University of Massachusetts Boston '19
University of Massachusetts Boston School for the Environment & Honors College
I attended the University of Massachusetts Boston from September 2015 - August 2019. Here I was a student of the Honors College as well as the School for the Environment where I earned Honors and departmental distinction in my Bachelors of science degree of Environmental Science with a minor in Geospatial Analysis & Modeling for the Environment.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis
I completed my Honors College and Honors Distinction in Environmental Science Thesis on Climate Change in East Boston: Community Impact & Outlook. The project was advised by Paul Kirshen, P.h.D. of the Environmental Science Department, and Sarah Mayorga DeGallo, P.h.D. of the Sociology Department. To accomplish this I created a vulnerability map using climate justice group demographics collected from census data of East Boston. I further supplemented the vulnerability map with a community survey asking East Boston community members how symptoms of Climate Change have affected them and what aid and services they needed and therefore will need in the future. Analysis of the vulnerability of different areas of East Boston and the needs of the community was accomplished using ArcGIS and Qualtrics
Courses Completed
Due to my enrollment in both the Honors College and Environmental Science I had the opportunity to participate in a diverse interdisciplinary learning experience. I was also able to take on a more independent path with the addition of lab work through independent studies, a capstone, a colloquium, and an honors thesis.