Melissa Peters is a graduate student in the Master of Public Policy program with a concentration in Environment and Human Welfare. She attended UNC as an undergraduate where she pursued a B.A. in Public Policy and History. Before the MPP, … Continued

Caitlyn (she/her) pursued a B.A. in Media Journalism and Political Science with a public policy minor from UNC-Chapel Hill. The Mooresville, N.C. native studies inequity within policy and politics and how institutions like the media can better serve underrepresented and … Continued

Ameena Hester, with a Bachelor’s degree from UNC, where she a majored in Public Policy and minored in Environmental Justice and Data Science, has examined disparate health outcomes in Black farmers, environmental justice implications of floodplain buyouts, and spatial data’s … Continued

Jillian Everhart (she/her) is from Lexington, North Carolina, and has been a Tar Heel ever since she can remember. With a major in Public Policy and Political Science and minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, she is interested in studying … Continued

Hannah is a graduate student in the department of Public Policy with a concentration in environmental and human welfare. She has roots in the Eastern and Piedmont regions of North Carolina. During her undergraduate studies at the University of North … Continued

Shyla Miller is a master’s student in the Public Policy Department. Originally from Morganton, North Carolina, Shyla pursued an undergraduate major in Public Policy and a minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. During her undergraduate career, she worked as a … Continued

As a native of Lexington, North Carolina, Nicholas Long initially came to UNC to earn his B.A. in Public Policy and Peace, War, and Defense, with a concentration in International Security and Intelligence. As an MPP candidate, he elected to … Continued

As a native of Knightdale, North Carolina, Jasmin Loraine Beñas initially came to UNC to receive her B.A. in Public Policy and Sociology; she completed an honors thesis titled “The Economic Mobility for 2nd Generation Americans”. As an MPP candidate, … Continued

Jacob Hunter is a Master of Public Policy student at UNC-Chapel Hill with a concentration in Environment and Human Welfare. His policy areas of interest are related to rural economic development, social policy and inequality, and natural disaster mitigation and … Continued

Betsy Norwood is an MPP student from Banner Elk, North Carolina. At UNC-Chapel Hill, Betsy pursued majors in Political Science and Public Policy, along with a minor in Environmental Science and Studies. Betsy is interested in environmental policy, specifically pertaining … Continued