1st Place Winner
Yiting “Eliza” Ge
Brown University
Eliza Ge is a PhD student in Anthropology at Brown University. Her research examines the knowledge production and practice of genomic medicine in China. Working with families with rare genetic diseases, patient advocacy organizations, scientists, and pharmaceutical representatives, she explores how gene therapies are conceptualized, materialized, and circulated. Her work situates genomic medicine within pharmaceutical capitalism, China’s techno-nationalism, as well as the moral economy of hope.
2nd Place Winner
Pragart “Tim” Henderson
University of North Texas
Pragart T. Henderson (Tim) is a recent MS graduate in Applied Anthropology from the University of North Texas. His research focuses on rural healthcare workforce retention, with particular attention to nurses working in underserved communities. His Peter K. New Award–recognized project draws on mixed-methods research to examine why nurses remain in rural care settings within a multi-state healthcare organization in the U.S. South. He plans to continue applied research on rural healthcare organizations and workforce sustainability.
3rd Place Winner
Chloe Warpinski
University of Florida
Chloe L Warpinski is an MD/PhD trainee at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on U.S. primary care and healthcare quality policy. She completed her undergraduate education at Arizona State University, where she received a B.A. in Global Health. After completing a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Slovakia, Chloe returned to higher education as an MD/PhD trainee at the University of Florida. Upon completion of her PhD, Chloe will return to the University of Florida College of Medicine to complete her Medical Degree. She is an active member of the Society for Applied Anthropology, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the North American Primary Care Research Group. She plans to pursue Family Practice and to continue to research primary care.
