Jaya Larsen (she/her/hers)

Jaya graduated from UW–Madison in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. During her time here she also received certificates in Global Health, Environmental Studies and Digital Studies.

Jaya was born and raised in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin but as a third-generation Badger, knew she would eventually end up in Madison at the university that sponsored her grandparents to relocate from India to do research.

In her free time, she enjoys cooking, singing and reading poetry as well as caring for her extensive indoor plant collection (250+ specimens). During the summer months you will even find her raising Monarch caterpillars into butterflies as she has been doing for the last 10+ years.