Valerie Doze

Valerie was born in California and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota. During her undergraduate studies, she majored in biochemistry and German at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University in Minnesota, during which she became a Truman Scholar. She studied abroad in Austria, focusing on European politics and German language. Interested in climate policy, she attended COP24 in Katowice, Poland, to conduct research interviews. She later interned at the German Marshall Fund, which focuses on transatlantic relations. Valerie’s earlier laboratory research examined genetic expression in neurodegenerative diseases. Prior to attending Princeton, she received a Fulbright grant to research potential antiviral compounds against SARS‐CoV‐2 at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Ultimately, she plans to focus on international policy at the climate‐health intersection, developing strategies to combat infectious diseases that are spreading due to climate change. While at Princeton, she hopes to gain skills in health, climate, and science policy development and implementation. This past summer, Valerie interned with the Health Diplomacy Alliance in Geneva, Switzerland, where she contributed to the organization's efforts on the role of health diplomacy in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the climate-migration-infectious disease nexus, and other global health issues. In her free time, Valerie enjoys playing piano, dancing, and being outside – whether hiking, skiing, running, or playing soccer.