Azariah Rodriguez

Azariah is from the Orlando area and completed her B.A. in Anthropology at Florida International University in Miami, along with two minors in History and Art History in 2024. She has always had a passion for history and knew she wanted to pursue a career in museum work even as a teenager. Her past experiences include internships and volunteering in archives, libraries, and collections in Miami institutions like Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, FIU Special Collections, The Wolfsonian-FIU, and Everglades National Park. Her research has focused on highlighting underrepresented stories in Miami’s development, and as a current Museum Studies graduate student, wants to continue this work while gaining the technical skills needed for this field. She is excited to be studying at UF and living in Gainesville and hopes to get the opportunity to live in major cities like New York and D.C. and work in major museums like the Smithsonians upon graduation.