Abigail Allen is a senior pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Texas at Arlington. As an undergraduate, Abigail received recognitions for her achievements including the UT Arlington President's Charter Scholarship and the Dora Nichols/Arlington Shakespeare Club Scholarship for achievement in English. She has completed and presented her Honors Thesis for English which discusses the relationship between identity and place. She is interested in internships that will introduce her to the issues surrounding environmental policy and environmental justice. Her experiences abroad, especially her volunteer work in China, have cultivated her interest in international environmental policy and human rights. She anticipates a career with an environmental interest group working to reform environmental policy. She plans to attend law school in the Fall of 2012, specializing in environmental law.