Wren King
“The Sustainable Development Internship is a fantastic opportunity to directly give back to the community that has given so much to me while also putting my education into action.”
I am a recent graduate from West Virginia University, specializing in Anthropology, Women's and Gender Studies, Geography, and Native American Studies. My enthusiasm lies in promoting undergraduate research, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and empowering underrepresented students in academia.
Sustainable Development Internship
How did you choose your Geography major?
"I was brought into geography by Dr. Cynthia Gorman through her Women in International Development class. It was taught during the spring 2020 semester, so it was a wild time in the world in general, but despite that, Dr. Gorman was able to captivate me with an entirely new world of study which I was completely unaware of. That semester really expanded my horizons in terms of my future, and inspired me to truly think about what I wanted to do with my future, and geography had exactly the space for me to explore more of the possibilities. I have been able to take classes in a massive range of social studies fields and concentrations that have wildly diversified the ways in which I view the world, the methods in which to interact with it, and how I see myself going forward with my career."
- 2023 Outstanding Senior
- 2023 Gilman Scholar
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2022-2023 Eberly Scholar
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Key into Public Service Scholar, The Phi Beta Kappa Society
- WVU Honors College Ambassador
- "Creating a Safer LGBTQI+ Refugee Experience in Kakuma Camp",
Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review
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