The GSP Evidence-to-Practice Internship (formerly the GSP Operations Internship) is open to master’s degree candidates who have work experience in a non-research field and who would like to be exposed to working in a research setting.
Placement will be in our NYC office. Interns work closely with senior-level staff with expertise in program design, program assessment, evaluation start-up, and technical assistance on program implementation. At MDRC, “evidence to practice” refers to work focused on providing program improvement supports grounded in evidence, building strategic collaborations and implementing programs in education and social policy fields, and working at the intersection of practice, policy, and research.
Applications for the summer 2025 internships are now closed.
Questions?
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What It’s Like to Intern at MDRC
In this two-minute video, Selena McLurkin describes her time as a 2023 Gueron Operations Intern. At the time of the video, Selena was pursuing a master’s in public policy at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles.
2025 Interns
Adelynne Antilus recently graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in cognitive science. She is interested in K-12 education policy, with a focus on improving the equitability and accessibility of quality public education. As an undergraduate, she coauthored a policy brief on book bans in public institutions. After a gap year, she plans to pursue a master's degree in public policy and a law degree.
Kayla Willis is an HBCU Fellow at Columbia University, working on a master’s degree in political analytics. She holds a B.A. in political science from Fisk University, focusing on education and social policy. In 2019, she founded The More than Numbers Program, Inc, a nonprofit focused on lessening educational disparities seen in underserved communities. Through this and other avenues, she has been dedicated to supporting students with their educational process and hopes to continue to work in the education industry.
Previous Interns
2024
Kelsey Alanna Brown
Elizabeth Wood
2023
Selena McLurkin
Jackie Xu
2019
Mohammed Alkurd
2018
Nelson Sierra-Sosa
2017
Lori-Ann Clementson
2015
Carola Zurob
2014
Danielle Cummings
2013
Yana Kusayeva
2011
Farhana Hossain