Jewish Studies Program
Jewish Studies Program
Grace Theriot

Grace Theriot 

Undergraduate Fellow
akg4hm@virginia.edu
Grace Theriot is a 4th-year double-majoring in Public Policy and Leadership as well as Jewish Studies, with a concentration in Holocaust Studies. Growing up as a Jewish minority in the South has given her a passion for uplifting the marginalized. This passion has led her to intern with the Nigerian-based non-profit Ready to Lead Africa, serve as a Counselor for the University Judiciary Committee, and help lead the Brody Jewish Center at UVA. This summer, Grace will be UVA’s first Undergraduate Research Fellow in Holocaust Studies at the University of Southern California Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research, where she will study female coming-of-age experiences in times of genocide. She loves being a Jewish Studies Undergraduate Fellow--hearing from so many different guest speakers and building great relationships with faculty and other fellows.