Highlights

Grace Ramsey is a writer and researcher with a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a background spanning social services, legislative work, policy analysis, and advocacy. She graduated from Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College with a double major in Criminology & Criminal Justice and Public Service & Public Policy, achieving a 4.0 GPA.

She contributed to Simply Psychology as a writer between February and August 2023, producing articles on sociology, criminology, and research methods. Prior to that she spent two years in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET), based in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Her earlier career included working as a Recovery Rehousing Case Manager at The People Concern in Los Angeles, supporting up to 25 clients with housing placement, stabilisation planning, and access to social services. She also interned with the Drug Policy Alliance, where she contributed to published fact sheets, newspaper articles, and Congressional advocacy, and with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, tracking legislation and drafting communications on behalf of the Department.

Professional Experience

• Assistant Language Teacher, Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET), Yamanashi Prefecture (2023–2025)
• Writer, Simply Psychology (2023)
• Writer and Journalist, The Borgen Project (2022): Wrote weekly articles on global poverty for the Borgen Project blog and BORGEN Magazine
• Recovery Rehousing Case Manager, The People Concern, Los Angeles (2020–2021): Developed housing stabilisation plans for up to 25 clients; assisted with housing placement and access to social services
• President, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Arizona State University Downtown Chapter (2019–2020): Established the chapter, recruited the founding team, and lobbied for medical amnesty legislation
• Legislative Intern, Arizona Department of Economic Security (2019): Attended legislative committee hearings, monitored floor action, tracked bill progress, and drafted written communications on behalf of the Department
• Legislative Intern, Drug Policy Alliance (Summer 2018): Conducted policy research; wrote published fact sheets, newspaper articles, and blog posts; engaged in Congressional advocacy and attended official hearings
• Research Assistant, Developmental Etiology of Externalizing Problems Lab, ASU (2018): Assisted with the Arizona Youth Survey, processed survey data, and completed over 10 hours of SPSS training in descriptive and inferential statistics

Education

• MPP Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School (2021–2023)
• BS Criminology & Criminal Justice; BS Public Service & Public Policy (Minor: Sociology), Arizona State University, Barrett Honors College (2016–2020), GPA 4.0

 

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