{"id":24955,"date":"2019-07-23T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=24955"},"modified":"2020-02-13T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T16:56:24","slug":"undergrad-recognized-for-native-american-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/undergrad-recognized-for-native-american-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergrad Recognized For Native American Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/SwierszOURpic1-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/SwierszOURpic1-002.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/SwierszOURpic1-002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/SwierszOURpic1-002-299x399.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An undergraduate\u2019s research into the impact of rising sea levels on Florida\u2019s Native American tribes recently earned her recognition from the Office of Undergraduate Research.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Sarah Swiersz\u2019s interest in political ecology and climate change led her to study Florida\u2019s coastal communities. She decided to focus on indigenous Native American tribes because of the way sea level rise in Florida negatively effects and displaces their communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis humanistic approach to studying climate change brings more empathy to problems that need solving,\u201d Swiersz said.<\/p>\n<p>The early stages of her research supplied information on the customs of the individual tribes, and secured permits for future focus groups. The next phase focuses on the documentation and transcribing process, which consists of interviews and analyzing data.<\/p>\n<p>Swiersz received a $200 scholarship in June and recognition as undergraduate researcher of the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An undergraduate\u2019s research into the impact of rising sea levels on Florida\u2019s Native American tribes recently earned her recognition from the Office of Undergraduate Research. 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