{"id":2436,"date":"2021-05-27T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/?post_type=uncgfrp_team&#038;p=2436"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:08:09","slug":"carmen-prestemon","status":"publish","type":"uncgfrp_team","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/carmen-prestemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen Prestemon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carmen Prestemon is currently a doctoral student in nutrition. Prior to this, she worked as a project coordinator for the Global Food Research Program. She graduated with a BSPH in nutrition from UNC-Chapel Hill&#8217;s Gillings School of Global Public Health in May 2020. During her undergraduate studies, she completed her senior honors thesis under the guidance of Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie. 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