Career Ambassador:
Katie Barfield      

Major: Biochemistry and Genetics
Minors: Spanish and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Dream job: I want to work in academia, doing research with my current interests regarding social genetics, inequalities in research, and/or cancer prevention.  

Why you are excited to be a Career Ambassador?: I cannot wait to hear the stories of our amazing students at Clemson and help them prepare to and achieve their dream opportunities and positions!   

Campus Involvement : I am a Breakthrough Scholar in the Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi as well as the FLORECE Program (through which I have a summer research internship in Spain). I also completed the STEM Equity Academy and have served on the Sexuality and Gender Alliance Executive Board. I have also had the opportunity to attend amazing events like the Women’s Leadership Conference, Title IX Keynotes, and many Science Seminars.