Graham is an international Ph.D. student of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) and a Research Assistant with the Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI) Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. His research interests include socio-economic policy, global social work, and HIV prevention.
Miranda is the Research Project Coordinator for Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. She manages and coordinates the implementation of GSDI’s work. Miranda is passionate about youth development and strongly believes that youth be included throughout all phases of research. Miranda’s objective as a social work professional is to innovatively improve the ways in which systems impact youth in order to improve health, behavior, and social outcomes.
Dr. Bilotta is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Dr. Bilotta’s work explores social inclusion and culturally responsive ethics of global social work, including youth participation in evaluation research and social development. He is interested in the ways colonialism and Eurocentric power inform research methodologies and social work interventions with communities who face substantiated subjugation. He has worked with forcibly displaced young people in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, the U.S., and Canada.
Dr. Ansong is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and a Research Associate at the Center for Social Development (CSD). His areas of research expertise include economic and educational disparities, youth asset development, and international social development. He has been particularly involved in international research on asset development for low-income households and youth. His current research examines the impacts of youth savings accounts on in-school behavior and academic performance…
Dr. Masa is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Dr. Masa leads the center’s initiatives on the intersection of health and economic security. Dr. Masa has more than 8 years of professional and research experience that has centered on addressing the intersection of economic security and health outcomes in low-resource settings. Dr. Masa holds a bachelors degree in legal management from the University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines), a masters degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, and a doctoral degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Chowa is a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and founding director of GSDI. Dr. Chowa leads the center’s initiatives on economic security, financial inclusion, and workforce development. Dr. Chowa has more than 20 years of professional and research experience that have focused on tackling social, economic, and health issues in low-resource countries. Dr. Chowa holds a bachelors degree in social work from the University of Zambia, and masters and doctoral degrees in social work from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Chowa currently resides in Chapel Hill, NC, and had also lived in Botswana, St. Louis, and Zambia….
