CPC Interns

Summer Program Intern Alumni

Tiffany Ames, summer 2014
Class of 2015, Sociology, City University of New York, Herbert H. Lehman College
 Tiffany Ames
Internship research focus:
Violence in the LBGT community
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Carolyn Halpern, Maternal and Child Health
Post-internship activities:
  • Statistical Analyst
  • Future graduate studies
Angela Ancheta, summer 2012
Class of 2013, Anthropology and Psychology, UNC-CH
 Angela Ancheta
Internship research focus:
The association between dietary acculturation and deteriorating health as it relates to Latino populations.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
Post-internship activities:
  • Case Manager, Orange County (NC) Department of Social Services
  • Future graduate studies
MyLea Barclift, summer 2013
Class of 2014, Sociology and Psychology, UNC-CH
 MyLea Barclift
Internship research focus:
The impact of religion on health in young adulthood
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
Post-internship activities:
  • Math Teacher, KIPP ENC College Prep, Public Schools
  • Future graduate studies
Ann Marie Bartholomew, summer 2009
Class of 2010, Political Science and Spanish, UNC-CH
 Ann Marie Bartholomew
Internship research focus:
Policy and environmental impacts of the New Special Law in the Galapagos Islands
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Stephen Walsh, Geography
Post-internship activities:
  • 2012, MS-SLP, UNC-CH Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Current position: Speech Therapist, Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Jillian Casey, summer 2008
Email: jscasey@email.unc.edu
Class of 2009, Sociology, UNC-CH
 Jillian Casey
Internship research focus:
Preventive care and economic disparities among urban slum populations in Bangladesh.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. John Akin, Economics
Post-internship activities:
  • Senior Manager, Prevention, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
  • 2011, MPH, Health Behavior Health Eduction, UNC-CH
William Cole, summer 2007
Class of 2009, Mathematics and Fine Arts, University of Mississippi
 Will Cole
Internship research focus:
Racial disparities in birth weight and pre-term births in the State of North Carolina: 1996 - 2005.
CPC Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Amy Herring, Biostatistics and Dr. C. Suchindran
Post-internship activities:
  • 2011, MAT, Mathematics Education, Duke University
  • Current position: Teacher, AP Calculus and Geometry, Northern High School, Durham, NC
Danielle Cuddington, summer 2012
Class of 2013, Sociology and Women's Studies, UNC-CH
 Danielle Cuddington
Internship research focus:
Connections between demographic behavior and the quantity and quality of groundwater.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2015-16: Graduate studies, Data Science, George Washington University
Jessica Dilday, summer 2011
Class of 2011, Sociology, UNC-CH
 Jessica Dilday
Internship research focus:
Prevalence and social, demographic, and health correlates of meditation among U.S. adolescents.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2013, MA, Sociology, UNC-Charlotte
  • Current position: Market Analyst
Ciarra Dortche, summer 2013
Class of 2014, Public Health Studies, East Carolina University
 Ciarra Dortche
Internship research focus:
The effectiveness of maternal tetanus vaccinations and clean birth practices
on the health of Ugandan women
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Carolina Perez-Heydrich, Biostatistics and Infectious Diseases
Post-internship activities:
  • 2016, MPH, Public Health, East Carolina University
  • Current position: Public Health Evaluation and Research, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Rachel Dukes, summer 2011
Class of 2012, International Studies, and Global Health, UNC-CH
 Rachel Dukes
Internship research focus:
The relationship between schooling and HIV risk behavior in adolescents.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Audrey Pettifor, Epidemiology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2014, MPH, Global Health Policy, George Washington University
  • Senior Analyst, Avalere Health
Sophia Duong, summer 2010
Class of 2011, Health Policy and Management, UNC-CH
 Sophia Duong
Internship research focus:
Media use and eating behaviors among rural and urban Chinese adolescents.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2014, MPH, Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Current position: State Health Policy Analyst, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown University
Brittany Edens Murray, summer 2010
Class of 2011, Public Policy, UNC-CH
 Brittany Edens
Internship research focus:
Body Image Discordance and the Weight-Related Health Behaviors of Postpartum African American Women
