BA candidate, IPA Public Service Fellow
e-mail: kijo@udel.edu
phone: 302-831-6372 | fax: 302-831-4934
DGS Annex | IPA | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-7380
introduction | education | experience | qualifications | honors and awards | conferences | projects and reports
IntroductionKiersten is a current senior undergraduate student majoring in International Relations and Spanish. She is particularly interested in international development, and, by working as a Public Service Fellow and a Legislative Fellow through IPA, she has gained invaluable knowledge of local and state policy. By doing research with IPA’s Water Resources Agency, Kiersten has been able to learn about the intricacies of watershed management and gain a greater understanding of how to connect research to practical policies.
Also, as a member of UD’s Sustainability Team and the student group Students for the Environment, Kiersten has had many opportunities to learn about the struggles that the University and the state of Delaware are facing in becoming more sustainable and efficient. Through her position as a Public Service Fellow, she has been transferring her knowledge and love for the environment towards tangible research products, particularly pertaining to the effects of global warming. Kiersten hopes to be able to use all her experience from IPA research opportunities and knowledge of Spanish to work abroad and help communities develop sustainability.
Educationstudy abroad Fall 2008, Centro de Lenguas Modernas, Granada, Spain
ExperienceSeptember 2008 – present
Public Service Fellow, Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
January 2008 – June 2008
Legislative Fellow, House Majority Caucus, Delaware General Assembly, Dover, Del.
May 2008 – present
Sustainability Team member, Sustainability Task Force, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
January 2007 – present
Webmaster, Students for the Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
QualificationsProficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), basic knowledge of Dreamweaver and Kompozer, fluent in Spanish
Honors and AwardsEugene du Pont Distinguished Scholar (Fall 2005 – present)
University of Delaware Honors Program
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society (Fall 2005 – present)
Sigma Iota Rho Honors Society (Spring 2007)
University of Delaware Dean’s List (Fall 2005 – present)
ConferencesAttendee, Institute on Sustainability at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., June 11-14, 2008
Attendee, Earthvision: Actions for a Healthy Planet, Washington, D.C., April 24-27, 2008
Projects and ReportsGlobal Warming’s Effect on Delaware’s Water Resources, Fall 2008
This current project is underway in order to research and examine existing studies in order to gain a more thorough understanding of the way global warming is affecting Delaware. After the preliminary report, we will then determine what more research needs to be completed to further our understanding of Delaware’s water resource situation.
