Sabrina is originally from Carson City, NV, and received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, and an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Oxford. After working in Washington, D.C., and the former Soviet Union in various capacities, she returned to the U.S. to begin a Ph.D. in Applied Plant Sciences at the University of Minnesota. Her current research aims to improve the use of cover crops in Minnesota by measuring their effects on nitrogen cycling in local corn-soybean systems. Her broader interests involve agronomic practices and systems which are environmentally sustainable and which improve the economic and social wellbeing of the food insecure, especially small-holder farmers around the world. During the 2017-2018 academic year, she will conduct research in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia focused on understanding information flows, decision-making, and current practices related to nutrient (fertilizer and manure) management in two of the country’s agricultural regions.