Abigail Barash is a graduate student at Claremont Lincoln University pursuing a Masters degree in Interreligious Studies. Originally from St. Louis, Abbie moved to Southern California in 2007, where she attended the University of Redlands and received her BA in Religious Studies. After college, she participated in the Glass Leadership Institute through the Anti Defamation League of St. Louis. Besides a fellowship with NewGround, Abbie was also a student worker this past October for the Center for Global Peacebuilding conference on Muslim Perspectives on Peacebuilding in Claremont.