Ariayana Harrell
I am a second-year Sociology Ph.D. student and a second-year Population Health Sciences Trainee at the CPC. My research focuses on the influence of social surroundings and interactions on physiological health across the life course. I obtained my undergraduate degrees in Psychology (B.S) and Sociology (B.A), with a minor in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023. Previously, I worked as a postbaccalaureate fellow in the Epidemiology Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, where I was part of the Puberty and Cancer research group before coming back to UNC as a graduate student.
Research Interests
- Population Health
- Life Course/Aging
- Demography
- Medical Sociology
Preceptor(s)
Taylor Hargrove, Lauren Gaydosh

