Nicole Catá is a joint-degree candidate at The George Washington University, where she studies International Human Rights Law at the Law School and Global Gender Policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Since coming to DC in 2011, she has served as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, a research assistant to Judge Thomas Buergenthal, a legal intern at National Advocates for Pregnant Women, a student attorney and legal fellow at GW Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, and a government relations legal intern at the Center for Reproductive Rights. She is currently working as a law clerk at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, the world’s leading immigration law firm, and as a volunteer at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition.
At the Elliott School, she serves as the Lead Graduate Student Ambassador for the Office of Academic Advising and Student Services, where she helps give current Elliott School graduate students the opportunity to share their experiences with incoming students and collaborate on program and event planning to support the academic mission and enhance the sense of community within the Elliott School. Nicole graduated with a major in English & Comparative Literature and concentrations in human rights and French from Columbia University in May 2011.
