Rachel Austin

Rachel Austin
Research Assistant

Rachel is the Coordinator for the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core. She is also a Research Assistant in QualCore. She has experience in qualitative research methods and analysis, project coordination, and community health education. Rachel’s research interests include gender-based violence and child maltreatment prevention.  

Rachel earned her Master of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, concentrating on women’s sexual and reproductive health. She holds a dual degree in Biology and English from Boston University and is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer of Madagascar.