Abroad: Spain, AY 2024-25
Mary Clare Elliot is a junior from South Bend, Indiana majoring in history and Spanish, and minoring in business economics and accounting. She is currently working with Professor Debra Javeline, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, on an article that aims to systematically prove the lack of scientifically-based recommendations as to where humans should relocate when homes become uninhabitable due to climate change. Elliot and fellow International Scholar, Kate Kirwan, are developing and realizing the systematic review/meta-analysis which will be the basis for the article and will also write the article’s methodology section. The article’s goal is to inspire scientists to generate concrete recommendations as to where humans should move in light of climate-induced migration. This past summer, Elliot worked at a pottery factory in Granada, Spain, as a part of the Foreign Language Internship Program with the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures. She learned so much, not only about the Spanish language, but also about the traditional techniques used by Granada’s oldest pottery factory, Fajalauza, to create, glaze, paint, and fire its pieces. Elliot has returned to Spain for the academic year 2024-25 and will be studying at the University of Alcala in Alcala de Henares, Spain, for the whole year on a leave of absence from the University of Notre Dame.