College: Morse
Major: Political Science and History (Computer Programming Certificate)
Internship: Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Experience: Samhita is an editorial intern at the Yale Law Journal and the director of educational programming at Pardoned for Innocence, a nonprofit organization working toward wrongful conviction compensation reform. With a background in computer science, she has previously worked as a software development engineering intern at Amazon Web Services and Karsun Innovation Solutions, specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Activities: Samhita served as oral argument captain and summer programming director for the Yale Undergraduate Moot Court team, where she has been selected for nationals three years in a row to deliver arguments about constitutional law. She is a coordinator at the Yale Community Kitchen, leading volunteers to serve food-insecure residents in New Haven. Additionally, she is the lead web designer for The New Journal and the Yale Undergraduate Journal of Religion.