Molly is a part–time student in the Master of Arts in Survey Research program, earning her degree as she works as an institutional research analyst at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. She graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor’s in Natural Science and a minor in Spanish. She has worked in a variety of settings, including technology, news media and higher education. Her career goal is to work for a non–profit environmental organization and help them understand how to reach, communicate with and engage the public.