Catalina Finkielman Bramati
Law; Michael Tigar Human Rights and Global Justice Cohort Member (2025-26)
Michael Tigar Human Rights and Global Justice Cohort Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt Scholarship
Catalina Finkielman Bramati (J.D. expected 2028) graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2024 with a B.A. in Political Science and Italian Studies, and a minor in European Studies.
As a Rome Start Scholar, she engaged in interdisciplinary coursework and service-learning in global affairs. Drawing on her international background, she focused her efforts on advocacy work, particularly in the realm of migration and refugee rights. She later interned with the United Nations Association of Italy (SIOI), where she conducted multilingual research and prepared briefing materials for diplomatic conferences.
Catalina has also been a longtime SkateTherapy coach in Houston, where she teaches Paralympic athletes how to skate.