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Michaela Shope
Michaela Shope is a graduate student in the Geography program at Michigan State University. She received her undergraduate degrees in Biology (Conservation Biology and Ecology) and Interdisciplinary Studies (Homeland Security and Philosophy) from Arizona State University. During her time at ASU, Michaela worked as part of a team reviewing the IUCN Red List assessments of the world’s marine eel species and was able to go to the Philippines as part of an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, where she worked on marine debris surveys and water sampling. Though her research experience to date has largely been marine based, her passions are tropical rainforests and fields.