Jewells Escamilla

Jewells Escamilla is a 4th-year double majoring in Plan II and International Relations and Global Studies with a focus on International Security. Jewells’s policy interests are in Human Rights, Human Security, the US-China Bilateral relationship, and Indo-Pacific relations.  

On campus, she is involved with the Indo-Pacific Cyber China team at the Global Disinformation Lab, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the creative writing program, and the International Business Organization. Outside of UT, Jewells volunteers at Casa Marianella, a shelter for refugees, and also tutors refugee students at AISD. Jewells is also an Austin native, who loves reading, thrifting, writing, playing soccer, and going for hikes in the Zilker Greenbelt. A fun fact about Jewells is that she can’t remember which language she officially learned first. This was due to how she grew up speaking Spanish and English both at the same time.