Catherine Fuentes

Catherine Fuentes is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She specializes in research addressing domestic violence, trauma, and incarceration dynamics among girls and women. Her current work focuses on interrupting intergenerational trauma cycles involving incarcerated mothers and their children, as well as analyzing domestic violence intervention strategies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her research interests span medical anthropology, applied anthropology, and issues impacting incarcerated women. She teaches courses on violence, urban challenges, and culture-health intersections.

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