{"id":56920,"date":"2015-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/student-among-first-to-complete-uris-blue-mba-returns-to-pursue-environmental-economics-doctorate\/"},"modified":"2015-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T00:00:00","slug":"student-among-first-to-complete-uris-blue-mba-returns-to-pursue-environmental-economics-doctorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/student-among-first-to-complete-uris-blue-mba-returns-to-pursue-environmental-economics-doctorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Student among first to complete 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Blue MBA returns to pursue environmental economics doctorate"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 7, 2015 \u2013 Like countless other students, it took Carrie Gill of Baltimore, Maryland a little while after graduation to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. After teaching youngsters about basic science at the Maryland Science Center for two years, she realized that her double major in physics and math from Loyola University Maryland was not going to become her career.<\/p>\n


\n Carrie realized she wanted to help improve the world by working on environmental issues, so she sought a master\u2019s program that would give her the skills to develop environmental policy. She found 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Blue MBA program, a unique program that provides graduates with master\u2019s degrees in oceanography and business administration. There are multiple career options for such graduates, including policy-making, environmental research and management and working to resolve the budget issues related to environmental regulations and law. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt was really the only program like it in the U.S.,\u201d said Gill, a member of the first full graduating cohort in 2010.<\/p>\n


\nWhen Gill arrived in Rhode Island, she fell in love. Rhode Island\u2019s 384 miles of coastline and the culture of environmental concern that came with them made it the perfect place for Gill to immerse herself in oceanography practice and principles, as well as business management. But a rewarding academic experience was not the only thing she found.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe students here are really interesting, and the culture is unique,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople are focused on research and there are so many resources.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nAfter completing the 溏心vlog免费B站 master\u2019s program, Gill headed south again to work in wind energy development in Washington, D.C. There, she had a change of heart.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAfter working in D.C., I realized I wanted to do research,\u201d she said. She knew that Rhode Island was the only place where she wanted to take this next step in her life, so, after two years, she returned. \u201cI love Rhode Island,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is the only Ph.D. program I applied to.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nGill expects to complete her doctorate in environmental and natural resource economics in 2017. She wants to research, teach, and eventually become a professor. \u201cI want to understand complex environmental problems from diverse perspectives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\nShe seeks to explain why and how people make decisions related to the environment. \u201cClimate change is a very human problem,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re not robots acting in a void; we\u2019re humans making decisions.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nGill is also a member of the Facilities and Operations Subcommittee of the 溏心vlog免费B站 President\u2019s Council on Sustainability. She and 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty members work to decrease emissions and promote environmental initiatives across the campus. <\/p>\n


\nGill also brings her passion for Ultimate Frisbee to 溏心vlog免费B站, coaching the women\u2019s team since 2013. The team had a coach when she started at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2012, but in 2013 when the coach moved to the men\u2019s team, Gill stepped in. \u201cI knew I wanted to be involved, and I saw a void where I could help out.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nGill has loved Ultimate since college, where she began playing almost a decade ago. \u201cUltimate Frisbee is a great community to be a part of. It\u2019s very inclusive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\nWhile coaching the team here at 溏心vlog免费B站, she has enjoyed watching players grow to love Ultimate as much as she does. \u201cYou can see people going from knowing absolutely nothing about the sport to building confidence and leadership skills and becoming a contributing member of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHer variety of experiences, from environmental research and business classes to helping players gain confidence in Ultimate Frisbee has allowed Gill to see the world from a variety of perspectives. This unique combination gives her a human approach to environmental science, which will allow her to effect change in the lives\u2019 of students and the world. <\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Carrie Gill holds a 溏心vlog免费B站 Ultimate Frisbee disc.

\nPhoto by Nora Lewis<\/p>\n


\nEmma Clarke, an intern in the Department of Marketing & Communications and a public relations major, wrote this release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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