Students

Student Staff

 

Jake Allen

Jake Allen

Graphics Designer

Jake is the award-winning graphic designer for UVU’s Center for Constitutional Studies.

He designs marketing materials that invite others to engage with the Center's events and mission.  He is passionate about academia and the arts and loves to see others succeed. He is an active participant and ambassador of the UVU Honors Program, where he advocates for the Program and supports fellow Honors students.

He is pursuing two bachelor's degrees in Art & Design and Business & Analysis at UVU, expected to graduate in 2025. After graduating, he plans to pursue a JD to continue to lead and support others by sustaining artistic and intellectual integrity through art and copyright law.

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Kaelie Bodily 

Quill Project Lead

Kaelie is from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is majoring in Political Science with an emphasis in American Government, and minoring in Constitutional Studies. She plans to attend law school after graduating.

 

Joe Boyle

Joe Boyle

Tocqueville Fellow

Joe is from Monticello, Utah. He is a junior majoring in Political Science and Anthropology. He plans on graduate school or law school and wants to be a journalist.

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Jacob Carlson

Quill Team Co-Lead

Jacob is from Orem, Utah. He is majoring in Political Science. He hopes to continue his education and attend Law School.

Nina Cattani

Nina Cattani

Quill Research Assistant

Nina is from Queen Creek, Arizona. She is currently studying Political Science with a Constitutional Studies minor and plans to attend law school after graduation.

 

Evelyn

Evelyn Cluff

Events Assistant

 

Gabrielle Erickson

Gabrielle Erickson

Tocqueville Fellow

Gabrielle Erickson is a Tocqueville Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Studies. She is studying Political Science and Deaf Studies.

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Liné Fourie

Quill Team Co-Lead

Liné was born and raised in South Africa but has lived in Draper, Utah, since 2020. She is majoring in Political Science with an emphasis on American Government. Her wish to go into immigration law to help others from diverse cultures.

Abi Hammer

Abi Hammer

Quill Research Assistant

 
Stockton Haws

Stockton Haws

Tocqueville Fellow

Stockton is from Santa Barbara, Calif. He is a sophomore at UVU, majoring in Political Science with emphasis in Peace and Justice Studies. He plans to attend law school, practice law, and serve in public office.
Rebekah Hakala

Rebekah Hakala

Tocqueville Fellow

 
Maya Hughes

Maya Hughes

Quill Research Aassistant

 
Adrienne Jimenez

Adrienne Jimenez

Tocqueville Fellow

 

Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson

Quill Research Assistant

 

Sara Johnson is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a senior studying Political Science with an emphasis in Public Law and Political Philosophy, a minor in Constitutional Studies, and a minor in Music. She plans to attend law school upon graduation.

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Parker Miller

Quill Research Assistant

Parker is from Statesboro, Ga. He is a junior at UVU, majoring in Political Science. His dream is to study International Relations at Georgetown and be a university professor in that field. 

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Eliza Olsen

Quill Research Assistant

Eliza is from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is majoring in Political Science with an emphasis in Global Politics and minoring in History and Constitutional Studies. Her career aspirations are to attend law school and study international law.

Hailey Packard

Hailey Packard

Tocqueville Fellow

 

Evan Prokopiw

Evan Prokopiw

Quill Research Assistant

Evan is a native of Spanish Fork, Utah. He is sophomore at UVU, majoring in Elementary Education. He plans to be an elementary-school teacher and someday an administrator in the public schools.

Lizzy Richins

Lizzy Richins

Tocqueville Fellow

 

Victoria Roberts

Victoria Roberts

Quill Research Assistant

 

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Adam Smith 

Quill Research Assistant

 

Adam is from Provo, Utah. He is a junior at UVU, majoring in Political Science with emphasis in Political Philosophy and Public Law and minors in Constitutional  Studies and Peace and Justice Studies. He plans to pursue graduate studies in Political Theory in order to teach and conduct research.

Dustin Spindler

Dustin Spindler

Social-Media Specialist

Dustin is the social-media specialist at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University.

He is from Pleasant Grove, Utah. He enjoys anything to do with the arts: painting, graphic art, videography, writing, and music. He sings, plays the drums, ukulele, and piano.

Dustin served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Medellín, Colombia, doing the social media and advertising for the organization for 13 months.

Dustin loves hanging out with his family, and he is dedicated to becoming the favorite uncle.

Handen Torsak

Handen Torsak

Tocqueville Fellow

 

Megan Valora

Megan Valora

Quill Research Assistant

 

Cameron Ward

Cameron Ward

Tocqueville Fellow

 

Sam Weisler

Sam Weisler

Tocqueville Fellow

Sam Weisler is originally from the outskirts of Chicago and studies Architecture at UVU. He enjoys gardening, making and eating curry, reading good stories and trying to write them. His career goals include becoming a published author and an architect developer.

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Rachel Welker

Quill Research Assistant

 

Rachel Welker is from Logan, Utah. She is enrolled in the Honors Program at UVU, majoring in Political Science.

She is researching juries as a civic good and feels that juries help interest and educate individuals in their government structure and what one of their roles is.

Rachel wil attend graduate school after completing her bachelor's degree at UVU.

Grace Yeager

Grace Yeager

Quill Research Assistant

Grace Yeager is from Tyler, Texas. Her major is History and Social Studies Education with a Constitutional Studies minor. She wants to be a high school history/government teacher.

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Bohdan Yurchenko

Quill Research Assistant

Bohdan Yurchenko is from Kyiv, Ukraine. He is majoring in Computer Science . He is interested in neurobiology and artificial intelligence and will pursue a profession in those combined fields.

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