Ava Meigs is a junior from Fairview, North Carolina. She is majoring in Public Policy and minoring in Medical Sociology, with an interest in expanding access to healthcare among marginalized populations. Ava previously interned at the North Carolina Department of Administration with the Domestic Violence Intervention Program, examining domestic violence from a public health perspective. She has also conducted undergraduate research on health activism through Bass Connections, interviewing women who have impacted the Duke University Health System. Ava is a Baldwin Scholar for the class of 2026 and a Duke Presidential Ambassador. She also plays viola in the Duke Symphony Orchestra and serves on the symphony’s executive committee. After graduation, she hopes to attend law school and pursue a career in health law. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Duke and Durham, attending Duke basketball games, and spending time with friends, family, and her three dogs.