As a UNCA Sloan Scholar Gabbie Moneymaker (Biology, 2022) studied the perceived effects of a sensory garden on individuals on the autism spectrum. She is now pursuing her research interests in Plant Botany as a PhD student at the University of California Riverside.
UNCA Sloan Scholar Michelle Paredes (Biology, 2023) completed undergraduate research with the Southern Appalachian Rare and Imperiled Plants project under the guidance of Prof. Jennifer Rhode Ward. (Read more here.)

Advice for prospective American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students from the national network of SIGP Scholars:

SIGP scholars describe challenges for American Indian and Alaska Native students in graduate school.
Interview with SIGP Alumna, Dionne Zoanni, MS, Earth Sciences, 2017.