Monica E. Unseld, Ph. D, MPH, was born and raised in Louisville, KY, and has roots in Huntsville, Alabama. She was born to Reginald B. and Barbara K. Unseld. Her parents never stifled her curiosity. They encouraged it with frequent trips to the library, books with at-home science experiments, and even sacrificing the dining room for her “lab.” Monica was allowed to use the bathtub and kitchen appliances as she explored her world. Without them, she would never have grown up to be a scientist. She also learned from her parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles the importance of justice work. She obtained her doctorate in biology in 2008 from the University of Louisville and her Master’s in Public Health from Benedictine University in 2018. Her physical training is in endocrine disruption and environmental signaling. During graduate school, she was introduced to the field of environmental justice. She has worked with grassroots environmental justice groups nationwide for over a decade. For three years, she worked at the Greater Louisville Project; a data think tank that reported metrics for the community to push for social change. She is blending her knowledge and passion for research and data to help uplift community researchers, increases just partnerships with Academia and the community, and help community partners challenge existing narratives about them by assisting them in collecting and creating messaging around the data.
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