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"Community Perspectives and the Role of Social Agents in Sustainable Slum Upgrading: Reflections from the Água Legal Program in São Paulo, Brazil”
Juliana Watanabe Soufen is a Ph.D. student in Community Health in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She brings over 15 years of experience in the fields of international development, project management, and research. Her academic interests focus on promoting health equity and community well-being through interdisciplinary and community-engaged approaches. Through her dissertation titled "Community Perspectives and the Role of Social Agents in Sustainable Slum Upgrading: Reflections from the Água Legal Program in São Paulo, Brazil”, Juliana is committed to advancing sustainable and inclusive development by generating evidence-based solutions that support vulnerable communities.