Zoe Eichorn

Background

About Zoe Eichorn

I am a graduate of Butler University with a Bachelor of Arts in Race, Gender, and Sexuality studies and minors in Psychology and Philosophy! I graduated "cum laude" with a 3.92 GPA and "with distinction" in my academic major. I had the honor of receiving two different awards in the Race, Gender, and Sexuality studies department: the Audre Lorde award and the Dr. Terri Jett award. The Audre Lord Award is presented to the most promising continuing student in scholarship and consciousness and the Dr. Terri Jett award is presented to political science, peace and conflict studies, or race gender and sexuality studies students who, like Dr. Terri Jett, have shown a strong, intersectional commitment to advancing social justice.During my time at Butler University- Presented on an undergraduate panel at the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) conference. Presentation titled:"Why You Shouldn't Say 'You Don't Have to Be a Victim': The Importance of Survivor-Affirming Language"- Volunteer at the Indiana Women's Prison as a GED tutor- A Resident Assistant at Fairview House on Butler's campus for two years- Treasurer of the Gender Equity Movement (GEM)- I held an internship at Uncommon Goods in Brooklyn, New York for the Fall semester of my junior year (2022). I started as a Human Resources Intern and was promoted to a Team Lead position within the group of interns, overseeing the hiring for the customer service department- Conducted research in an educational psychology research lab at Butler University titled "Motivation and Minority Identity in the Classroom Environment" and presented the findings of this study at the Undergraduate Research Conference.