[Video] Food Insecurity in the Rural Southern U.S.

"My name is Deborah Nans and I am a graduating senior at The University of Texas at Austin. My personal experience with the absence of accountability and health resource management planted the initial seeds of interest in medicine. This interest has been nurtured into a full-fledged pursuit for knowledge and experience in global (public) health, health systems design, health policy, nutrition and innovation in health delivery. Simply, I just want to help design, build, and manage health systems that value accountability, efficiency and innovation—especially in emerging economies!"

Layne Johnson is from Fairfax, Virginia, attends the University of Virginia, and is majoring in Political Philosophy, Policy, & Law, with minors in both History and Anthropology. At UVA, he is Vice President of the university’s Amnesty International chapter and serves as outreach chair of the Charlottesville Alliance for Refugees. Layne is passionate about engaging with law and public policy solutions to address systemic injustices, particularly poverty and food insecurity. This summer, he hopes to both deepen his knowledge about anti-hunger solutions, as well as further develop his policy research and advocacy skills to create a more just world.

Indya Woodfolk is from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and a recent graduate at the University of Richmond. There Indya double majored in environments studies and anthropology. Indya was the president of GreenUR, a Bonner scholar, and cheerleader. Indya’s focus has been environmental justice including hunger based issues such as food deserts. Next year, Indya will be attending Duke Law pursuing environmental law.