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Angela Steward
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Angela Steward is a second-year doctoral student at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, in the Biology/Plant Sciences, Ph.D. program. Her current work emphasizes the present and past utilization of plant resources in the Brazilian Amazon. She earned a B.A. degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wesleyan University in 2000. While at Wesleyan, she also focused on Latin American studies and Spanish Literature. In 1998, she completed the School for International Training's college semester abroad program, entitled "The Natural and Cultural Ecology of Venezuela," combined her interests in the natural and social sciences, and served as an introduction to the study of tropical botany. After completing her B.A., she worked as a research associate in the science department at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG). As a staff member of the New York Metropolitan Flora project at BBG, she participated in field studies, co-authored several papers for publication and served as a mentor to Brooklyn high school students interested in science. Her areas of interest include botany, economic botany, ecology and evolution, environmental health, anthropology and science education. Her fellowship position is at Christopher Columbus High School.
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