My name is Margarett McBride, M.A. and I am a 4th-year doctoral candidate from Saginaw, Michigan studying Developmental Psychology in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I received my B.A. in Biopsychology, … Read more

My name is Diane Slocum, and I entered the UNC PhD program in Anthropology in 2019. I have an MA in Anthropology from Northern Arizona University. My primary research interests include community-engaged archaeology and cultural heritage. I am especially interested … Read more

My name is Rosemary Gay, and I began graduate studies in fall of 2020 in the Sociocultural Anthropology program. Broadly, I am interested in food, agriculture, and development in the Americas. I am particularly interested in science studies and “studying … Read more

Graduation Year: 2020 GCPR Practicum: A hometown study utilizing critical oral histories to prompt discussions about racism and education in East Texas. The practicum time was used to cultivate relationships with potential community partners Favorite GCPR Class(es): Decolonizing Methodologies; Anti-Racism Training … Read more

Formerly a librarian, I am currently a PhD student in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. I research print and online publishing spaces used by autistic self-advocates who are re-shaping public and scientific discourses about the … Read more

My name is Erica Janko and, as of Fall 2021, I am a third-year PhD student in the Department of Sociology. My research sits at the intersection of work and power. My master’s thesis examines the relationship among work insecurity, … Read more

Ariana Ávila is a medical/sociocultural anthropologist interested in food as a form of care among the farmworker community in Immokalee, Florida. Her research is guided by viewing food insecurity in Immokalee as food apartheid which better describes the violence of … Read more

 My name is Sophia Graybill and I am a doctoral student and teaching/research assistant in the Department of Geography at UNC-Chapel Hill. My research focuses on the intersecting dynamics of rural out-migration, livelihood shifts, and environmental change in Community Forestry … Read more

I am a Clinical Nurse II in Emergency Medicine and practice as a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in the Piedmont North Carolina area. I returned to academia in fall of 2020 and am currently in my second year as … Read more

My name is Sarah Godoy, and I am PhD student, graduate research assistant, and Royster Fellow in the School of Social Work since fall of 2020. My research focuses on youth and young adults impacted by commercial sexual exploitation in … Read more