Year entered program: 2021
Department: Biology
Mentor: Blair Wolf, Ph.D.
Interests: Conservation Biology

Bio

Kimimila Atcitty is a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member and was made aware of conservation and climate justice at a young age. Although Atcitty always knew that she wanted to pursue a career in science, she did not decide on which field of science until the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests, also called by the hashtag #NoDAPL. It was then that she felt a calling to learn how to protect the world's natural resources through biology. Atcitty is primarily interested in animal physiology and conservation biology. She is currently working with Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and is interested in researching die-offs through stable isotopes.