Professor Named 2021 Carnegie Fellow to Study Long-Term Consequences of Epidemics
- Jun 22, 2021
Kevin Thomas, professor of African and African diaspora studies at UT Austin, has been named a Carnegie Fellow for 2021. He will investigate the longer-term consequences of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and uncover insights related to what a future after COVID-19 might hold.
Each year, the Carnegie Corporation of New York awards fellows $200,000 for scholarly research and writing aimed at addressing some of the world’s most urgent challenges to democracy and international order. With the support of the fellowship, Thomas will study Ebola survivors in Liberia and Sierra Leone. His research will culminate in a book that builds upon work from his previous book examining the local implications of the Ebola epidemic in Dallas, particularly on African immigrants.
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