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October 16, 2024
Corina Zamora grew up playing bingo and telling stories with her family in South Texas. Storytelling even helped in solving problems and learning Spanish, by using loteria cards to tell stories in this language. As the only Latina in a small Texas school, it was important to be able to talk about all experiences, good […]
October 16, 2024
Claudia Sanchez Lucas is described by many as humble, a trait learned from her mom and dad. Lucas is also strong and resilient, with a passion for helping people. Lucas has powerful curiosity that can one day help her push science in brave new directions. She’s growing her passion and curiosity as a […]
October 16, 2024
Claudia Lozano is determined to find ways to increase HPV vaccination rates and dispel myths surrounding the vaccine. Lozano, who has a master’s degree in public health from the University of Texas at El Paso, already has contributed a great deal to the field of public health through working with her city’s public health department […]
October 16, 2024
The catholic religion has been the rock of her life but education is her passion. At an early age Christina was instilled with the importance of learning and every night she would practice reading the newspaper with her grandfather Leopoldo. When her uncle developed cancer she knew that public health was her future. She is […]
October 16, 2024
If you need someone with a variety of experience in health fields, Claudia Chavez has it. Neuroscience? Check. Healthcare administration? Check. Delivering a baby (as part of EMT training)?! Check. Today, Chavez is growing her already strong health-promotion skills as a second-year student in the master’s program in healthcare administration at […]
October 16, 2024
Like the beautiful turquoise bracelet and shawl gifted to her by her Colombian abuela, Clara Reyes is fearless when it comes to facing challenges and seeking solutions. That’s why it’s no surprise Reyes is blazing a path to better health for Latinos. Reyes, who has served on a Peace Corps mission to El Salvador, is […]
October 16, 2024
With a long-felt desire to study science and encouragement from her family, it was not a shock when Christina Olson earned a neuroscience degree in college. However, her interest in public health came as a surprise. When a close supervisor and mentor encouraged her to “sit at that table” and pursue public health, […]
October 16, 2024
Christina Munoz-Masso works hard to improve the health of boricuas—Puerto Ricans—and Latinos in general. Cristina is an epidemiologist at the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center. She coordinates a study investigating DNA methylation in leukemia patients and collaborates on a population-based study on cervical cancer. After Munoz-Masso graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree […]
October 16, 2024
Born and raised in San Antonio, Christina Carmona has seen how Latinos here often don’t get access to the care they need, or they face cultural myths, financial barriers or a lack of knowledge of disease prevention. Carmona used this experience to fuel her drive to improve Latino health. Wanting to make a positive change […]
October 16, 2024
Growing up in Puerto Rico where music is magical and the people transform their stress into relief by dancing, Carola Sanchez-Diaz follows uses music and optimism to help her get through adversity. Sanchez-Diaz brings her music-fueled optimism to her efforts to improve life for patients with cancer. Sanchez-Diaz—having earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in […]