RIZINA

Specialising in Philosophy, Gender, and Policy Evaluation.


I conduct original research, problem-solve, speak on panels, and write.

Hello there!

I grew up in Maitland and Paterson, graduating from Merewether High School in 2017 with a 99.5+ ATAR and 3x state rankings.


I received a Likely Letter to attend Stanford, awarded to ~20 out of an applicant pool of ~47, 000.


I graduated from Stanford with a perfect GPA, won an Excellence Award, and received 4x Excellence Commendations for the most outstanding work produced in an academic quarter.


I lead Young Women’s Policy Submission (YWPS) - a social impact initiative - improving young women’s lives through consultation and data-informed policies. We’re applying original research & analysis to solve pressing issues in the gender sector.


I have offers to study an MSc in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at Oxford, and an MPhil in Gender Studies at Cambridge.

Education

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Awards

  • Award of Excellence, Stanford University (2023)
  • Leadership Award, Cap and Gown (2023)
  • Social Change Fellowship, Stanford-Leuphana Summer Academy (2023)
  • Impact Research Fellowship, Stanford Bill Lane Centre (2023)
  • Rhodes Scholarship Finalist (2022)
  • Edna Ryan Award for Making a Feminist Difference through Leadership and Service (2022)
  • Millennium Fellow, United Nations Academic Impact (2020)
  • 2nd Place, Social Impact Case Competition, Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (2020)
  • Emerson Fellow. Selected by the Emerson Collective for a one-year impact leadership program (2020)
  • National Changemaker Award, Foundation for Young Australians (2018)
  • Caltex Medal, Best All-Rounder Academic, Leadership, Sport, Attitude, and Service (2017)
  • Dame Marie Bashir Peace Award, National Council of Women NSW. Recognises women who have contributed to social justice through leadership (2016)
  • 1st Place, Parliament of Australia My First Speech Competition (2016)
  • 2nd Place, Rotary Model United Nations National Debating Competition (2016)
  • John Lincoln Youth Community Service Award, Order of Australia Association. Given to individuals who have made significant community service contributions to Australia (2015)

Cool Things I Once Did

Raised venture capital funding from a former Tiger Global executive for my startup

Helped in designing a public policy institute that aims to bring academic research into public policy

Devised behavioural interventions for: increasing school completion rates and encouraging sustainable cities

Wrote articles in The Sydney Morning Herald and Huffington Post

Investigated political corruption in Colombia for a human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers

Presented to the UK House of Lords Commission on Miscarriages of Justice

Biked Mt. Kosciuszko

Spent 3 months in Berlin, Germany, researching gender issues

Projects I’m Working On

Outside of my primary work on Young Women’s Policy Submission (YWPS), I’m working on a few projects. If you are interested in them or have relevant expertise, please reach out!

  • Building a node map that tracks people’s life experiences and outcomes to make predictive forecasts and inform better early intervention, as well as understand the ‘determinants of a life’
  • Developing a policy evaluation tool for integration into government systems
  • Conducting stock market analysis to identify patterns and propose share purchase and sale at optimal times
  • Aiming to understand and empirically validate, what contributes to sustainable, long-term romantic relationships

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