Current MPA Students

Hope comes to SPIA after four years at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including a one-year appointment to the White House National Security Council. Originally from Palo Alto, California, Hope joined the FBI at their Washington, D.C. field office where she aided special agents in strategic analysis, facilitation of intelligence sharing and training, and administrative management. Hope was promoted to Investigative Analyst in the Counterterrorism Division, which required an intensive, residential training at Quantico. After graduation from Quantico, her work focused on national threat priority portfolios. During her tenure representing the FBI at the White House National Security Council, Hope collaborated with the highest levels of national security professionals and authored policy memoranda. She supported the President’s diplomatic objectives as a member of the Presidential delegation, both in France for the commemoration of the anniversary of Normandy, and at the United Nations General Assembly. This past summer, Hope served as a Government Reform Strategy Fellow in the U.S. Senate. She supported federal reform initiatives across the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Joint Economic Committee, and spearheaded work on federal IT modernization. Prior to her professional career, Hope earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of North Carolina. She then returned to her hometown in the Bay Area to care for her grandmother. While there, she held multiple jobs in her church's leadership, creating community-informed programming to foster a caring and inclusive space during the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her free time, Hope enjoys exploring National Parks, finding a new coffee shop or library, and baking sweet treats.

Born and raised in New York City, Caroline is interested in geospatial and other scientific methods for humanitarian early warning and response and is a NASA Lifelines Senior Fellow. After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in Global Affairs and History in 2022, Caroline completed a yearlong fellowship in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Subsequently, she worked for a federal contractor under the State Department's Conflict Observatory Program, using open-source information and satellite imagery analysis to research humanitarian emergencies and document potential violations of international law in Ukraine and Sudan. Before joining Princeton, Caroline worked with the DEVELOP Program at NASA's Ames Research Center, using earth observations to assess air pollution and associated public health impacts in Harris County, Texas. After her first year at Princeton, Caroline interned with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok to model climate-related displacement risk and support adaptation solutions. Outside of the classroom, Caroline likes trying new recipes, taking sweet treat breaks, and listening to nature podcasts. 

Before commencing Princeton SPIA, Jack was an analyst at Australia's Department of the Treasury. In this role, he briefed decision makers on inbound foreign investment proposals. This involved balancing a number of considerations including national security, competition and the impact on tax revenue to determine whether applications were in Australia's national interest. More recently, he has worked providing whole-of-economy advice on climate and energy policy, with a particular focus on sustainable finance instruments including climate disclosures, green bonds and carbon markets. Jack has written interventions and briefs for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and attended meetings for APEC's Sustainable Finance Initiative. Prior to his time at Treasury, he worked in Australia's Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet on policies to further women's economic equality. This past summer, Jack interned with Eurasia Group in London. Jack is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he studied economics and politics. In his spare time, he enjoys watching the NBA and is thrilled by the opportunity to watch Lebron James play in person prior to his retirement. At SPIA, he looks forward to learning from the wealth of knowledge held by both peers and faculty.

Cheyenne is from the Washington area. Prior to enrolling at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, she graduated summa cum laude from Wellesley College with a degree in comparative literature and Middle Eastern studies. She also spent two years studying Arabic in Amman, Jordan, through a combination of study abroad and a postgraduate Arabic fellowship. What began as language study evolved into a desire to better understand the region, leading her to spend an additional three years in Aden, Yemen, working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). While at WFP, Cheyenne went from being an intern to leading the Communications team. In her position, she had the opportunity to document the stories of families receiving food assistance, develop outreach campaigns for Yemeni communities, and draft talking points for high-level interviews and government engagements. She is passionate about advocating for human rights and raising awareness about humanitarian issues. In her free time, she enjoys storytelling and going on adventures.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Amanda attended The College of New Jersey and graduated with a B.A. in international relations. Immediately afterward, she moved to Washington, D.C., and joined the foreign assistance ecosystem, first at USAID implementing partners and later at USAID’s Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub. In 2025, Amanda moved to Manila to work for a local nonprofit implementing low-cost poverty graduation approaches. While there, she helped pilot the rollout of private healthcare clinics designed to extend universal healthcare delivery to ultra-poor communities. Amanda is excited to join Princeton SPIA and further her knowledge of social protection systems and their role in generating sustainable livelihoods. Outside of work, she enjoys working out, reading fiction, and drinking spicy chai tea.