Social Science Research Council
Tara Shawa is a Program Assistant for Measure of America at the Social Science Research Council, with a tenure beginning in April 2023. Prior experience includes a technical engagement management internship at Yext, a web development internship with Arts Ed Newark, and an app development and quality assurance internship at Indi. Additionally, Tara served as a Community Action Fellow at Princeton University, where responsibilities included managing budgets and community partnerships for service programming. Earlier experience as a research assistant for the Princeton Gerrymandering Project involved processing election data to support nonpartisan redistricting efforts. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Princeton University, completed in 2022.
Social Science Research Council
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization founded in 1923. It fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues. The SSRC is guided by the belief that justice, prosperity, and democracy all require better understanding of complex social, cultural, economic, and political processes. We work with practitioners, policymakers, and academic researchers in the social sciences, related professions, and the humanities and natural sciences. We build interdisciplinary and international networks, working with partners around the world to link research to practice and policy, strengthen individual and institutional capacities for learning, and enhance public access to information.