Civic Science Journalism Internship

Launched in June 2020, the Civic Science Journalism Internship offers undergraduate students in any field the opportunity to research and report on the latest developments in various civic science fields, including public engagement, science communication, citizen science, and science policy. Through investigative storytelling, interns create in-depth thought pieces that contribute to ongoing discussions and inform future coverage on video, radio, or digital print. The main goal of the program is to give undergraduates the time, space, and community to critically explore the landscape of civic science.

If interested, please email the lab director at f.muindi@northeastern.edu with your CV or resume, and a pitch for 2-3 potential investigative stories you would like to pursue during your internship. Applications are accepted throughout the year. See the list of past stories from interns here.

Please note the internship is currently only open to undergraduate students across the network of Northeastern University campuses around the world.

2025

• Parin Shaik, Boston University (spring semester)

• Gitana Savage, Northeastern University (Boston main campus; summer)

• Asmita Adya, Northeastern University (Boston main campus; summer)

2024

• Bernadette Weigman, The University of Texas at Dallas | explore investigations >

• Lyne-Nicole Odhiambo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Aliza Lopez, University of Rochester

• Karleigh Groves, New York University

2023

• Caroline Allison, Durham University (UK)

• Adriana Feldman, Wellesley College

Watch their presentations:

2022 (made possible by a grant from the American Society for Cell Biology Public Engagement Grant)

• AbuBakr Sangare, Williams College

• Kat Connor, North Carolina State University

• Anoush Ralapanawe, CU Boulder

• Grecia García-Elizalde, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

• Lazaro Bosch, Florida International University

• Asha Dees, Dartmouth College

• Nhi Nguyen, Bryn Mawr College

2021 (made possible by a grant from the American Society for Cell Biology Public Engagement Grant)

• Daniel Erenstein, UC Davis

• Chloe Cho, UC Berkeley

• Abigail Lambert, Dartmouth College

• Jacob Tabs, Washington University in St. Louis

Watch their presentations:

2020

• Morgan Sweeney, McGill University

• Reilly Mach, Concordia College (read investigation)