Nancy Bird
Meet Nancy Bird, Mask Ambassador of MaskTogetherAmerica
Nancy Bird-Soto, PhD is a scholar and writer. Hailing from Puerto Rico, she has been encouraged by the effective Covid-19 protocols Puerto Rico had in place during the first years of the pandemic to see the direct connection between masking and personal and collective care. During her visits there since 2020, seeing people mask up at grocery stores and other indoor venues when that was not a requirement anymore felt reassuring. A supporter of the layered approach to mitigation, Nancy is grateful for the efforts to educate our communities about Covid-safer practices. As well, she finds storytelling a key component in understanding our personal and collective experiences with the pandemic and navigating the related stressors. She enjoys traveling, taking Pilates classes, and listening to Bad Bunny’s DTMF album.
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Nancy Bird-Soto, PhD es una estudiosa y escritora puertorriqueña. Los eficientes protocolos que Puerto Rico implementó durante los primeros años de la pandemia del Covid-19 la animaron a ver la conexión directa entre llevar mascarilla y el cuidado personal y colectivo. Durante sus visitas desde el 2020 a “la isla”, le resultó alentador ver gente usando mascarilla en los supermercados y espacios por el estilo cuando su uso ya no era mandatorio. Partidaria del acercamiento “en capas” con respecto a la mitigación, Nancy agradece los esfuerzos para educar a las comunidades en cuanto a la mitigación del virus. Para ella, narrar nuestras historias es un componente clave para entender las experiencias personales y colectivas relacionadas al Covid-19. Le gusta viajar, tomar clases de Pilates y escuchar el álbum DTMF de Bad Bunny.
