My name is Treja Smalls, and I am a second-year master's student at the University of Georgia within the Geography department. I received my Bachelor of Science from the Physics department at North Carolina A&T State University in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology. My thesis involves a Spatio-temporal analysis of tornadic trends in Georgia and educational facility exposure to historic tornado hazard from 1950-2024. Outside of research, I enjoy writing fictional works, painting, and fashion.