Alexis Boytim

Former undergraduate intern

Alexis Boytim worked in the Agroecology lab in the Fall of 2017. She majored in Environmental Science & Technology with a minor in International Development & Conflict Management. She is from Pittsburgh, PA and has spent countless summer weekends with her family at Deep Creek Lake, MD where her passion for environmental stewardship first took root. Alexis loves being outdoors and especially enjoys backpacking, snow skiing, and rock climbing - she even worked as an adventure trip leader for UMD's Adventure Program where she had the opportunity to provide enjoyable outdoor experiences for other students. Additionally, Alexis has been involved with wetland restoration service-learning projects in New Orleans, LA with UMD's Alternative Breaks program and spent part of this past summer in Costa Rica learning about the effects of climate change on tropical rainforest and agricultural ecosystems. During the semester Alexis worked with Dani Weissman to study the impacts of salt water intrusion on nutrient release throughout coastal farms on Maryland's Eastern Shore. In the future, she aspires to obtain graduate degrees, work in the sustainable development sector, and eventually become a professor.