About

This profile was current as of 2020 when she was part of the on-campus Kellogg community.

 

Irla Atanda is a senior IDS Minor majoring in American Studies with additional minors in business economics and theology. Atanda won a 2019-2020 Kellogg/Kroc Undergraduate Research Grant for her project, “The Venezuelan Migrants: Encountering Social Barriers in the Labor Market.” This research has informed her capstone project which is entitled, “Voices of Venezuelan Immigrants: Navigating Changes in the Family Structure, Cultural Integration, and Education.”

Adviser
Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee
Major(s)
American Studies
Minor(s)
International Development Studies
Countries
Other Accomplishments & Recognitions
  • 2022  - Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow; funded by the US Department of State and administered annually by Howard University, the Pickering Graduate Fellowship covers tuition, room, board, books and fees for completion of two-year master’s degrees.  
  • 2020 - Boren Scholar; provides support to undergraduates pursuing the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad programs and critical to national security
Irla Atanda in Cali Colombia
From the Field

The Voices of Venezuelan Migrants: Encountering Social Barriers in the Labor Market

Jul 22, 2019

I would be lying if I do not admit that I was so nervous and scared to conduct research. I feel like everything I learned and practiced in Professor McDonnell's class jumped out of my brain. I am generally a pretty confident person and willing to do anything, but now that I am actually conducting the research I had been preparing to conduct for months, I feel lost. Surprisingly, this feeling manifested itself in different ways throughout the week.