Rebekah Heacock

Rebekah Heacock

Graduate student at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

Greater New York City Area

Current
Past
  • Web Producer at Lawrence Journal-World
  • Program Coordinator at Global Youth Partnership for Africa
  • Marketing Coordinator at Global Youth Partnership for Africa
Education
  • Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs
  • University of Kansas
Connections
128 connections
Industry
International Affairs
Websites

Rebekah Heacock’s Experience

  • Research Assistant at the Open Net Initiative, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

    Harvard University

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    October 2007Present (1 year 10 months)

    Compile country-appropriate lists of web sites to be tested for filtering; write country reports on political history, legal basis for filtering and state of Internet surveillance/censorship after local testing is conducted

  • Author

    Global Voices Online

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

    May 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    Write regular round-ups of the Ugandan blogosphere for web site focusing on blogging and citizen journalism in the non-western world (globalvoicesonline.org/author/rebekah-heacock)

  • Web Producer

    Lawrence Journal-World

    (Media Production industry)

    October 2007August 2008 (11 months)

    Managed content for multiple web sites (ljworld.com, kusports.com, 6newslawrence.com) using Ellington Content Management System; developed, filmed and produced online training videos for beginning Ellington users; edited digital audio and video; monitored police scanner and wrote breaking news updates

  • Program Coordinator

    Global Youth Partnership for Africa

    (Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)

    January 2007September 2007 (9 months)

    Co-developed and led international youth conferences on development, peace-building and public health; recruited and selected Ugandan participants; created and managed full program budget; identified speakers and site visits; coordinated logistics; led focus groups; arranged cultural activities; designed program readings and orientation materials

  • Marketing Coordinator

    Global Youth Partnership for Africa

    (Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)

    January 2006September 2007 (1 year 9 months)


Rebekah Heacock’s Education

  • Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs

    MIA , Economic and Political Development , 20082010 (expected)

    Current coursework includes:
    - Conceptual Foundations of International Politics
    - Political Development in the Third World
    - Economic Analysis for International Affairs
    - New Media in Development Communications
    - Statistics

    Activities and Societies:
    The Morningside Post (Editor), Workshop in Development Practice (client: Revenue Watch Institute; field work in Uganda)
  • University of Kansas

    Honors BA , Slavic Languages and Literatures and Global Awareness Program , 20022006

    Activities and Societies:
    KU for Uganda (Founder/President), Delta Force Student Senate coalition, Dobro Slovo National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Russian Club

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