Ridha Masagazi

Ridha Masagazi joined the Global Food Research Program for the 2024 FERN summer fellowship between her third and fourth years at the UNC-Chapel Hill, where she majored in nutrition and minored in chemistry. Spending most of her upbringing in the foreign service instilled in Ridha a passion for addressing health disparities. As a 2024 FERN fellow, Ridha worked with Dr. Lindsey Smith Taille and Carlos Roberto Soto Díaz to investigate the impact of acculturation on consumption of ultra-processed foods within the Hispanic population in the United States. Ridha plans to use the new skills she developed to pursue a master’s of public health and further explore global health research.

My least liked food is... any form of egg.

When I’m in a time crunch, I love to make… a tuna wrap!

Foods I must have in my home are… any kind of sea food (especially shrimp)!

My “go-to” comfort food is… any kind of bowl with avocado (salmon bowls are my favorite)!