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McNair Center Staff
Research Team
Julia Wang
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Staff Information
Name Julia Wang
Degree BA
Major Economics; Policy Studies; Visual and Dramatic Arts; Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor
Class of 2019
College Baker
Join Date October 2015
Skills Research, Content Development, Writing, Graphic Design, Excel
Interests Public Policy, Art and Design, Theatre, Trivia, Crosswords, Languages
Fun Fact cargocollective.com/juliawang_
Email jw71@rice.edu
McNairCenterⓂ


Julia Wang is a 19 year old student currently working as a Research Assistant for the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy's McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Julia currently lives in the Houston area and attends Rice University.

Early Life

Julia was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to parents Yanchun and Lei Wang. Her father and mother immigrated from Beijing, China, where Yanchun taught at Tsinghua University, with Julia's sister Lisa to Ames, Iowa, in 1994. In 1996, the Wang family moved to Fairfax, and when Julia was 3 months old, they moved to the Bay Area, California. They eventually settled in San Jose, and Yanchun and Lei currently work as software engineers in the Silicon Valley. Julia grew up speaking both English and her parents' native language of Mandarin, and later learned French during her middle and high school years.

Education

Julia is a sophomore student majoring in Economics, Policy Studies, and Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University. She is also pursuing a minor in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities, and resides at the residential college of Baker.

Organizational Involvement

Aside from interning at the McNair Center, Julia is involved in many organizations at Rice University. She serves as the Policy Competition Chair for the Baker Institute Student Forum, the Creative Director for the Rice Entrepreneurship Club, the Sports Editor of the Campanile Yearbook, and a Communications Committee member for the Rice University Student Association.

Work Experience

Julia has worked as an Operations Coordinator of Technology and Data for the non-profit Teach For America, a lifeguard for Rice University, and a private tutor in French, writing, and calculus.

Time at McNair

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