Next week, four of our grad students will be presenting at the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) conference at UNC. Keep a lookout for our panel, entitled, “Anthropological Investigations of the Relationship between Socioeconomic Conditions and Health.” Details are below.

Date and Time: Friday, March 24th, 10:30 am – 12:15 pm

Location: Room 2008, Global Education Center at UNC

Chair: Achsah Dorsey, UNC Chapel Hill

Obesity, Hypertension, and Migration in Purepecha Communities

Isaura Godinez, UNC Chapel Hill

A Study of Nutritional Transition Among Indigenous Populations in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Gioia Skeltis, UNC Chapel Hill

Prenatal Care and Rising Rate of Cesarean-Section in Ecuador

Hannah Jahnke, UNC Chapel Hill

Iron and Infection in Lima, Peru

Achsah Dorsey, UNC Chapel Hill