Cary Zhang ’21 is a Beasley Scholar and 2019 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Cary earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with minors in English Literature, Spanish, Gender Studies, and Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, she became interested in the intersection of discrimination, education, and psychological development. She was an intern for the Center for Urban Education and the Center for Latin American Studies. Cary was also a researcher at the Pitt Parents and Children Lab. For three years, Cary served as a university liaison for the Pittsburgh Convention to End Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), where she educated her fellow students about CEDAW’s work fighting campus sexual assault. At Temple, she is the community and campus engagement chair for the Student Discipline Advocacy Service (SDAS), and the Lunar Banquet Chair for the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA).
While in Washington, Cary is working at AEquitas, which is a non-profit organization that serves as a prosecutor’s resource on sexual violence, violence against women, and human trafficking. Cary is interested in intimate partner violence and campus sexual assault.