Hello and welcome to my thesis webpage. Here is the table of contents for my project, which you can see organized into squares on my homepage.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

My Story

Connections

Participant Narratives (Organized by subregion, in order of appearance):

The Caribbean:

-Lisa Paravisini-Gebert, Professor of Environmental and Hispanic Studies, Salinas, Puerto Rico

The Northeast:

-Stephanie Palma ’20, Manhasset, NY

-Chris Freimuth ’06, Litchfield, CT

-Elizabeth Bradley, College President 2017-present, New Britain, CT

-Sophie McGrath ’22, Fairfield, CT/Yarmouth, ME

-Christina Lawrence ’06, Glastonbury, CT

-Josie Cressler ’23, Media, PA

-Abigail (Abby) Baird ’91, Psychology Professor, Amesbury, MA

-Geraldine (Gerry) Laybourne ’69, Martinsville, NJ

-Richard Cohen ’75, Long Island, NY

-Marianne Begemann ’79, Chemistry/Dean, Hamden, CT

-Mark Rooney ’06, Brunswick, ME

-Marni Grossman ’08, Wilmington, DE

-Catharine (Cappy) Hill, College President 2006-2016, Larchmont, NY

-Nina Feinberg ’08, Washington, DC and Chevy Chase, MD

The South:

-Jake Silver ’20, Wellington, FL

-Kelli Duncan, Biology Professor, Atlanta, GA

-Alec Yeaney ’21, East Cobb, GA

-Katherine (Katie) Cladis ’06, Austin, TX

-Lydia Murdoch ’92, History Professor, Fluvanna County, Rural VA

The Midwest:

-Katie Hieb ’24, Pewaukee, WI

-Eric Feeney ’22, Indianapolis, IN

-Sam Kass ’23, Ann Arbor, MI

The West:

-Morgan Hayman ’21, San Diego, CA

-Ilia Mahns ’23, Anchorage, AK

-Benji Mathot ’22, Nampa, ID

-Matilda (Tillie) Newcomb ’20, Denver, CO

-Brent Shimoda ’21, Aiea (Oahu), HI

Africa:

-Walter Mwaniki ’22, Nairobi, Kenya

-Gebriel Belaineh ’22, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Asia:

-Madhavi Jere ’20, Bangalore, India

-Nam Nguyen ’21, Saigon, Vietnam