Natalie Crisci is a first year graduate student pursuing an MS in Natural Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Her studies in Natural Resource Economics are paired with a focus in International Trade and Development as a part of the USDA National Needs Fellowship. She completed her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering as a student in the Honors College at the University of Alabama with a concentration in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, along with minor studies in Italian: Language and Culture. She joins the UTK AREC program excited to delve into the economics of natural resources and agriculture, along with the global implications of economic policy.