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2015-16: Doctoral studies, UNC-CH School of Education
  • Research Assistant, (Metropolitan Housing and
    Communities Center), The Urban Institute (2013-15)
  • Teach for America (2011-13)
Wendi Elkins, summer 2013
Class of 2014, Global Health and Public Policy, UNC-CH
 Wendi Elkins
Internship research focus:
The role of household characteristics on health care utilization in China
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
Post-internship activities:
  • Public Health Analyst, RTI International
  • Future graduate studies
Candice Gautier, 2008
Class of 2008, Psychology, University of Florida
 Candice Gautier
Internship research focus:
The impact of widowhood and/or divorce on mental health.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Glen Elder, Sociology
Future plans:
  • Graduate studies
Taylor Hargrove, PhD 2009 and 2010
Class of 2011, Psychology, UNC-CH
 Taylor Hargrove
Internship research focus:
The influence of spatial proximity to non-family organizations and childhood on household fissure
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2016, PhD, Sociology, Vanderbilt University
  • 2016-17: Postdoctoral Scholar, Carolina Population Center; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNC-CH Department of Sociology
Cameron Horne, summer 2011
Class of 2013, Geography, UNC-CH
 Cameron Horne
Internship research focus:
The influence of natural disasters on neighborhood change and recovery.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Kyle Crowder, Sociology
Post-internship activities:
  • 2015, MS, Geography, University of South Carolina
  • Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, State of South Carolina
Patricia Huerta, summer 2012
Class of 2013, Psychology and Sociology, UNC-CH
 Patricia Huerta
Internship research focus:
The association between sexual initiation patterns and long-term sexual and relationship satisfaction trajectories.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Carolyn Halpern, Maternal and Child Health
Post-internship activities:
  • 2013-14 - present: Graduate studies in Marriage and Family Therapy, East Carolina University
Samantha Martinez Jaroszewski, summer 2011
Class of 2013, Sociology, UNC-CH
 Samantha Martinez
Internship research focus:
A comparative study of quality of life factors between the migrant-sending areas of mainland Ecuador and the migrant-receiving areas of the Galapagos Islands
CPC Faculty Preceptors: Dr. Margarita Mooney
Post-internship activities:
  • 2013-14 - present: Doctoral studies in Sociology, Princeton University
Mary Kroeger, summer 2011
Class of 2012, Economics, & Political Science, UNC-CH
 Mary Kroeger
Internship research focus:
The association between sexual debut and depression among adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Carolyn Halpern, Maternal Health Child Health
Post-internship activities:
  • 2012-13 - present: PhD Candidate in Political Science, Princeton University
Chaniya Marshall, summer 2014
Class of 2015, Sociology, Tuskegee University
 Chaniya Marshall
Internship research focus:
Evaluating racial differences in family structure
CPC Faculty Preceptors: Drs. S. Philip Morgan, Sociology and Rebecca Tippett, Carolina Demography
Future plans:
  • 2015 - present: MS Candidate in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Western Oregon University
Shaina Mitchell, summer 2013
Class of 2014, Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
 Shaina Mitchell
Internship research focus:
Representativeness of the China Health and Nutrition Survey
CPC Faculty Preceptors: Drs. Penny Gordon Larsen, Nutrition
and Amy Herring, Biostatistics
Post-internship activities:
  • 2010-11 - present: Doctoral student in Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chelsea Merritt, summer 2009
    Class of 2011, Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-CH
    		 Chelsea Merritt
    Internship research focus:
    A comparative study of the effects of socioeconomic status on nutrition: the cases of China and the United States
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
    Post-internship activities:
    • Current position: Assistant Manager, College Admissions Consulting, College Zone
    • Future graduate studies
    Denise Mitchell, summer 2011
    Class of 2012, Psychology, UNC-CH
    		 Denise Mitchell
    Internship research focus:
    The association between psychosocial stressors, discrimination, and blood pressure.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jon Hussey, Maternal and Child Health
    Post-internship activities:
    • Research Assistant, American Institutes for Research (NC)
    • Future graduate studies
    Stephanie Nelli, summer 2012
    Class of 2013, Mathematics, UNC-CH
    		 Stephanie Nelli
    Internship research focus:
    The influence of friendship networks on adolescent depression.
