Elizabeth Macias Rojo

Elizabeth is a PhD candidate specializing in the intersection of climate change and social determinants of health, with a current focus on heat-health impacts within the US farmworker community. She serves on the Research Innovation Subcommittee for the Climate Commitment Advisory Council at Duke University and co-leads the Climate X PopHealth Working Group within the Department of Population Health Sciences. She also serves on the Environment Section within the American Public Health Association. With over a decade of experience, Elizabeth has worked both domestically and internationally, co-developing and scaling projects in regions such as Latin America, Africa and the United States. Her expertise spans infectious diseases, emergency medicine, global health, and public health workforce development. She has led initiatives on cultural humility for researchers, meaningful community engagement, and anti-colonial research practices.

Elizabeth holds a master’s degree in international relations from Spain’s IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs. Outside of her academic work, she enjoys spending time in nature with her 4- year-old, sharing her children's book La Casa de Vicky at community events, and dancing to Latin music.