My name is Emily Hudson, and I am currently a Master’s of International Policy student at the University of Georgia. Over the past year, I have conducted research on topics such as indigenous rights violations in the Brazilian Amazon, mining and related human rights violations in Latin America, the impact of climate change on cultural traditions in the Andes, as well as issues related to “climate refugees.” My greatest research interest involves the nexus between natural resources/the environment, conflict, and human rights violations, particularly within Latin America.
Before deciding to participate in a graduate program, I obtained Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology, Romance Languages (Spanish and Portuguese), and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the University of Georgia. As an undergraduate student I participated in the Portuguese Flagship Program, which gave me the opportunity to study abroad and intern in Brazil for 10 months in 2018. During that time, I had the chance to interact with Venezuelan refugees as they sought to establish themselves in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.