Zoraima Pelaez

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Home Institution
The University of Texas at Austin
Archer Fellow Cohort
Spring 2017 Archer Fellow
D.C. Internship
American Civil Liberties Union/She Should Run
Biography

Zoraima is a first generation American and college student studying humanities with a concentration in public policy, communication advocacy, and women’s rights at The University of Texas at Austin. Zoraima has worked on statewide electoral campaigns with Battleground Texas and is currently the UT Austin student chapter president of the Texas Freedom Network, where she is also an outreach intern and activist focusing on issues of LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, and voting rights. Zoraima is also an undergraduate research assistant at the Texas Policy Evaluation Project where she provides research and administrative assistance on the Texas Postpartum Contraception Study and other studies. Her passions include dancing, community organizing and volunteering, as well as spending time with her Chihuahua named Mami. Recently awarded a Truman Scholarship, Zoraima plans to pursue a J.D. as well as a master's in public policy with a women's studies concentration to continue her work as an advocate for reproductive justice.