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….