Student Internship Spotlight: Natalee Huber
Graduate Class of 2025
Degree:
Internship:
Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS)
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Duration:
Six months
What brought you to Marymount?
I am a Maryland native, so I grew up and went to high school in the DMV. After attending High Point University where I studied psychology, I was looking for a master’s program that would allow me to study the forensic side of psychology. I also wanted to find a program that would prepare me for law school in the future. It felt like Marymount’s Forensic and Legal Psychology program was the perfect blend of the two. And with Washington, D.C., right here, it made sense for me since I am interested in the law enforcement side of psychology. It’s been a fantastic experience as I’ve gotten a personalized education and formed close relationships with my professors, giving me great industry connections and internship opportunities.
What drew you to this internship opportunity with NCIS?
I actually interned with NCIS in Charleston, S.C. during my undergraduate studies and I really loved the organization. When I saw there was an internship opening at their office in the DMV, I thought it would be a great opportunity to continue growing professionally in a familiar environment. My family has a long history of military service in the Navy and the Marine Corps, so I’ve always had the desire to serve my country. I didn’t want to go the military route, so working for an organization like NCIS helped me feel like I was helping protect and serve the larger military community in my own unique way.
What were your main duties and responsibilities as a NCIS intern?
I was specifically assigned to work on the criminal justice side, which deals with domestic violence, sex crimes, crimes against children, etc. I had a lot of duties, but my job mostly consisted of helping agents write their reports and watching interviews with suspects to note important things like body language, word choice and other factors. I also followed some agents around on their day-to-day operations, including walking crime scenes to get better context for cases. It’s a lot of the stuff you see on TV, which is really cool! It’s an amazing community and everyone has been so nice in helping me learn and grow.
What has been your biggest takeaway from this experience?
I’ve gotten a better sense of what I really want to do in my professional life. I initially thought I wanted to be an agent, but now I know I’d really like to work on the law side of things—helping people in the Navy and Marines go through the legal process. It has been really valuable to see the day-to-day activities of agents, because that is something lawyers often don’t understand. I recently was accepted into the George Washington University Law School for Fall 2025, and I know I can use this internship experience to inform my law studies and be a better lawyer because of it. I’ve learned so much through this experience and I’ve really enjoyed putting what I’ve been learning at Marymount into practice in a way that is actually helping people.
What is your advice to other students looking for internship opportunities?
Be inquisitive, do a lot of research into the field you want to pursue and find out which companies are doing the work you would like to do. Then make intentional connections with people in that field. Ask them about their roles and how they got to where they are. They probably are connected with a lot of the people you want to be connected with! So reach out and invest in those connections, because you never know when those people might open up new doors for you.
