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“Having the confidence to engage with research has allowed me to make it this far and put my skills to use for the people of Wyoming.”

“I think that UChicago fostered the ability to think creatively for myself,” Butler says, “to take facts, information, have a level of discernment to think through problems and not necessarily go with what’s popular and what the masses may say."

“I definitely feel that my job scratches that itch of trying to make our community—our society—better.”

“My motivation is to build knowledge to improve the wellbeing of society and contribute to collective decision-making.”

“Having a policy degree is helpful in understanding how to manage data and bring multiple pieces of government together.”

“I’m looking forward to getting out of my comfort zone of primarily researching and reading about environmental issues and seeing how I can use my quantitative skills to make a larger impact.”