Student Adventures Abroad: Patrice Bent
As a Jamaican international student and an aspiring maternal health equity advocate, Patrice brings both lived experience and academic excellence to her work in public health. A senior at the University of North Florida majoring in Public Health with a minor in Global Health, Patrice applied for the Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Study Abroad Scholarship with a clear mission: to deepen her understanding of racial and maternal health disparities in a global context. Her prior research, including a capstone project titled “Deadly Disparities and Maternal Mortality: Addressing Discrimination Against African American Women in 21st Century Obstetrics,” presented at the 2024