Skylar Strudwick

Human Rights Researcher & Policy Advocate
Jember, East Java, Indonesia · email · LinkedIn

Education

University of Minnesota — B.A. Psychology & Sociology of Law, Crime, and Justice (2022 - 2026)
Phi Beta Kappa, 3.925 GPA, President's Scholar
CEA CAPA Education Abroad — Study Abroad, London (Fall 2025)
Normandale Community College — Dual Enrollment (2019–2022)
Thomas Jefferson Senior High School - High School (2018 - 2022) Class President, Choir Captain, Tennis, Swim Team, Theater

Research

Universitas Jember - Research Fellow, Centre for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration (CHRM2) (May 2026 - Present)

UC San Diego — Research Assistant, Public Policy (March 2026–Present)

University of Minnesota Human Rights Program — Human Rights Researcher (Sept 2024–Sept 2025)
Conducted research and writing for the Human Writes publication.

University of Minnesota School of Public Health — President's Research Fellow (Sept 2023–June 2024)

University of Minnesota Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences — Research Assistant, Social Psychology (June 2023–June 2024)

Policy & Advocacy

The Policy and Rights Lab — Founder & President (Jan 2026–Present)
Founded a think tank focused on human rights policy and conflict research.

Jewish Community Relations Council of MN & the Dakotas — Ko'Ach Political Advocacy Fellow (Jan 2026–May 2026)

BridgeUSA / BridgeUMN — Founder & President (Feb 2025–May 2026)
Built a non-partisan, pluralistic political organization at the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Senate — Campaign Media Director (Feb–Aug 2025)

Don Samuels for Congress — Foreign & Public Policy Campaign Intern (Feb–Aug 2024)

League of Women Voters — Voter Services Intern (Jan–June 2024)

Legal

London Borough of Newham — Legal Intern (Aug–Sept 2025)
Legal intern for the Crown in London.

Minnesota Judicial Branch — Judicial Intern to Hon. Judge Christian Sande (Jan–May 2025)
Drafted judicial orders and conducted legal research.

University of Minnesota Undergraduate Law Review — Staff Writer (Jan–Dec 2025)

UMN Pre-Law Society — Mentor (Sept 2024–May 2025)

Journalism & Publishing

Divided Dialogues — Founder & Host (March 2024–May 2026)
Pluralism-focused dialogue project.

Common Ground USA @ Search for Common Ground — Student Journalist (July–Dec 2025)

Leapfrog Press — Publishing Intern, London (Sept–Dec 2025)
Evaluated and edited manuscripts for quality, clarity, and market fit.

Minnesota Hillel — Editor in Chief, People of Hillel Newspaper (May 2025–Jan 2026)

Fellowships & Honors

World Ocean Day — Youth Fellow, Ocean Governance & Climate Policy (Feb–March 2026)

Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy — Shamayim Fellow (July–Dec 2025)

The Bronfman Fellowship — Bronfman Fellow (Dec 2024–April 2025)

Chabad — Sinai Scholar (Sept–Dec 2024)

Skills & Certifications

Hebrew (Limited Working), Bahasa Indonesia (Elementary), French (Elementary)

Human Subject Research Certified · RCR Core · Registered Behavioral Technician · Certificate of Relationship Building Across Difference

Awards

Phi Beta Kappa University of Minnesota
President's Scholar University of Minnesota
Dean's List University of Minnesota 7x