Mickey Zheng is a junior at the University at Albany double majoring in public policy and economics and double minoring in Korean and international studies. She was a former research assistant for Dr. Joanna Dreby, researching the effects of immigration enforcement on children of immigrants during her freshman year. Zheng also studied abroad at Seoul National University in South Korea in spring 2024. She was a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship and Critical Language Scholarship to study abroad in South Korea. She also received the Great Dane Academic Leadership Award in 2024 and was a two-time recipient of the Dr. Seth Spellman Jr. Academic Achievement Award. Zheng interned with Alliance for Clean Energy New York as a clean energy policy intern focusing on the development of New York’s Cap-and-Invest Program. She is considering obtaining either a law degree or master’s in international affairs and work in foreign service.