Natalie Horton is a rising senior at the George Washington University pursuing two bachelor's degrees, one in Asian Studies and the other in Korean Language and Literature, along with a minor in Chinese Language and Literature. In 2021 she spent six months studying Korean at Seoul National University through a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship.

When she returned to the United States, she became an Undergraduate Research Fellow at the GW Institute for Korean Studies, and also won the GW-IU Korean Literature Essay Contest. Most recently, she has become interested in the effects of climate change on North Korea, both domestically and in terms of its foreign relations. At HRNK, Natalie hopes to gain a deeper understanding of North Korea as a whole, as well as advocate for human rights in the North Korean context.