Brenda Roque

Brenda (she/her) is a senior at Stanford studying International Relations and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, with a minor in human rights. She is passionate about international human rights, education equity, and racial justice in a global context. At Stanford, she is a tour guide, a peer counselor at the Sexual Health Peer Resource Center, and a research assistant for the Higher Education and Diversity (HEIDIVE) Lab. Brenda has previously interned at the Justice League UK, the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace. She aims to attend law school and work in criminal defense or public interest law. As a CRDJ intern, Brenda will further develop her research skills and expand her knowledge of international mental health non-profits, civil commitment, and homelessness.