This summer with the Global Sustainability Scholars program, Taylor Ouellette will support the Coastal Ocean Assessment for Sustainability and Transformation (COAST) Card project. Ouellette will support the project by creating a story map about socio-environmental indicators for coastal sustainability and the intersection of humans and the environment. Given the choice between coffee or tea, Ouellette will always pick “Coffee, of course!” When she was growing up, she wanted to be a professional soccer player. Now, she’s well on her way to becoming an accomplished researcher—she received an Undergraduate Research Award from the Sustainable Development Department at Appalachian State University, and she recently presented work about poaching in Kruger National Park at the Southeast Regional Seminar in African Studies Spring 2024 Conference.

Humans of CIRES Q&A

Q: What will you be working on with GSS this summer?
This summer, I'll synthesize the COAST Card project's findings through a story map, communicating the relationship between socio-environmental indicators and coastal sustainability, and the intersection of environmental and human dynamics.

Q: What are you most passionate about professionally?
I am passionate about addressing environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change, using an intersectional approach that considers the socio-economic and political dimensions of these issues.

Q: Coffee or tea?
Coffee, of course!

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Professional soccer player

I received the Undergraduate Research Award from the Sustainable Development Department at Appalachian State University. I recently presented an agent-based model on poaching dynamics in Kruger National Park at the Southeast Regional Seminar in African Studies Spring 2024 Conference.