My name is Isabel Abarca (she/her), as of Fall 2024, I am a second-year PhD student in the Sociocultural Anthropology program. Broadly, I am interested in migration, identity, and immigrant families and communities in the American South. More specifically, I … Read more

Dahlia Boyles (she/her) is a third-year doctoral student and teaching fellow in the Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research concerns the relationship between labor and discourses of worthiness within hunger relief organizations. … Read more

My name is Abigail (she/her/hers), and I am a second-year PhD student in the School of Nursing at UNC-CH. In 2017 I earned my Associate’s Degree of Science in Nursing from Georgia State University-Perimeter College in Clarkston, GA and in … Read more

My name is Olivia (she/her/hers), and I am a third year PhD student in the Environmental Science and Engineering Department at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC. My research interests include environmental justice, environmental health microbiology, and … Read more

Kayla Malone is a Ph.D. student in the Applied Developmental Science and Special Education program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is also pursuing a graduate certificate in Participatory Research. With nearly a decade of … Read more

My name is William (he/him/his), and I am a doctoral student in the Culture, Curriculum, and Teacher Education Program at the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. My research interests include critical pedagogy and improving issues of inclusivity and access … Read more

My name is Hanna (she/her/hers), and I am a first-year PhD student in the Health Behavior Department at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC. I use photovoice, a qualitative research approach, to co-develop research with impacted community … Read more

My name is Maria Teresa Maza and I am a graduate student in the Developmental Psychology program at UNC Chapel Hill. My research aims to explore how adolescents’ social, emotional, and brain development is impacted by and impacting digital media … Read more

I am a PhD student and doctoral fellow of the Community Practice Lab (CPL) within the Department of Health Sciences, pursuing a PhD in Occupational Science. In the Community Engagement Team of CPL, I have partnered with Habitat for Humanity … Read more

My name is Cayla Colclasure. I am a historical archaeologist who focuses on community-engaged research in southern Appalachia. I earned my BA in anthropology at the University of Tennessee and my MA in anthropology from the University of Alabama. My … Read more