Noor Badri

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Noor Badri is a recent graduate from the University of California, San Diego. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Global Health with a minor in Human Rights and Migration. Originating from Sudan, Noor’s dual Sudanese-American heritage has enriched her with a profound cultural insight into both the global North and South. At UC San Diego, Noor held various leadership positions in many organizations including the Student Promoted Access Center for Education & Service, the Muslim Student Association, the Sudanese Student Association, and served as an ambassador for the University of California Global Health Institute. Noor’s professional journey includes serving remotely as a public health intern at Training, Research, Education for Driving Safety at UC San Diego School of Medicine, significantly contributing to driving safety initiatives as well as working as a lab intern at UCSD’s Displacement and Health Research Lab studying the Arab-refugee population in San Diego. She was also involved with the local refugee youth community in San Diego vis-a-vis the Majdal Center mentorship which she founded and directed. Noor aspires to work for organizations dedicated to health equity that view health as a human right. In her own life, Noor is very outspoken about global socio-political issues, often attending protests. She is deeply interested in working with under-served and marginalized communities in the global south that experience the repercussions of colonialism, climate change, and displacement. Following the Princeton in Africa fellowship, Noor plans to attend graduate school and receive a Master’s in Public Health before formally entering the workforce.