Selected Student Profiles

Human Services, BS

When looking at colleges, Roxanne Anderson found Northeastern’s Human Services program and instantly knew that the university would support her interests in health equity, harm reduction, and racial justice.    …

Human Services Major, Psychology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Minors
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Michael Avender graduated in 2017 as a human services major with a concentration in counseling psychology. He holds minors in psychology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies. After being enrolled in Rebecca Riccio’s Strategic Philanthropy and No…

Human Services & Sociology, BS

Christine Beluk wanted to be a part of a community that held a commitment to making the world a better place. She found that community at Northeastern, and knew that pairing her social problem studies with co-op experiences would better prepare her f…

Human Services Major, Specializing in Food Systems and Public Health
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Emily Breen graduated in 2019 as a Human Services major with a concentration in Food Systems and Public Health. Emily developed a passion or public health through her involvement with Relay for Life, a trip to Zambia to study public health and foreig…

Human Services and International Affairs Major
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Maya Bur graduated in 2018 as a Human Services & International Affairs major. She completed two co-ops at non-profit organizations in Boston and Peru, and one as a junior paralegal at a law firm for Social Security Disability advocacy. She has al…

Psychology Major, Human Services and Social Entrepreneurship Minors
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Vanessa Cohen is a Venezuelan graduate with a degree in Psychology and minors in Human Services and Social Entrepreneurship. She is passionate about helping underprivileged people, especially children, achieve their full potential with the right tool…

Human Services and International Affairs Major, Communication and Social Entrepreneurship Minors
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Becky Darling graduated in 2016 with majors in International Affairs and Human Services and minors in Social Entrepreneurship and Communications. She is particularly interested in increasing the efficiency of non-profits through impact measurement an…

Human Services and Communications Major
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Sokona Diallo graduated as a Human Services and Communications student from Mali, West Africa. She is interested in exploring how philanthropy can be used to effect long-term social change and promote greater access for people who are currently exclu…

Human Services and International Affairs Major, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Martha Durkee-Neuman graduated in 2018 as a Human Services and International Affairs major with a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her academic and civic interests lie in reproductive justice, equity in sexual education, and gun viole…

Human Services Major, American Sign Language and Global Social Entrepreneurship Minors
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Katie Elliot graduated in May 2017 with a BA in Human Services, and a minor in American Sign Language and Global Social Entrepreneurship. Katie has done two co-ops abroad, one in South Africa working with refugees and one in Cambodia working with uni…

Human Services, BS
Law and Public Policy minor
International Affairs minor

Hannah Lee Flath transferred to Northeastern at the start of her undergraduate degree. She was drawn to the human services program and the accessibility of experiential learning opportunities available such as service-learning, study abroad, and rese…

BS, Human Services ’21, Law & Public Policy minor
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Sara graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Services with a concentration in Social Justice and Social Policy and a minor in Law & Public Policy. Her work at the Social Impact Lab enhanced her understanding of the Nonprofit Secto…

Human Services and International Affairs Major, Social Entrepreneurship Minor
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Ali Fraenkel graduated in 2016 as an International Affairs and Human Services major with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship and was involved with the Social Impact Lab since its founding. She is energized by social change in all forms, whether it’s t…

Human Services, BS

Akiera Gilbert originally aspired to become a doctor, but she found her passion in the Human Services program. As a human services major, she engaged with work opportunities that promoted social equity and progress. …

Human Services and International Affairs Major
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Erika Koeniger graduated in 2018 as a Human Services and International Affairs major. She took Rebecca Riccio’s class and was inspired to take a critical look at how we attempt to make a change in our current social setting. Erika hopes to combine th…

Human Services and International Affairs Major
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Esther Laaninen graduated in 2016 as a Human Services and International Affairs combined major. She participated in Rebecca Riccio’s philanthropy course during the Fall of 2014 and coop-ed in with a social impact investment organization in Bolivia th…

Human Services and International Affairs Major
Social Impact Lab Alum

Maggie Lytle is on track to graduate in 2021 as a Human Services and International Affairs major. She enjoys the connections between her two majors, especially as they pertain to her interests in intercultural communication, corporate social responsi…

Human Services and International Affairs Major, Social Entrepreneurship Minor
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Allegra Mangione graduated in 2018 as a Human Services and International Affairs student with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship. She took Non-Profits and Social Change in the fall of 2015 and is passionate about capacitating non-profits to best cata…

Human Services, BS
Health Science minor
Global Social Entrepreneurship minor

Rima Sheehab wanted a Human Services program to support her passion for social justice and special interest in health equity. Rima’s time at Northeastern allowed her to create a network and prepared her to facilitate challenging conversations a…

Psychology Major, Human Services and Social Entrepreneurship Minors
Social Impact Lab Alumni

Madison Uva graduated in 2017 as a Psychology major with minors in Human Services and Social Entrepreneurship. During her time at Northeastern, she worked with adults with schizophrenia in Boston, women in India, and entrepreneurs in South Africa. Sh…

Human Services & International Affairs, BA

After researching Northeastern’s many major offerings, Heather chose the university to gain a greater sense of which interests to pursue and where and how to direct them. She knew that Northeastern would support her path of self-discovery, developing…