Geni Eng is a co-director of the Community Health Scholars post-doctoral program. She teaches community organization; cross-cultural aspects of health education practices; community diagnosis; and health issues relevant to women, ethnic minorities, and developing nations. Her current research projects apply community-based … 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 Asia Carter, and I am a first-year Master of Public Health student in the Health Behavior department and entered the program in Fall of 2021. I am a graduate research assistant in the Health Behavior department working … 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

My name is Chloe Yang, and, as of fall 2021, I am a first year Master’s in Public Health student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, in the Health Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights concentration. My … Read more

My name is Kristen Viera, and in the fall of 2021, I joined the Environment, Ecology, and Energy (E3P) program to pursue a Master’s in ecology. I am particularly interested in socio-ecological issues pertaining to sustainable city designs, agricultural practices, … Read more

My name is Jackson Devadas and, as of fall of 2021, I am a first year Master’s in Public Health student in the Health Behavior concentration. I am interested in working with queer BIPOC youth, especially those who are justice-involved, … 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