Justine D’Souza

Justine D’Souza (she/her/hers) is a Master of Public Policy and Master of Social Work dual degree candidate. A fluent French speaker, she has worked in the fields of international education, community management, and crisis counseling in New York, New Jersey, and France. She returned to graduate school to combine her interests in international affairs, human services, comparative politics, government, mental health, labor rights, and intercultural dialogue. Justine obtained her BA in French, with minors in Planning and Public Policy, International Business and Political Economy, and Organizational Leadership from Rutgers University. She currently holds positions as a Research Assistant for the Just Futures Lab, a Preferred Communities Program Intern for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, and a Student Facilitator for Change it Up! Disrupting Anti-Blackness workshops at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. When Justine is not studying or working, she enjoys singing classical music and performing onstage, reading novels and non-fiction, and watching documentaries and foreign language series. While in the GASP program, Justine hopes to learn about community building models and practices from across the globe, Eastern human services and organizing paradigms, effectively collaborating with a diverse client base, and transformative social work practice.