Melanie Ramirez is a senior in the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences department from Tucson, Arizona. She aspires to become a bilingual speech-language pathologist. Her values align with SCORCH’s study of building health equity with the rise of heat, drought and wildfires threats as an Arizona native with Northen Mexican parents. Outside of her studies and research assistance, Melanie enjoys watching Arizona basketball, hanging out with friends and working out.