Crystal Zook LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar and Weisman Fellow. Originally from Lancaster PA, Crystal is a 2010 graduate from Goshen College with a Bachelor’s in History and Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies.
At Temple, Crystal has been involved in several student organizations including the Student Public Interest Network (SPIN), Health Law Society, American Constitution Society, National Lawyer’s Guild, and the Women’s Law Caucus. This upcoming year, she will be serving as the SPIN forum co-chair.
Prior to attending Temple Law, Crystal worked at the Coatesville Youth Initiative in Coatesville, PA. She has also worked in Lancaster, PA at both the Spanish American Civic Association and Church World Service. Additionally, Crystal served with Mennonite Central Committee in Laos for three years and in Guatemala for one and a half years. Crystal’s background includes work in the areas of conflict transformation, refugee resettlement, gender equity, political advocacy, HIV prevention, Medical Case Management, and youth substance prevention. Crystal’s policy interests currently lie at the intersection of immigration, health and gender policy and issues
During the Law and Public Policy Summer Program, she will be exploring how U.S. laws and policies affect international migration and universal representation for detained immigrants in Pennsylvania. This summer, Crystal is interning at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia, under the Pennsylvania Immigrant Family Unity Project, which provides universal representation to detained immigrants.