International Internships for Science Students
in partnership with San Diego State University
Science Exchange Staff
Director
Katherine E. Comer Santos
Katherine is an Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University's Geography
Department where she earned her master's degree. She also earned her bachelor's
degree in psychology and Spanish Literature from the University 
of
California at San Diego. Through a partnership with the San Diego Zoo's
Center for Research of Endangered Species, she gathered data on nesting
sea turtles at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station for her thesis. Other international
exchanges include a FIPSE-and Phi Beta Delta-sponsored internship with
the University of Barcelona studying avian distributions, 2.5 years of
volunteer work in sustainable agriculture with the Peace Corps, and living
with a host family through a University of Connecticut study abroad program
in Granada, Spain. Her personal interests are sea turtles, travel, surfing,
and capoeira.
Contact
Katherine E. Comer Santos
Host Family Coordinator
Elizabeth Giffen
Liz Giffen is the Host Family Coordinator and received her B.A. International
Studies from Earlham College, Richmond, IN and her M.A. in International
Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
While in college she studied abroad in Mexico, Kenya and interned in Colombia,
where researched the impacts of the textile industry on Colombian women.
Prior to her position at The Science Exchange, she worked as a Watershed
Coordinator for the County of San Diego, and as an Environmental Analyst
for Mooney and Associates consulting firm in San Diego. Previously, she
was a Regional Coordinator for Westaff (Green Mountain Energy) and trained
and managed ten field consultants and while directing the renewable energy
marketing campaign in the San Diego area. Her personal interests are foreign
travel and environmental advocacy. She is fluent in Spanish.
Email: giffen@cox.net
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