Position Title
UC Davis
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Molly (she/her) is an undergraduate Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning (EPAP) student specializing in City and Regional Planning. Before transferring to UC Davis in her junior year of college, she worked with the Southern California environmental justice activist network for three years. Alongside Climate First: Replacing Oil and Gas (CFROG) and other community partners, she organized several advocacy campaigns to protest the expansion of a residential gas compressor. In the summer of 2022, she interned with CFROG's EV Development Team, analyzing Ventura County's electrification progress against socioeconomic and housing barriers. She also worked with Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) in 2023, preparing pesticide and heat-related labor rights materials for Farmworkers in the Santa Maria Valley.
She is interested in further exploring the connection between equitable urban planning and climate mitigations to better advocate for frontline communities.