Project Title: Planting Methods: Can They Improve Yield and Plant Health?  

Mentors: Warren Sconiers, University of the Ozarks

Bio: Christina is a first generation student from Pleasant Hill Missouri currently attending the University of the Ozarks in Arkansas, with plans to graduate in the spring of 2021. She has always had a desire to be outside as well as protect and observe the surrounding natural world. She also plays for her school’s soccer team and enjoys many other outdoor activities.

For the last two years, Christina has been a Garden Manager at Food for Thought Garden and a student leader at Ozarks Outdoors. Both positions have allowed her to experience the Ozarks of Arkansas and she is excited to continue those experiences and base her thesis off the surrounding ecosystems.

Christina is pursuing her Bachelor of Science with a major in environmental studies and minors in sustainable agriculture, sociology and creative writing. It is her hope to use all aspects of her studies to achieve her ideal future career and focus her interests into a field well suited to her passions.

 View Christina's poster and poster presentation.