Samara Smith received her B.A. in Sociology- Health, Medicine & Society from Xavier University of Louisiana. She has traveled to Ethiopia to conduct research on stroke awareness in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia and more recently to Cuba to learn how Cubans are maintaining the lowest Covid-19 infections rates in the Americas. Her academic interests include International Health Policy, Cuban and Caribbean Studies, Ethiopian Studies, as well as disaster medicine, medical sociology, and cultural studies. Samara hopes to visit Ethiopia again as soon as she can and learn more about her ancestors. In the future, she sees herself as an advocate for international health policy and equality in healthcare.
