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Spatial Health Research Group

Contact Information

Dr. Michael Emch
Department of Geography
UNC-Chapel Hill
CB3220
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Tel: (919) 843-1010
emch@email.unc.edu

All pictures courtesy of Research Team members

 

Veronica Escamilla

Ph.D. Student
Department of Geography
escamill@email.unc.edu

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Research

My research focuses on human-environment interactions and their impact on disease outcomes and health disparities. For my current research, I am measuring the relationship between local level and environmental drivers of diarrheal disease in Matlab, Bangladesh. Master’s work focused on gender differences concerning HIV preventive behavior in rural Malawi.

Education

M.A. Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
B.S. Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002

Funding

IGERT Predoctoral Trainee, Carolina Population Center, 2007-2008

Publications

Wang, F., McLafferty, S., Escamilla, V., & Luo, L. 2008. “Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Health Care Access in Illinois.” Professional Geographer, Vol. 60(1): 54-69.