9 Environmental Studies Students Present at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Program on the Environment is thrilled to highlight 9 students from Environmental Studies who will be presenting their research at the 2025 Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, 5/16, from 11am – 5pm. These students have project topics as varied and interdisciplinary as their degrees; join us in celebrating their amazing accomplishments, and visit their sessions listed below to learn more about each of their unique research questions.
11:30 – 1:10, Essentialism and Transgender Double Consciousness with Caroline Hale
12:30 – 1:30, Clearing the Air: Accessible Wildfire Smoke Messaging for Agricultural Workers Through Social Media with Haylee Michelle Jarrett
1:30 – 3:10, Making Health Equity a Reality: The Role of Health Insurance Navigators in Expanding Healthcare Access for Immigrant Communities in Washington State with Cyril Jonathan Clement
1:40 – 2:40, Prosecutors and the Social Construction of Crime with Kaisa Synneve Sherwood (Sociology) and Caroline Hale (Sociology & Environmental Studies)
2:50 – 3:50, Reallocating Household Resources: The Downstream Effects of California’s Universal Meal Program with Bianca Pistaferri
2:50 – 3:50, Experiential Environmental Learning: Connections Between Social Justice, Ecological Consciousness, and Student Well-being with Najmo Mohamed Abdi (Education) and Monica Hniang Dawt Chin (Environmental Studies)
3:30 – 5:10, Treaty Tango: The Interplay of Domestic Factors on Effective Implementation of Climate Policy with Evelyn Osburn
3:30 – 5:10, Urban Agriculture as a Method for Reducing Food Insecurity in Seattle’s Food Deserts with Zoe Warren
3:30 – 5:10, Preserving Institutional Knowledge in Student-Run Environmental Research Organizations: A Case Study of the Student Seaglider Center with Layla Airola