Skylar Strudwick (Research Fellow) is a research fellow at the Centre, where her work centers on human rights and conflict, drawing on a background that spans legal research, migration policy, and civil society dialogue. She completed her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology of Law, Crime, and Justice at the University of Minnesota, where she researched with the Human Rights Program, Public Health Department, and under the Director of the Psychology Department. Her experience ranges from a judicial internship with the Minnesota Judicial Branch and a legal internship with the London Borough of Newham to political campaigns and pluralism initiatives, including BridgeUMN, the Policy and Rights Lab, and Divided Dialogues. She is interested in conflict resolution, animal and human welfare, and international humanitarian policy. While in Indonesia, she studies structural violence and conflict in SE Asia.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Native language: English
- Limited Working Proficiency: Hebrew
- Elementary Proficiency: Indonesian, Bosnian
Education
- Bachelors of Arts, Psychology and Sociology of Law, Crime, and Justice – University of Minnesota (2022 – 2026)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Research Fellow – Centre for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration, University of Jember, May 2026 – Present
- Contributing Researcher – The Policy and Rights Lab, Jan. 2026 – Present
- Research Assistant – Dr. Tom K. Wong + City of Minneapolis (UC San Diego), Mar. – Apr. 2026
- Human Rights Researcher – Human Rights Program, University of Minnesota, Sept. 2024 – Sept. 2025
- Researcher/Writer/Editor – Human Writes, Human Rights Program, Apr. 2024 – July 2025
- Member – Undergraduate Human Rights Working Group, University of Minnesota, Sept. 2024 – May 2026
- Researcher – President’s Research, UMN School of Public Health, Sept. 2023 – June 2024
- Research Assistant, Social Psychology – UMN Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, June 2023 – June 2024
LEGAL and POLICY EXPERIENCE
- Legal Intern – London Borough of Newham, Aug. – Sept. 2025
- Campaign Media Director – Minnesota Senate, Feb. – Aug. 2025
- Judicial Intern to Hon. Judge Christian Sande – Minnesota Judicial Branch, Jan. – May 2025
- Foreign and Public Policy Campaign Intern – Don Samuels for Congress, Feb. – Aug. 2024
WRITING and EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
- Publishing Intern – Leapfrog Press, London, Sept.–Dec. 2025
- Student Journalist – Common Ground USA @ Search for Common Ground, July – Dec. 2025
- Staff Writer – University of Minnesota Undergraduate Law Review, Jan. – Dec. 2025
FELLOWSHIPS
- Bronfman Fellowship – The Bronfman Fellowship, Dec. 2024 – Apr. 2025
- Shamayim Fellow – Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy, July – Dec. 2025
LEADERSHIP, OUTREACH, and VOLUNTEERING
- Founder/President – BridgeUSA (BridgeUMN), Feb. 2025 – May 2026
- Founder/Host – Divided Dialogues (Pluralism Project), Jan. 2024 – May 2026
- Education Intern – Minnesota Hillel, Jan. 2024 – May 2026
- Mentor – UMN Pre-Law Society, Sept. 2024 – May 2025
- Voter Services Intern – League of Women Voters, Jan.- June 2024