    CPC Faculty Preceptors: Drs. Carolyn Halpern, Maternal and Child Health and Carolina Perez-Heydrich, Biostatistics and the CPC Postdoctoral Program
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2013-14 - present: Doctoral studies in Neuroscience, University of San Diego
    Jennifer Nwachukwu, JD  summer 2011
    Class of 2012, Public Policy & Political Science, UNC-CH
    		 Jennifer Nwachukwu
    Internship research focus:
    The effects of Nigerian-born parental status on second-generation Nigerian-Americans.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Ted Mouw, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2015: JD, University of Baltimore School of Law
    David Parker, summer 2006
    Class of 2008, Biology, Shaw University
    		 David Parker
    Internship research focus:
    Issues of health disparities in the South for the period covering 1960-present
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jay Kaufman, Epidemiology
    Future plans:
    • Graduate studies
    Jordan Pedraza, summer 2009
    Class of 2009, Sociology, Pomona College
    		 Jordan Pedraza
    Internship research focus:
    The relationship between perceived racial discrimination and educational adaptation and attainment for Latino/a 1st and 2nd generation adolescents in North Carolina.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Krista Perreira, Public Policy
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2010-present: Senior Program Manager, Google for Education
    • 2009-10: Public policy research, Mathematica Policy Research, Oakland, CA
    Rachel Quinto, 2009
    Class of 2010, Sociology, UNC-CH
    		 Rachel Quinto
    Internship research focus:
    Marriage formation, economics, and health: a comparative study of selected OECD countries
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Claudia Geist
    Post-internship activities:
    • Program Coordinator, University of North Carolina School of Medicine - Office of Special Programs
    Clarissa Sellers, summer 2008
    Class of 2008, Statistics, North Carolina State University
    		 Clarissa Sellers
    Internship research focus:
    Mathematical modeling of social and sexual networks using concurrency, sexually transmitted infections, and other demographic data to model the spread of HIV infection, and deterministic, stochastic, and event driven modeling to show significant factors that explain the spread of HIV. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Audrey Pettifor, Epidemiology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2012, MPH, Health Promotion - George Washington University
    • Current position: Research Assistant, The Rand Corporation
    Farai Sikipa, summer 2010
    Class of 2012, Biology, UNC-CH
    		 Farai Sikipa
    Internship research focus:
    The association between social cash transfers, school enrollment, and child labor in sub-Saharan Africa.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Ashu Handa, Public Policy
    Post-internship activities:
    • Founder, Chairman & CEO, Euddle
    Nicole Steward-Streng, summer 2006
    Class of 2007, Sociology, Kent State University
    		 Nicole Steward
    Internship research focus:
    The relationship between religion and sexual behavior
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • Current position: Senior Analyst, Shopper Insights
    • 2009-12: Senior Research Analyst, Child Trends
    • 2009, MA, Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
    Trini Thach, summer 2013
    Class of 2014, Biology and Psychology, UNC-CH
    		 Trini Thach
    Internship research focus:
    The association between weight and iron deficiency in Chinese women and children
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
    Post-internship activities:
    • Public Health Analyst, RTI International
    • Future graduate studies
    Rhyan Vereen, summer 2012
    Class of 2013, Public Health Studies, East Carolina University
    		 Rhyan Vereen
    Internship research focus:
    The association between childhood family environment and the increase of racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Whitney Robinson, Epidemiology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2013-14: Graduate studies in Public Health, Emory University
    Myra Villalobos, summer 2009
    Class of 2010, Biological Anthropology, Spanish, and Economics,
    University of New Mexico
    		 Myra Villalobos
    Internship research focus:
    Livelihood transitions, changing family structures, and consequences of the environment
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • LEED Project Manager, Franklin Construction Company (New Mexico)

    Academic Year Intern Alumni
    Agustin Abdallah, 2007-08
    Class of 2007, Geography, UNC-CH
    		 Agustin Abdallah
    Internship research focus:
    Development in Latin America, Hispanic immigrants in North Carolina, and health disparities, issues related to infectious diseases in Malawi and Bangladesh
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    • Medical student, Tulane University School of Medicine
    Kathleen (Casanova) Jaynes, 2007-08 - 2008-09
    Class of 2009, Public Policy, UNC-CH
    		 Kathleen Casanova
    Internship research focus:
    Obesity and the built environment
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, Nutrition
    Post-internship activities:
    • Current position: Director of Development, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    • 2010-12: Director of Development, ESYNYC
    • 2009-10: Fellow, New York City Urban Fellows Program
    Kate Dickson, 2009-10
    Class of 2011, Geography, UNC-CH
    		 Kate Dickson
