ROISIN KIRBY

Roisin Kirby is a graduate student in the College of Education and is on track to receive an Education Specialization degree in Social Justice Education. Roisin started as a student in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst and studied Sustainable Food and Farming for her undergraduate degree. She went on to study Sustainability Sciences for her Masters Degree. She hopes to be a bridge between the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Education at UMass Amherst and to make connections between climate solutions science and social justice education. Her academic interests include climate solutions education, agriculture, sustainability sciences and social justice. Roisin currently works within the Carbon Literacy Project housed within the School of Earth Sciences. Within this work she will be creating education materials on carbon costs, impacts on everyday life and ways in which to reduce carbon emissions. Roisin is from Boston and currently lives in Northampton with her beloved cat, Sushi.