Hi, my name is Lucia McArdle. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, I am now a second-year student in the Master of Social Work program at Portland State. I also have a Bachelor’s degree in Community Health and International Literary & Visual Studies from Tufts University. My Social Work interests include gendered violence prevention and policy advocacy and research to promote health and educational equity. I believe in the power of collaborative, community-centered research to help people tell their stories, and I am thrilled to get to support the CWL’s mission of advancing gender equity in leadership. Outside the office and the classroom, I love painting, spending time outside, and experimenting with new recipes.