Brigitte Rodriguez

Brigitte Rodriguez

Brigitte Rodriguez is a senior double majoring in Contemporary Latino & Latin American Studies and Political Science. She is from Los Angeles and passionate about how governments operate to shape people’s lives, which has driven her participation in research in both the Political Science department and the Gould School of Law. Brigitte works as a Student Ambassador in the USC Admission Center and, in the past, has interned with Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, the Family Violence Division of the LA District Attorney’s Office, and the Central American Resource Center. She enjoys podcasts, plants, and good urban planning.

br14681@usc.edu

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