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Undergraduate Student
University of California Berkeley
I’m a senior transfer at UC Berkeley (Huichin land) majoring in Ecosystem Management and Forestry and minoring in Ethnic Studies. I’m interested in combining diverse areas of study to develop an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. I believe it is critical to incorporate historical and cultural awareness as a scientist to better serve communities. My background as a non-traditional, first-generation, low-income student has evoked my interest in various areas of research. I have worked on projects dealing with phage and pathogen interactions, historical and contemporary analysis of home loss in Black communities, mentorship of disadvantaged student populations, Indigenous stewardship, and Indigenous food sovereignty.