ABOUT ARUNIMA

Arunima Bhattacharjee is a researcher, public relations specialist and a graphic designer. Currently being trained to be a clinical social worker.

She completed her M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago in 2020.

She is currently doing her A.M. in Social Work at the University of Chicago with a focus on global social development and health administration policy. She will be graduating in 2023.

She is a human rights activist and her research interests focuses on international law, freedom of the press, immigration and human trafficking.

She is an avid reader of non-fiction, an artist and a regular meditator. She loves to cook and is passionate about traveling.

University of Chicago
(2021 - 2023)

Masters of Art in Social Work

• Program of Study: Global Social Development Practice (GSDP)

• Certification:

  • Graduate Program in Health Administration (GPHAP)

  • Gender and Sexuality Certification Program

• Deans Distinguished Award

University of Chicago
(2019 - 2020)

Masters of Art in International Relations

• Focus: Human Rights, Environment and International Law

• Full scholarship recipient

University of Oregon
(2015 - 2018)

Bachelor of Science in Journalism

• Major: Public Relations

• Minor: Computer Information Technology

• Full scholarship recipient

• Languages: Bangla and English (Fluent); Hindi and Urdu (Conversational); French (Basic)

• Relevant Skills: Qualitative Research; Working with Primary and Secondary Sources; Legal, Market, historical, and social science research; comparative analysis; Advanced Writing; survey research

• Graphic Design Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Adobe InDesign, Painter Essential 6, Sketch, Krita, Affinity Designer, Final Cut Pro, Mail Chimp

• Web Development Tools: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, Python, NodeJS, Meteor, MySQL, Bootstrap, WordPress, FileMaker Pro

• Relevant Law Coursework: Human Trafficking and Public Corruption, Effectiveness of International Law, Constitutional Law and Freedom of Speech; Human Rights Law

• Relevant Public Relations Coursework: UX Design, Strategic Writing, Media Relations; Communication Law, International Communication, Strategic Planning, Communications Research Methods, Media, and Communication Ethics.

• Relevant Computer Information Technology Coursework: Database Systems, Web Application Development, Web Programming, Networking Fundamentals.

• University of Oxford Consortium for Human Rights 2018 - presenter & participant

• National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2018 - Presenter

• University of Oregon Undergraduate Research Symposium 2018 - Presenter

• International Cultural Service Program - Full scholarship recipient.

• Yanaoka Scholarship ($500 scholarship)

• University of Oregon Work Study award ($4500/ year).

• Lane Community College International Student Scholarship ($1000 per term)

• U.S. Department of State Alumni

• Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (K-L YES) Program Exchange Student

• Presidential Volunteer Service Award

• American Councils for International Education Alumni Instructor

• YES Alumni Reunion, Bangladesh Representative, Islamabad, Pakistan

ABNA Corporation (Chicago, IL)

• Technical Proposal Writer and Marketing Assistant

• March 2021 - August 2021

American Bar Foundation (Chicago, IL)

• Research Assistant and Web Designer

• Aug 2020 - April 2021

University of Chicago Law School

• Research Assistant for Dr. Adam Chilton

• Jan 2020 - March 2020

University of Chicago Law School

• Research Assistant for Dr. Tom Ginsburg

• Dec 2019 - June 2020

Center for Democracy

• Research Assistant

• Oct - December 2019

Chicago center for youth Violence Prevention

• Research Assistant

• Oct - Dec 2019

Project ESCOLAR (Eugene, OR)

• Public Information Specialist and Graphic Designer

• June - Dec 2018

Lane County Juvenile Consortium (Eugene, OR)

• Legal Assistant

• Jan - Aug 2019

Department of Romance Languages

• Graphic Designer

• March - June 2018

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

• Administrative Assistant

• Sept 2017 - June 2018

Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory
Department of Physics

• Data Analyst and Web Designer

• Sept 2016 - Aug 2017

Department of Computer and Information Technology

• Web Editor

• Nov 2017 - June 2018

American English Institute

• Student Activities Assistant

• Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

Mills International Center

• English Language Instructor

• Aug 2015 - June 2017

MAPLE Microdevelopment (Eugene, OR)

• Public Relations Coordinator

• June - Sept 2017

LaunchCode (Portland, OR & St. Louis, MO)

• Public Relations Intern

• June - August 2016

International Student Services

• Student Activities Assistant

• Oct 2014 - June 2015

The Torch

• Reporter/Photographer

• Aug - Dec 2014