Briahna Hendey is a first year M.S. student  specializing in Environmental Social Sciences. Her research interests broadly involve conservation psychology, while she is specifically interested in risk behaviors and habits. She graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2016 with a B.S. in Human Biology, and a minor in Psychology. Her background includes research in the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, working in education at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and interning at the Morongo Band of Mission Indian's Environmental Protection Department.