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Isabella Cook
- Year
- Senior
- Major
- Environmental Health
- Hometown
- West Des Moines, IA
What are some of your interests outside the Gannon Scholars program?
Outside of Gannon, I'm an Honors student, a LUROP Social Justice Research Fellow, and an environmental justice and anti-war activist with Sunrise LUC & other organizations. I love to cook and upcycle clothing in my free time.
Why is the mission of the Gannon Scholars important to you?
To create social change, each person must understand their areas of expertise, passions, positionality and strengths as a group member. By creating a space in which all members act as teachers, learners, followers, and leaders, the Gannon programs helps Gannon Scholars understand their role in movements for social justice.
What are you researching? Why?
My research project aims to create a queer theological framework concerning women religious of the Roman Catholic Church. As a queer woman raised Catholic, I am interested in documenting the history of queer women with the Church's ranks and challenging the domination of Catholic cisheteropatriarchy.
