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Ashira Weinreich
Masters Student in Community Health and Prevention Research, admitted Autumn 2025
BioMy research examines how diverse biocultural systems inform community health in times of sociocultural and ecological change. By linking cyclical patterns in health practices with seasonality, nutrient intake, and medicinal plant use, I explore how village communities adapt to climatic variability. During my 2024-2025 Fulbright Research Fellowship in Nepal, I interviewed community members, organized and facilitated workshops in 12 villages ranging in elevation from 6,500ft to 13,000ft, engaging over 200 villagers. I believe that anticipatory capacity for ecosystem variability is important in understanding community health in Nepal’s high-altitude Himalayan Mountain regions. I am committed to a collaborative, community-centered approach to research, emphasizing the importance of reciprocity and giving back to the community.