John Robert Lewis Fellow
Cohort 3
(2023 - 2024)
Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida (B.S. Public Health)
Graduate Institution: University of Florida (M.S. Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences), Harvard University (Masters of Theological Studies), Duke University (PhD Population Health Sciences)
Occupation: PhD Student
Career Goals/Interests: Professor, Researcher, Policy Maker
Current Region: Durham, NC
JRL Program Bio: Alejandra Salemi is a Doctoral student in Population Health Sciences at Duke University. She is passionate about the intersection of public health and religion and wants to further explore how religion is a social determinant of public health. She is a recent graduate of Harvard University, with a Master of Theological Studies with a focus of Religion, Ethics, and Politics and also holds a Bachelor and Master of Public Health from the University of Florida. She is a proud immigrant from Bogotá, Colombia. She is a candidate for ordination in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Oral History Project: https://www.faithandpolitics.org/oral-history/alejandrasalemi
