Connor Rothschild is a student at Rice University studying Social Policy Analysis and Sociology, expected to graduate in May 2021 with a 3.709 GPA. He has worked as a research assistant for Professor Mark Jones since 2017, assisting with data collection and analysis related to the Texas Legislature. Rothschild also interned in the office of Congressman David Jolly in 2015, drafting letters and interacting with constituents. He has received several awards for his policy research and public speaking abilities.
Connor Rothschild is a student at Rice University studying Social Policy Analysis and Sociology, expected to graduate in May 2021 with a 3.709 GPA. He has worked as a research assistant for Professor Mark Jones since 2017, assisting with data collection and analysis related to the Texas Legislature. Rothschild also interned in the office of Congressman David Jolly in 2015, drafting letters and interacting with constituents. He has received several awards for his policy research and public speaking abilities.
Connor Rothschild is a student at Rice University studying Social Policy Analysis and Sociology, expected to graduate in May 2021 with a 3.709 GPA. He has worked as a research assistant for Professor Mark Jones since 2017, assisting with data collection and analysis related to the Texas Legislature. Rothschild also interned in the office of Congressman David Jolly in 2015, drafting letters and interacting with constituents. He has received several awards for his policy research and public speaking abilities.
EDUCATION Rice University, Houston, TX Bachelor of Arts in Social Policy Analysis and Sociology Expected May 2021 Minor: Business | GPA: 3.709/4.000
EXPERIENCE Research Assistant August 2017 - Present Office of Mark Jones, Rice University ● Assisted Professor Mark Jones for his Texas Legislative History Project ● Using Excel, harvested historical information and inferred trends over time among members of the Texas Legislature ● Coded 2 years worth of roll call votes into Excel, categorizing and sorting votes with great attention to detail
Intern June 2015 - July 2015 Office of U.S. Congressman David Jolly, Washington D.C. ● Drafted relevant policy letters for voters in FL-District 13 ● Interacted closely with constituents, leading tours of U.S. Capitol and categorizing constituent concerns communicated via phone calls ● Represented Congressman at various fundraising events
RELEVANT AWARDS First Place, Baker Institute's Undergraduate Public Policy Competition April 2018 ● Award given in recognition of a 6000-word research paper and 20-minute presentation proposing a new approach to Haitian food assistance ● Judged by Dr. Luis Duno-Gottberg, Dr. Francisco J. Monaldi, H. Richard Sindelar, & Oscar Arredondo
First Place, Houston-Centered Policy Design Competition February 2018 ● Proposed an innovative multi-home buyout system for the Meyerland community in the wake of Hurricane Harvey ● First place; judged by Houston Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen; former president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Lee Wunsch; City Council at-large 2 representative, David Robinson; director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Bill Fulton; and “flood czar” Stephen Costello
International Extemporaneous Speaking National Champion June 2017 ● National Champion in International Extemporaneous Speaking ● Hosted by the National Speech and Debate Association ● Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and EF Hutton
SKILLS Expertise in Microsoft Excel | Expertise in Microsoft Word | Proficiency in R
Community Matters: Conversations with Reflective Practitioners about the Value & Variety of Resident Engagement in Community Land Trusts: Community Matters
Ricardo A. Renteria-Piedrahita v. W.J. Thompson, Warden, Fci Morgantown, Wv Fedearl Bureau of Prisons Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, 73 F.3d 358, 4th Cir. (1996)