Murry Burgess, PhD Candidate in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at NC State University and Co-founder of the Nonprofit, Field Inclusive
Murry Burgess is an Urban Ecologist, environmental educator and children’s author. She conducts a field experiment with barn swallow chicks, testing their physical development and metabolic health under artificial natural light at night and natural conditions. Growing up in the Deep South, Murry has witnessed and experienced racial and gender injustice. She works outdoors in rural NC, often alone. She uses her experiences to inform her pursuit of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and the natural sciences.
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