Rebecca Adkins Fletcher is Associate Professor in the Department of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, where she is also Assistant Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services and Associate Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Risks research in the College of Public Health. As an anthropologist, she engages the intersections of health disparities, access to health care, economic transformation, gender, and activism in Appalachia.  Rebecca has published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Economic Anthropology, and Journal of Appalachian Studies, and is a member of the Journal of Appalachian Studies Editorial Board. She is co-editor of the book Appalachia Revisited: Regional Perspectives on Place, Tradition, and Progress and her forthcoming co-edited book, Engaging Appalachia: A Guidebook for Building Capacity and Sustainability, is scheduled for release with University Press of Kentucky in Spring 2023.