student fellow

Julie is a MS in Microbial Engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is interested in leveraging her research to applications in sustainability, including the biological synthesis or degradation of materials. She is excited to help make climate education more accessible!

Aigul Rakisheva is a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, USA. She is pursuing her doctoral degree in the Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership Department with a Global Studies in Education concentration. Aigul is actively engaged in research and teaching activities at UIUC. Her research focuses on Sustainability Education, Information and Communication Technologies, and Initial Teacher Education and she is contributing to various research projects in these areas.

Michael Mayfield is a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, pursuing a Masters degree in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with an emphasis in Global Studies in Education. He currently resides and teaches middle school world history in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. As an educator, he is passionate about how education can be utilized to promote environmental sustainability and advance democratic values across the globe.