Elizabeth Koebele Environmental Studies University of Colorado Boulder elizabeth.koebele@colorado.edu

Elizabeth Koebele is a doctoral student in the Environmental Studies program (policy core). She received her bachelor's degrees in English literature and secondary education from Arizona State University. Her undergraduate research through Barrett, The Honors College at ASU discussed Romantic writer Percy Shelley's use of science in his poetry and how this could affect human perceptions of nature and sustainability discourse. Elizabeth is now interested in investigating the complex communications among scientists, media, and policy makers, particularly concerning water issues in the Southwest. She has also spent two years teaching English full time and is currently serving as a teaching assistant for ENVS1000.