COYOTE Interns
Gerilou Ebrada
2022 Summer Intern
Forensic Psychology and Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2023
Allie Benz
2022 Summer Intern
Allie is pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Human Rights with a focus on Gendered Dimensions of Oppression. She is passionate about using data analysis to fight injustice and advocate for systemic change. Beyond working for COYOTE-RI, she is the Project and Data Manager at a Denver-based non-profit. Ultimately, Allie would like to utilize her skills to help decriminalize sex work and institute better social support systems.
Colleen Falconer
2021 Summer Intern (Steinbrecher Fellowship)
She is conducting a study on the ways in which grassroots sex worker bases impact legislation of the sex trade, with a focus on the state of Rhode Island after the 2009 re-criminalization of the trade. I will also explore whether changing laws or policies is an effective way to address the marginalization of sex work and workers.
Lillian Pickett
Summer 2021 Intern
Bachelor of Arts: English Language and Literature, Brown University 2022.
Papers written/co-authored:
Lily Willis
Summer 2021 Intern
Bachelor of Arts: English Language and Literature, Brown University 2022. Co-author of Sex workers fight for Study Commission to examine criminalization of sex work in Rhode Island.
Madison Hough
2020 Intern
Bachelor of Arts: Socio-cultural Anthropology and International & Public Affairs (Development Studies), Brown University.
Elena Shih
2014-2020 Intern & Volunteer
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University.
Julianna Brown
2017-2020 Intern & Health and Policy Advisor Volunteer
Medical Student at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2022.
Meghan Peterson
2018-2019 Intern & Advisory Board Member
Meghan is a public health researcher and a sex worker rights advocate at the Brown University School of Public Health, class of 2018. Previously, she worked on campaigns related to healthcare access at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and SWOP-Chicago. She currently researches the effects of incarceration on public health, particularly surrounding overdose mortality and HIV outcomes. Her graduate thesis work focuses on perceptions of drug-induced homicide laws among people who use drugs and who are incarcerated. (2018-2019 internship) Meghan is also the Project Director for the COVID Prison Project.
Yanhoo Park Cho
2019 Intern & Project Manager, Migrant Outreach Project
Yanhoo organizes regular outreach to local spas and massage parlors that are run by Asian community members of Rhode Island. Having grown up in Seoul, South Korea, she contributes to Coyote RI by using skills such as her fluency in Korean, cultural competency, and transnational understanding of sexuality and the sex industry. She is passionate about bringing Asian migrant sex workers together, to form a community in which everyone can feel empowered to advocate for their rights and actively communicate resources. Currently, she studies Social Analysis and Research at Brown University. We are always looking for partners who are interested in joining our project.
Matthew Marciello
2019-2020 Intern, Office Manager, & Director of COYOTE’s TV Show, The Good Neighbors.
Master’s in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (with a Graduate Minor in History), Ohio State University 2023
Bachelor’s of American Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Brown University 2021
Erica McDonald
2019-2022 Intern & COYOTE Newsletter Editor
Political Science, University of Connecticut, 2022