Katie Browne is a PhD pre-candidate from North Carolina studying local-to-global linkages in climate policy. After graduating from the College of Charleston, she joined the Peace Corps and served three years in the environmental sector in Madagascar, working with the National Parks system and Wildlife Conservation Society. After her time in Madagascar, Katie entered the School for Environment and Sustainability (SNRE) masters program, where she completed an MS in Environmental Justice and a certificate in Science and Technology Public Policy. While in the program, Katie coordinated SNRE's student delegation to the UN climate negotiations and completed an internship on social vulnerability to zoonotic disease in Kenya. Before joining the PhD program, Katie worked for a year as the community outreach coordinator for an energy and sustainability project in Gabon. In addition to her research, Katie reports on UN environmental negotiations for the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), mentors future Peace Corps Volunteers, and takes lots and lots of photographs.