Student Research Assistants
The Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience is fortunate to have several hardworking student research assistants and interns. Student assistants help with various tasks including landscape management, research projects, event planning, social media, and day-to-day activities at the Institute. A brief description of some of their individual research interests, goals and/or current activities is described below.
Emily Flores
Class of 2026
Major: Environmental Science, Sustainable Food Systems Minor
Role: IWER Research Assistant, Environmental Club President
Emily Flores is currently in her third year at Stetson, majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainable Food Systems. She is interested in hands-on activities and loves to be outside. Emily is passionate about helping animals and humans live a healthier lifestyle with the environment. She is presently serving as President of the Environmental Club on campus, and she is excited to start her research experience with IWER and dig deeper into environmental ideas.
Ella Glover
Class of 2027
Major: Global Development, Environmental Sustainability Concentration
Minors: Economics, Environmental Studies, and International Business
Role: IWER Research Assistant, Stetson Women’s Rowing
Ella Glover is in her second year at Stetson University, as a Global Development major with a concentration in Environmental Sustainability with minors in Economics, Environmental Studies, and International Business. She is a student athlete part of the Stetson Women's Rowing Team. Ella’s hobbies include hanging out with her friends, reading, playing the flute, and listening to musicals. From this internship, she hopes to gain real world experience working in the environmental field as well as discover different career paths she could potentially follow.
Katie Hill
Class of 2025
Major: Environmental Studies
Role: IWER Research Assistant, Audubon Campus Ambassador
Katie Hill, originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, is a senior at Stetson University, where she is majoring in Environmental Studies. During her sophomore and junior years, she worked as a Geographic Information Systems teaching assistant. Currently, she is a research assistant within the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience and is also an Audubon Campus Ambassador. Katie has a strong interest in environmental law and plans to attend law school in the future. In her free time, she enjoys paddle boarding, hiking, and film photography.
Zoe Stuckwisch
Class of 2025
Major: Aquatic and Marine Biology, Psychology Minor
Role: IWER Research Assistant, Hatters Down Under President, S-STEM Scholar/Peer Mentor
Zoe is a senior at Stetson University, majoring in Aquatic and Marine Biology and minoring in Psychology. Although she lived in Indiana until college, she has always been passionate about the ocean, its animals, and their conservation. During her time at Stetson, Zoe interned for the Marine Discovery Center, where she worked in aquarium maintenance, animal husbandry, and plankton surveying within the Indian River Lagoon. Zoe is currently President of Hatters Down Under (scuba club) and is an S-STEM scholar/peer mentor.