Miriam Hansen-Erraziqi, STEM Scholar

Miriam (Mimi) Hansen-Erraziqi, WCAS, from Lenexa, KS, is majoring in environmental sciences; her focus in the field is on wildlife conservation and indigenous land rights. Her goal is to become involved in international environmental law and policy. In addition to being on the Dean’s List, Miriam also serves as a research assistant to Dr. Katherine Hoffman in the field of anthropology. Miriam has a cochlear implant that helps her with communications, but mostly she lipreads and learns from visual context.