Graduate Student Researcher
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Assessing the Perceptions of Safe Oyster Consumption Among Adults in South Carolina: Needs Assessment and Outreach - Charleston Waterkeeper June 2023 - May 2024- Coordination with Charleston Waterkeeper to design and administer a pilot community needs assessment for programs that address safe shellfish consumption in South Carolina.- eIRB approved study designed in REDCap and administered through the lens of South Carolina’s shifting estuarine microbial ecology due to climate change.- Data analysis using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. - Project defense given April 2024‘Hot Couture: Fast Fashion’s Impact on Climate Equity’ - University of South Carolina October 2023- Planned and directed an interactive discussion panel and fashion show designed to highlight the importance of sustainable consumerism where the fashion industry intersects the environmental justice field. - Transdisciplinary community event engaging professionals in sustainability, environmental justice, and the fashion industry with consumers.- Coordinated numerous panelists, stakeholders, participants, volunteers, and facilities staff to orchestrate the event.