"Future generations may well have occasions to ask themselves ‘What were our parents thinking? Why didn’t they wake up when they had the chance?’ We have to hear that question from them, now" - Al Gore
Major: Environmental Science and Policy with an emphasis in environmental science
Future Goals: I would like to possibly go into wildlife and conservation research. I also like environmental law and I’m thinking about pursuing a career in politics because that is where and how things change.
Current Internship: As an intern I’m working on monitoring animal behavior by working with wildlife acoustics and wildlife camera monitoring systems. I’m also interested in water quality data analysis and plants.
Other internships/experience: I have worked for a nonprofit and governmental internship with El Paso Office of Sustainability, the Texas Department of Agriculture, and the Green Corn Project, which searches for sustainable gardening. I also participated in St. Edward’s EcoLead--“shoutout to Dr. Wasserman!”
Capstone Research: My capstone project is looking to compare the consensus policy making system of Indigenous communities to the representative government we have in the United States. With the present political climate and the influx of money going into government by private corporations and people, trust in the government has been in decline. With such conflicting opinions over the United States form of government, it is intriguing to see if other forms of government can be better suited or allow a better sense of involvement by the citizens. The consensus system used by Indigenous communities is about reaching agreements, consensus, and having the voice of every member of the community heard. With a consensus form of government all of the voices, including those of the concerned environmentalists and citizens, can be heard to create local policy and implementation.