Kiersten Downs will bike cross-country this summer to support student veterans and the USF chapter of the Student Veterans Association to raise awareness about and support veterans who are transitioning into campus life. Kiersten, a PhD student in Applied Anthropology, president of the University of South Florida chapter of Student Veterans of America, and a team member of the USF Heritage Research Lab, will bike 2,815 miles this summer on a two-month cross-country ride that will take her from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. For more information about Kiersten’s cross-country ride visit her website and USF News story. Way to go Kiersten!