Scholar Profile

Latesha K. Harris, BSN, RN, graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Nursing with Highest Honors and University Distinction in December 2020. Latesha is a member of the 7th cohort of the UNC Hillman Scholars. She completed the Hillman Clinical Fellowship in the Summer of 2021 and continues to work clinically as a registered nurse. Latesha's research focuses on women's cardiometabolic health, health inequities, and structural and psychosocial determinants of cardiometabolic disease. She is an active participant in her community and university. Latesha enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking, writing poetry, and traveling.