Hope is a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, French and Chemistry Minors, and a Sustainability Certificate. During her time as a student at the University of Iowa, Hope has undertaken multiple volunteer projects related to local food systems, specifically with a food pantry in Coralville, Iowa, and through a service position with AmeriCorps in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hope has also worked on improving sexual misconduct policies at the University of Iowa through her position as the co-chair of the Student Advisory Committee on Sexual Misconduct (SACSM). She and her fellow committee members review and revise campus sexual misconduct policies and inform their fellow students of available resources if they have experienced harm. The university’s faculty Anti-Violence Coalition (AVC) tasked SACSM with giving a student voice to harm reduction on campus by improving sexual misconduct policies. Hope’s interest in improving public health policy grew from these experiences. They inspired her to pursue a future career in public health policy.
