CPC Interns

Academic Year 2007-08

Agustin Abdallah Email: aabdalla@email.unc.edu Class of 2007, Geography, UNC-CH	Phone: (919) 843-6144 101P CPC South
Internship research focus: Agustin's primary research interests focus on development in Latin America, Hispanic immigrants in North Carolina, and health disparities. His research practicum is currently focused on issues related to infectious diseases in Malawi and Bangladesh. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography Future plans: Medical School

Jonathan Jackson Email: jonathanjackson2004@yahoo.com Class of 2008, Geography and Earth Sciences, North Carolina Central University	Phone: (919) 843-6145 101-O CPC South
Internship research focus: Jon is currently working on the creation of a library of digitized images including ponds, rivers, canals, and tree canopies in the Matlab region of Bangladesh for the Cholera Prediction Study. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography Future plans: Graduate studies

Jillian Jefferson Email: jjill@email.unc.edu Class of 2008, Sociology, UNC-CH	Phone: (919) 966-9264 209 CPC South
Internship research focus: TBD. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Sociology Future plans: Graduate studies

Niobra Peterson Email: nmpeters@email.unc.edu Class of 2008, Sociology, UNC-CH	Phone: (919) 843-6144 101-A CPC South
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 Future plans: Graduate studies

Tasia Smith Email: tmsmith@email.unc.edu Class of 2008, Psychology, UNC-CH	Phone: (919) 843-6144 101Q CPC South
Internship research focus: Mental health and academic adaptation processes for Latino immigrant populations in North Carolina. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Krista Perreira, Sociology Future plans: Graduate studies

Tamara Spivey Email: tamaraspivey@hotmail.com Class of 2007, Geography and Earth Sciences, North Carolina Central University	Phone: (919) 843-6145 101K CPC South
Internship research focus: TBD CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography Future plans: Graduate studies

Summer 2007

William Cole Email: wacole@olemiss.edu Class of 2009, Mathematics and Fine Arts, University of Mississippi
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 Future plans: Graduate studies

Candice Gautier Email: gautierc@ufl.edu Class of 2008, Psychology, University of Florida
Internship research focus: The impact of widowhood and/or divorce on mental health. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Glen Elder, Sociology Future plans: Graduate studies

Jordan Pedraza Email: Jordan.Pedraza@pomona.edu Class of 2009, Sociology, Pomona College
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 Future plans: Graduate studies

Academic Year 2006-07

Jonathan Jackson Email: jonathanjackson2004@yahoo.com Class of 2008, Geography and Earth Sciences, North Carolina Central University
Internship research focus: GIS applications. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography Future plans: Graduate studies

Kwasi Perry Email: kperry7@gmail.com Class of 2007, Geography and Earth Sciences, North Carolina Central University
Internship research focus: GIS applications. CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Michael Emch, Geography Future plans: Graduate studies

Summer 2006

David Parker Class of 2008, Biology, Shaw University
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

Nicole Steward Email: NRS173@PSU.EDU Class of 2007, Sociology, Kent State University
Internship research focus: The relationship between religion and sexual behavior CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce, Sociology Post-internship activities: 2007-08: Graduate Student, Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University

Academic Year 2004-2005

Christopher Hodges Email: cmlhodges@yahoo.com Class of 2005, Geography and Criminal Justice, North Carolina Central University
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

2003-2004

Henry Ebron Class of 2004, Geography and Psychology, North Carolina Central University
Internship research focus: Population and pastoral change in rural Tanzania using spatial analysis methods CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Paul Leslie, Anthropology Post-internship activities: 2007-08: Law student, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Crystal Hall Email: hall.1006@osu.edu Class of 2004, Geography and Sociology, North Carolina Central University
Internship research focus: Land use and land cover change in Nang Rong, Thailand CPC Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Steve Walsh, Geography Post-internship activities: 2004-2006, Graduate studies in Public Policy at Ohio State University; MPA conferred on June 11, 2006. The Ohio State spotlight on Crystal! Current position: Community Organizer at People Engaged in Active Community Efforts (PEACE) within the Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART) network.