Pamela “Pam” Dankins is an Amory, Miss., native and a 2023 summer intern at Mississippi Today. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in Print and Digital Journalism in May 2023. Her work has been published in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo, Miss., Monroe Journal in Amory, Miss., and The Reflector student newspaper, in Starkville, Miss. Throughout her academic career, she received the Stephen D. Lee Scholar award, became a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and is a member of Gamma Beta Phi Society. In her free time, Pam enjoys writing and publishing poetry books, listening to music ranging from K-Pop to Classical, and relaxing.