Meet Lydia Myers
INDS Spring 2022 Graduate Highlight Series
B.S. INDS: Marine Conservation Science
B.S. in Biological Sciences
Honors College Certificate
Cum Laude
Degree Mentors
- Dr. Maggie Holland, Geography and Environmental Studies
- Dr. Danielle Schwarzmann, Chief Economist at Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at NOAA
- Jennifer Hamilton, Director of Community Partnership and Strategy at the National Aquarium
- Carrie Sauter, Individualized Study
I chose to add INDS as a second major in my sophomore year. I entered UMBC as a Biology major on the
pre-med track and realized that my passion for the
environment and marine life far outweighed my desire to enter any of the healthcare professions. My
INDS degree in Marine Conservation Science entails
coursework from the Economics, Geography and
Environmental Studies, and Biology which provides
interdisciplinary context to conservation situations,
as well as different tools for approaching these situations and relating to their various stakeholders.
What are your plans for after graduation, and how do you see using your INDS degree?
EXTRACURRICULAR
My long term goal is to work in marine conservation. Following graduation, I intend to work in fisheries or as a natural resource technician in order to gain experience in different field
techniques and in different regions of the United States. My
degree in Marine Conservation Science will allow me to consider and incorporate multiple disciplinary perspectives to approach conservation in addition to my Biology degree. Additionally, my INDS degree will provide a framework for motivating stakeholders from different disciplines and backgrounds to
be active participants in conservation by being able to relate it
to their home discipline.
I have been involved in Crew since my freshman year and have served as President since I was voted into the position in the spring of my freshman year. I was also a member of Student Alumni Association (SAA) from freshman year through junior year. With SAA, I held multiple leadership positions including serving on the Event Planning Committee, then later being voted in as Secretary and Vice President. I've completed two off-campus internships. The first was in Southeastern Massachusetts with the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA) as a Field Research Intern on their Diamondback Terrapin population study. My second off-campus internship was with Orchard Point Oyster Company on Kent Island as a farmhand intern.
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Posted: May 16, 2022, 11:39 AM
