Research Team

CPC Investigators

Name Department Institution
Richard E. Bilsborrow Research Professor, Biostatistics
Fellow, Carolina Population Center
Adjunct Professor, Geography
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chirayath M. Suchindran Professor, Biostatistics
Fellow, Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen J. Walsh Professor, Geography
Fellow, Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Other Investigators & Consultants

Name Department Institution
Alisson Barbieri CEDEPLAR Universidade Federal do Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Clark Gray Duke University
Luis Limacha Instituto de Investigaciones sobre la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Peru
Flora Lu
Latin American & Latino Studies UC Santa Cruz
George P. Malanson Geography University of Iowa
Carlos Mena Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas & Ambientales Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Joseph P. Messina Geography Michigan State University
William Pan International Health Department, School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University
David Romo Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas & Ambientales Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Mark Sorenson Anthropology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gabriela Valdivia Geography University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Staff

Name Title Institution
Francis Baquero Ecuador Field Coordinator Ecociencia, Quito, Ecuador
Brian Frizzelle Lead Spatial Analyst,
Head of Spatial Analysis
Carolina Population Center,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Students & Post-Docs on the CPC Ecuador Projects

Name Title Department Institution
Jason Bremner Ph.D. Candidate
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
City & Regional Planning UNC – Chapel Hill
Laura Brewington Ph.D. Student
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
Geography UNC – Chapel Hill
Ashley Carse Ph.D. Student
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
Anthropology UNC – Chapel Hill
Christine Erlien Ph.D. Candidate
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
Geography UNC – Chapel Hill
Caryl Feldacker Ph.D. Student
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
Health Behavior & Health Education UNC – Chapel Hill
Amy Norman McCleary Ph.D. Student
CPC Pre-Doctoral Trainee
Geography UNC – Chapel Hill
Patricia Polo Masters Student Geography UNC – Chapel Hill
Julie Tuttle Ph.D. Student Geography UNC – Chapel Hill