Aneliese Ammirata is a rising junior double majoring in both Biological Sciences, and History and Political Science. She is part of the Rutgers Honors College where she studies on a Presidential Scholarship. Aneliese is also very active around campus serving as a Scarlet Ambassador where she represents Rutgers University to families across the country, and as the incoming Editorial Director of the Eagleton Political Journal. Her keen interest in politics motivated her to intern for the New Jersey Clemency Project, an effort coordinated between Rutgers University and the New Jersey government. She also served as the representative for Rutgers at the ValEUs Conference in Copenhagen last summer discussing the rise of right-wing populism.
In addition to political science, Aneliese is highly involved in scientific research. She previously worked at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology studying neuroscience and later earned the prestigious DAAD RISE scholarship to spend the summer researching at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Beyond academics, Aneliese is a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity and loves to travel in her spare time. She also enjoys going to Mets games, spending time with family, playing piano, and heading back to her home on Long Island, New York to go to the beach.