Zoë Harris, MPH

Zoë Harris is a Community Health Sciences PhD candidate at the University of Illinois – Chicago School of Public Health. She is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and has worked with her own tribal community as well as urban Native populations in Boston and Chicago on topics of education, health promotion, and language preservation. Zoë is also a Jamaican citizen and has family roots in Selma, Alabama. Therefore, she strives to educate people on the unique experiences of afro-indigenous people and the intersectionality that exists within all communities. In addition to her work on indigenous wellness systems, she has also worked on projects related to infection prevention and control, mental health, police violence, veteran’s health, social determinants of health, and racism as a public health issue. In addition to her research, Zoë loves cultivating plants and practicing traditional finger weaving.