gilmore interned at the Children’s Court Services in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She worked specifically with the Juvenile Court Intake Department.
  • Jaimee Goldish interned at the Madison Police Department.

Kiara Hibler            Ia Lo            Jackson Sattell

  • Kiara Hibler interned at the Office of the Public Defender in Madison.
  • Ia Lo interned at ARC Community Services.
  • Jackson Sattell interned with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Community Corrections.

Tyra Walker            Lisa N. Xiong

  • Deb Stowe [No Picture] interned at the Rock County Drug Court – Community RECAP program.
  • Tyra Walker interned at the Milwaukee Public Defender’s Office as a Client Service Specialist.
  • Lisa N. Xiong interned with the Wisconsin State Public Defender – Madison Trial Office (Client Services Unit).