Michelle Banks is a cultural worker from Washington, DC. She has an M.A. in Cultural Sustainability from Goucher College and is a PhD candidate in Sustainability Education at Prescott College. A transient resident of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Guatemala, Michelle's dissertation research explores the nexus of violence and placemaking in post-conflict Guatemala. Her research disciplines include historical memory, biocultural diversity, critical place inquiry, and epistemicide.