Melissa Salm

Assistant Professor
Sociocultural Anthropologist, Medical Anthropologist

melsalm@email.unc.edu
Alumni Building 409E

Research Interests

Global health, science & technology studies (STS), One Health, zoonotic infectious diseases, eco-epidemiology, Planetary Health, biosecurity governance, pandemic preparedness, science mistrust, public health misinformation, conspiracy theories

Specializations

Sociocultural medical anthropology, science & technology Studies (STS), biosecurity studies, qualitative global health research, anthropology of the contemporary

Education

PhD, University of California - Davis, 2021; MS, University of London - Goldsmiths College, 2011; BA, New York University, 2010