Avery McKitrick is a senior environmental science major in the College of Natural Sciences. Her research in Moody College focuses on climate change communication, specifically, the finite pool of worry hypothesis. She has a background in paleoclimatology, has worked as the Half Pint Urban Prairie Project Team Lead and External Relations Director of the UT Campus Environmental Center, is a Texas Master Naturalist with the Capital Area Chapter, and currently serves as Team Lead for Texas 4000 for Cancer, an Austin-based nonprofit benefiting cancer research and support services across the U.S. and Canada.