Several DUSON faculty and staff, as well as a student, are participants of the Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19 (Latin-19) community group, which comprises community stakeholders from Durham, Orange and Wake counties. DUSON participants include: 

• Dean Marion E. Broome

• Brigit Carter, associate dean for diversity and inclusion 

• Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor

• Irene Felsman, assistant professor

• Iris Padilla, assistant professor

• Gabriela Nagy, assistant clinical professor

• Rosa Solorzano, consulting associate

• Allison Stafford, postdoctoral associate

• Norma Garcia Ortiz, clinical research specialist

• Angel Garcia Aristi, clinical research specialist

• Maralis Mercado Emerson, clinical research coordinator

• Sofia Mendoza, ABSN student

Latin-19 meets regularly with the goal to connect with and support the local Latinx community during the pandemic. So far, the group has evaluated available information, translated documents and advocated for local government entities to release materials in Spanish, and has tapped into their networks to disseminate resources to local Latinx residents. During the meetings, different members provide updates on their end and evaluate areas that need to be either still addressed or addressed further.