Diya Nandini Seth

Refugee Advocate at ARISE
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(386) 825-5501
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Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Refugee Advocate
      • Oct 2023 - Present

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Smith College Happiness Lab- Co director
      • Sep 2023 - Present

    • House Community Advisor
      • Aug 2021 - Present

    • Research Assistant
      • Dec 2021 - Present

      I am doing research with Professor Yael Granot on topics such as Psychology and Law and the Juvenile Justice System.

    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Partner
      • Aug 2023 - Present

    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • Research Scholar
      • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

      I created an art syllabus that used mindfulness techniques to build socio-emotional skills. I am testing the course on 6 groups of children. Tibetian refugee children, Indian deaf children, Indian middle class children, Indian village children, American deaf children and American hearing children. I am testing the effectiveness of this course as a way to help children deal with difficult emotions through mindfulness and assessing if the results differ in accordance with childrens… Show more I created an art syllabus that used mindfulness techniques to build socio-emotional skills. I am testing the course on 6 groups of children. Tibetian refugee children, Indian deaf children, Indian middle class children, Indian village children, American deaf children and American hearing children. I am testing the effectiveness of this course as a way to help children deal with difficult emotions through mindfulness and assessing if the results differ in accordance with childrens backgrounds/abilities. Show less I created an art syllabus that used mindfulness techniques to build socio-emotional skills. I am testing the course on 6 groups of children. Tibetian refugee children, Indian deaf children, Indian middle class children, Indian village children, American deaf children and American hearing children. I am testing the effectiveness of this course as a way to help children deal with difficult emotions through mindfulness and assessing if the results differ in accordance with childrens… Show more I created an art syllabus that used mindfulness techniques to build socio-emotional skills. I am testing the course on 6 groups of children. Tibetian refugee children, Indian deaf children, Indian middle class children, Indian village children, American deaf children and American hearing children. I am testing the effectiveness of this course as a way to help children deal with difficult emotions through mindfulness and assessing if the results differ in accordance with childrens backgrounds/abilities. Show less

  • Welcome House, Denmark
    • Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
    • Volunteer
      • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

      Volunteered once a week at the Welcome House with refugee children from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan. Volunteered once a week at the Welcome House with refugee children from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan.

    • India
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications Intern
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      Worked to help street and slum children in Dehradun get an education and created safe shelter homes/orphanages. Worked to help street and slum children in Dehradun get an education and created safe shelter homes/orphanages.

    • United States
    • Farming
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      Cooked at the cooperatives kitchen. Made food for the store as well as for the weekly dinners. Cooked at the cooperatives kitchen. Made food for the store as well as for the weekly dinners.

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Teacher- Mindich Fellowship
      • Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

      Shadowed and taught with an art teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School and a kindergarten teacher at the Smith College Campus School. Shadowed and taught with an art teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School and a kindergarten teacher at the Smith College Campus School.

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Legal Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

      Learned how the legal pro-bono system works and how advocates research, argue and win immensely important cases for children who need backers with limited resources. Learned how the legal pro-bono system works and how advocates research, argue and win immensely important cases for children who need backers with limited resources.

    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Art Teacher and Student Counselor
      • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

      Taught art to students in grade 2 and Grade 5 (painting, figure drawing, perspective). And did community building and counselling work. Taught art to students in grade 2 and Grade 5 (painting, figure drawing, perspective). And did community building and counselling work.

Education

  • Smith College
    Undergraduate, Psychology, Education and Child Studies
    2020 - 2024
  • University of Oxford
    Visiting Student - St Edmund Hall
    2023 - 2023
  • DIS - Study Abroad
    Study Abroad
    2022 - 2022
  • Royal Drawing School
    Art/Art Studies, General
    2019 - 2019
  • Woodstock School
    High School Diploma
    2015 - 2019
  • King's Academy
    Visiting Student
    2017 - 2017

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