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October 16, 2024
Rosalie Aguilar grew up along the Texas-Mexico border and volunteered her time working in migrant worker clinics, an experience that spawned her interest in public and world health issues. She dreamt of finding a way to help many people. Originally this dream led Aguilar to envision a career in the medical field, but she soon […]
October 16, 2024
Diana Santiago Campos has taken initiative in her professional life by pursuing a career in nursing in Puerto Rico. Having earned a master’s degree and working as a registered nurse, Campos understands the importance of family and providing for those in need. Being the only one in her family to attend and complete college, she […]
October 16, 2024
Rebecca Adeigbe grew up in South Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley, a predominantly Latino region that often lacks basic infrastructure—like streets and running water—and also lacks doctors and public health services. Seeing these conditions spurred her desire to help those underserved through a career in health. Adeigbe now is working on her master’s degree in […]
October 16, 2024
Even more impressive than the beautiful clothing and festive music from her native Guatamala, Mariana Arevalo already has a strong resume of work on research projects to improve the delivery of services to disadvantaged people. Arevalo, who is currently studying for a master’s degree and has been working in cancer research at the Moffitt Cancer […]
October 16, 2024
Marievelisse Soto-Salgado grew up dedicated to solving public health problems in what she calls “La Isla del Encanto”—her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She got her passion for science and research through her time obtaining a bachelor’s degree in general sciences and a master’s degree in public health. She’s even been working for several […]
October 16, 2024
Growing up, Marina Daldalian’s mother, the daughter of a migrant worker, and her father, a native of Lebanon, taught her the importance of education and about caring for those with few resources. As she volunteered locally and abroad for several years, a focus on health became Daldalian’s calling. In Kansas City, Kan., Daldalian is a […]
October 16, 2024
Mary Vanellys Diaz Santana values the richness of culture and faith in her native Puerto Rico, but also understands how different cultural aspects can be barriers and enablers to public health. Santana’s strong passion for investigating the distribution, frequency and determinants of health led her to the University of Puerto Rico’s medical sciences campus, where […]
October 16, 2024
Laura Reyes is a native South Texan who developed a thirst for knowledge early in life, often visiting the library as a child with her mother, who was going through grad school. As she continued to seek knowledge, her interest in science and the human body grew, and she eventually attended Loyola New Orleans University. […]
October 16, 2024
Laura Rubalcava knows the pain that weight prejudice can cause. She witnessed several family members struggle with obesity and get teased or treated rudely at school, work, stores—even doctor’s offices. She wanted to help them and people like them feel better. So Rubalcava earned a master’s degree in community counseling and provided families with nutrition […]
October 16, 2024
After seeing how media can help improve Latinas’ health behavior during a practicum along the Texas-Mexico Border, Maria Priscilla Brietzke believes that small changes have big power to help the disadvantaged. Brietzke, who currently is a research assisting at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing, is focusing on making both small […]