    Internship research focus:
    Population and environment interactions in Bangladesh
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    • Teach for America
    Henry Ebron, 2003-04
    Class of 2004, Geography and Psychology, North Carolina Central University
    		 Henry Ebron
    Internship research focus:
    Population and pastoral change in rural Tanzania using spatial analysis methods
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Paul Leslie, Anthropology
    Post-internship activities:
    • JD, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
    Shamia Faison, PhD 2008-09 - 2009-10
    Class of 2010, Psychology, UNC-CH
    		 Shamia Faison
    Internship research focus:
    National Children's Study
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2015, PhD, Pharmacy, University of Maryland
    Crystal Hall Gibson, 2003-04
    Class of 2004, Geography and Sociology, North Carolina Central University
    		 Crystal Hall
    Internship research focus:
    Land use and land cover change in Nang Rong, Thailand
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Steve Walsh, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    Christopher Hodges, 2004-05
    Class of 2005, Geography and Criminal Justice, North Carolina Central University
    		 Chris Hodges
    Internship research focus:
    Population and pastoral change in rural Tanzania using spatial analysis methods
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Paul Leslie, Anthropology
    Post-internship activities:
    • Graduate studies in geography and the environment
    Jonathan Jackson, 2006-07 - 2008-09
    Class of 2009, Geography and Earth Sciences, North Carolina Central University
    		 Jon Jackson
    Internship research focus:
    Cholera seasonality around the world
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Future plans:
    • Graduate studies in geography and sustainable city planning
    Jillian Jefferson (Harris), 2007-08
    		 Jillian Jefferson
    Internship research focus:
    National Children's Study
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    Kwasi Perry, 2006-07
    Class of 2007, Geography and Earth Sciences,
    North Carolina Central University
    		 Kwasi Perry
    Internship research focus:
    GIS applications.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2009, MBA, North Carolina Central University
    Niobra Peterson (Keah), 2007 - 08
    Class of 2008, Sociology, UNC-CH
    		 Niobra Peterson
    Internship research focus:
    Niobra is working with the National Children's Study faculty and project staff on issues focused on community influences on children's health.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2015, MS, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Drexel College of Medicine
    • 2012, MA, Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Current position: Visiting Scholar, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
    Christian Quingla, 2008-09
    Class of 2010, Sociology, UNC-CH
    		 Christian Quingla
    Internship research focus:
    Immigrant incorporation and social mobility
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jacqueline Hagan, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • Mortgage Consultant, Wells Fargo
    Bianka Reese, 2009, 2010, and 2011
    Class of 2012, Health Policy and Management, UNC-CH

    		Bianka Reese
    Internship research focus:
    The association between sequences of sexual initiation and the likelihood of teen pregnancy.
    CPC Faculty Preceptors: Drs. Carolyn Halpern and Jon Hussey, Maternal and Child Health
    Post-internship activities:
    • AY 2012-13 - present: Doctoral studies in Maternal and Child Health, UNC-CH
    Marcus Rountree, 2004-05
    Class of 2006, Environmental Science with a concentration in Geography, North Carolina Central University
    Internship research focus:
    GIS and remote sensing activities in population studies
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Steve Walsh, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    • Sierra Student Coalition
    Kavya Sekar, 2010-11
    Class of 2013, Anthropology and Biology, UNC-CH
    		 Kavya Sekar
    Internship research focus:
    Biocultural influences on solid feeding among African-American infants
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Amanda Thompson, Anthropology
    Future plans:
    • Doctoral studies
    Tasia Smith, 2007-08
    Class of 2008, Psychology, UNC-CH
    		 Tasia Smith
    Internship research focus:
    Mental health and academic adaptation processes for Latino immigrant populations in North Carolina.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Krista Perreira, Sociology
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2011, MS, Human Development and Family Studies, UNC-Greensboro
    • Current position: Doctoral studies, Counseling Psychology, University of Florida
    Tamara Spivey, 2007-08
    Class of 2007, Geography and Earth Sciences,
    North Carolina Central University
    		 Tamara Spivey
    Internship research focus:
    GIS Applications
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Future plans:
    • Graduate studies
    Cameron Taylor, 2008-09 - 2009-10
    Class of 2010, Geography, UNC-CH
    		 Cameron Taylor
    Internship research focus:
    Spatial analysis of bacterial and viral pathogens in groundwater in Bangladesh.
    CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography
    Post-internship activities:
    • 2012, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health
    • Current position: Health Geographic Analyst, ICF Macro

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