Liza Plafsky

Fellow Bio:

Liza is a biology major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At Columbia, she was president of GlobeMed partnering with a health and human rights NGO in Northern Uganda, a volunteer advocate for the Crime Victim’s Treatment Center supporting victims of acts of domestic or sexual violence, and leader for Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program taking freshman canoeing down the Delaware River before school begins. Liza loves laughing and the great outdoors more than anything. While in Mwanza, Tanzania next year, Liza looks forward to learning as many stories as possible to continue building her understanding of our global village.