Biography
Jessica Higgins is a junior at The University of Texas at Dallas majoring in Psychology and minoring in Political Science. She is a recipient of the Eugene McDermott Scholarship and a member of the Collegium V honors program. Jessica worked as News Director for UTD-TV, the campus television station, honing her skills filming and editing footage. She volunteers regularly with the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center and VITAS Hospice Care. Jessica has studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Orléans, France and is working on perfecting her French. In her free time, she enjoys dancing and cooking dishes from her native New Orleans. Jessica will be an intern in the political department of the Human Rights Campaign.