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EDUCATION

The combination of my education through my out-of-class experiences and my formal education at the University of Delaware have shaped my values and my goals. Below I've outlined some of the most impactful courses I've taken over the past four years. These classes have shaped my thinking on issues I am passionate about, shown me different perspectives, and prompted me to consider careers I hadn't thought about before.

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My first real introduction into the issues surrounding wildlife conservation and land management. Influenced me to start a Wildlife and Conservation minor and apply for an internship at the Philadelphia Zoo.

ENWC201 - Intro to Wildlife Conservation

The most impactful class I took as part of my Psychology minor! Encouraged me to reflect on some of my own behaviors and also gave me some tools for effective advocacy and persuasion.

PSYC390 - Social Psychology

This seminar-style class uses the topic of "Advocacy" to talk about the meaning of this word and how to advocate for environmental issues in our daily lives. We also talk about the delineation between environment and society and whether or not there is a hard line between the two.

GEOG449 - Environment and Society

This class introduced me to issues in animal agriculture and taught me a lot of basic, but valuable, information about farmed and companion animals.

ANFS101 -Intro to Animal Science

A class that really got me thinking about food systems, the problems with it, and how they relate to the environment. Helped me develop my creative writing skills by writing weekly journals about my experiences in White Clay Creek.

ENGL230 - Intro to Environmental Literature

A class that unpacks the root causes of food security and how this is an issue that goes beyond hunger. We examined issues of access to food and the nuances of defining "food justice" and how knowing what to advocate for is not always straightforward.

GEOG630 - Food Geographies and Food Justice

The first class I took in the Environmental Humanities minor and one my first humanities classes at UD. Taught me to think more critically about environmental movements and reevaluate how I think about nature and I how this should influence what I advocate for.

HIST223 - Nature and History

A class that helps us understand how we can use food as a lens for learning about history. We looked at cookbooks, menus, and images to explore how food shapes identity, culture, and history.

HIST337 - History of American Food and Culture

A more in-depth look into and beyond the material presented in ENWC201. Taught me about many of the stakeholders and complexities of conservation work.

ENWC456 - Conservation Biology
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