Annabelle Manzo

Annabelle Manzo serves as the Policy Associate at the Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative, where she utilizes her research and policy analysis skills to translate academic research produced by the Cisneros Institute and the Collaborative’s affiliated researchers on the lived experiences of im/migrants and their communities for impact on policymaking.

Previously, Annabelle was involved in numerous research initiatives. She served as Research Assistant for the Immigrant Youth Project, an NSF-supported research study that collected stories about the experiences of immigrant youth adults living in Florida to understand their social and emotional well-being. Annabelle then became the Research Coordinator for Caminos al Bienestar (Pathways to Health), managing data collection for an NIH-funded research project that focused on how neighborhoods, schools, policy contexts, and families impact the health and development of U.S. Latino/a adolescents. 

Annabelle graduated from George Washington University with honors, receiving a BA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) in 2024. She currently holds a role at the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute as a Research and Policy Graduate Fellow as she pursues her MA in Public Policy with a concentration in WGSS from George Washington University. 

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