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	Michelle recently completed her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied the interactions between climate and land-use history on forest herbs in the Southern Appalachians. Her Master&#39;s research, also at the University of Wisconsin, focused on community-based conservation in coastal Kenya, during which she lived and volunteered with A Rocha Kenya, a faith-based environmental organization. She became passionate about Christian environmental stewardship while interning with A Rocha Canada and taking courses at Au Sable Pacific Rim during the summer following her graduation from Davidson College. Michelle loves doing ecology fieldwork in remote places, trail running, cross-country skiing, and exploring mountains with her husband Steve.&nbsp;</p>
