Damali Martin ’16 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a 2015 Law & Public Policy Scholar. In 2013 she graduated from Drexel University where she earned her B.S. in Computer Science with concentrations in Artificial Intelligence, Human Computer Interaction and Gaming. While attending Drexel, Damali completed three 6-month internships at A Step Ahead Technology (a non-profit that teaches computer skills to adults and youths in the West Philadelphia area), the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She was also inducted in Phi Sigma Pi, a National Honors Society and held several positions with the West Indian Student’s Establishment(WISE). Damali entered Temple as part as the evening program while working full-time at Comcast as an Automation Engineer Contractor. While at Temple, Damali has participated in Temple Law Summer Abroad in Rome and the University Disciplinary Review Committee. Damali is currently interning at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner for Patents through the Patent Extern Experience Program (PEEP). As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, her research is focused on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO), Agreement on Trade Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) with a special focus on the needs of Least Developed Countries. (LDC’s). Ultimately, Damali wishes to use her degrees to facilitate access to technology in less developed countries.
