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Hi! My name is Sisan Tennyson and I'm in the Houston campus. I am a first year MPH student. My research interests include maternal and child health, health disparities among minority communities, and nutrition. Some of my hobbies include swimming, watching tv shows, reading and traveling.

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Hi everyone!

My name is Doyin Olayinka and I am pursuing my MPH in Health Promotion and Health Education (Houston Campus).

My research interests are in women's health, health disparities and global health.

My hobbies include eating, social media, hanging out with family and friends, and recently swimming.

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Hello! My name is Travis Clark and I am a first year PhD student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration on the Houston campus. My topic of interest is substance use disorder treatment efficacy and modalities as well as prevention and stigma. My hobbies include anything athletic and a life goal after this degree is to start my career in academia.

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First year MPH in Health Promotion & Health Education student at the El Paso campus.

My research interests are Health disparities among minorities, access to care, insurance gap in Texas.

Life goal is to become a physician and practice in El Paso, an underserved area.

Hobbies include traveling and trying new restaurants in El Paso.

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1st Year PhD in HPBS (Houston)

Research Interests:

Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Maternal & Child Health

Cancer Prevention

I work full-time as the Program Manager of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies program, but previously worked on cancer prevention (tobacco cessation) at MD Anderson here in Houston. I drink at least two 8 oz cups of coffee per day. :)

My hobbies include trying new restaurants, traveling (outside of Covid) and TNRing cats in TMC (89 cats and counting, plus over 50 kittens adopted out after being fixed-so 139+ cats since the pandemic started)!

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Hi!
My name is César Rodríguez, and I am from Mexico. I am a first year HPBS PhD at Houston Campus.

I have a Masters in Sciences in Health Systems. My research area is in migration and health, migrants access to health services, social determinants of health, and most recently, behavior towards vaccination among international migrants in transit.

My hobbies are boxing and walking with my dogs.

César

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Hello!

I am a first year MPH student in the Health Promotion and Health Education degree program at the Houston Campus. I am from Houston, so it is nice to be able to continue my education while staying close to home.

Some of my public health interests include emergency management, community health, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

I just graduated from Texas A&M University with a BSPH, so I am currently getting used to being out of my Aggie bubble. I currently work at 24 Hour Fitness. I enjoy helping our members in every stage of their fitness journeys; they inspire me every day.

When I’m not working or doing school related activities, I enjoy doing anything fitness related (running, weightlifting, bouldering, playing tennis, and the list goes on and on), spending time with my twin sister via FaceTime (she is currently pursuing her PhD in Chemical Education at Iowa State University) and my nana, watching Private Practice on repeat, baking, and shopping.

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Hello everyone!

My name is Clarissa Ronquillo and I am currently a second-year Health Promotion and Health Education student at the Austin Regional Campus.

Interests: Health policy legal field, community health

Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy both playing and watching sports, watching documentaries, traveling, exploring new places with friends, dancing, and discovering new music.

Life goal: Following the completion of my MPH, I plan on attending law school and use my degrees to practice in either medical malpractice or get involved in the health policy legal field.

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Hello, My name is Olajumoke, a DrPH in Health Promotion and Education, Houston Campus. I am an international student from Nigeria. My interest are in design and evaluation of health promotion programs, community care, Maternal and child health.
My hobbies are spending quality time with family.

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Hi y'all.

I recently graduated from the University of Dallas and am an ecstatic MPH Health Promotion and Health Education student.

🍝👩🏽‍🍳🍎 I am hungry to serve the greater Houston community particularly in...

Interests: Nutritional Education within a clinical setting (I am an aspiring physician!), Food Insecurity, Empowering Families in providing tools to cook healthy and delicious meals (with a focus on families living within food deserts).

Life goal: to become a physician

Hobbies: Traveling (I love Italy, Ireland, and the Philippines!), Cooking with Friends, Learning what goes in a good cup of coffee from local baristas

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Hi Everyone! My name is Chishigna Callender. I am a first year PhD student in Behavioral Sciences and Health Promotion at the Houston campus. I work full time as a Senior Research Coordinator at Baylor College of Medicine at the Children's Nutrition Center. I am also a doula.

Research Interests:  Health Disparities, Health Equity, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Justice, Nutrition Education and Access, Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Prevention, Obesity Prevention, Underserved Populations, Racism, Community-Based Participatory Research, Intervention Development & Dissemination

Hobbies: Baking, Journaling, Reading, Yoga, Traveling, Volunteering, Running

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Hola a todes!
-MPH/HPBS - San Antonio Campus
-Interests: community health, working with Latinx populations, gender violence, reproductive justice, immigration.
-Life goals: make a meaningful positive difference in my home country, Venezuela, and own a house by the beach (!)
-Hobbies: hiking, knitting, teaching my dogs new tricks, baking, and impossible DIY projects

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My name is Michelle Cajero and my pronouns are she/hers. I'm a first-year MPH student in Health Promotion & Health Education at the Houston campus.

Areas of interest: Improving access to sexual and reproductive health resources and reducing disparities, health equity & justice, peer education programming, community health work, promoting mental health, and cancer prevention.

Hobbies: Exercising, cooking, playing with my cat Molly, and tending to my plants.

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Hi everyone!

My name is Victoria Fleming and I'm a first-year PhD student. I graduated from the Austin campus in 2018 with my MPH and completed my undergrad degree from Baylor. I currently work as a grant writer for a domestic violence non-profit.

I'm interested in studying disparities among health care access/quality among marginalized communities, particularly in the context of mental health, addiction, and infectious disease.

My hobbies include taking care of my golden retriever (pictured above - although she is much bigger now!), working out, cooking, improv, and spending time with my friends and family. I've been in Austin for about 5 years and absolutely love it here. I can't wait to connect with all of you! Please don't hesitate to reach out!

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Hey, my name is Sydney Brown. I am from Dallas, Tx. I am at the Houston Campus; MPH in Health Promotion/ Education.

Interests: Diabetes, Obesity, Athletes, Adolescents, Family Health

I am a cheerleader at heart and I still coach to this day. I love yoga and running. Spending time with my family, cooking, and listening to music.

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Hello everyone! My name is Mike Henson-García, and I am a second-year Ph.D. student in the Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences department. I'm currently living in Austin, Texas but I am a student at the Dallas Regional Campus.  I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood.

I am a GRA working on two projects: the Me and You - Tech team in Houston (with Drs. Peskin and Shegog) and Project ENHANCE in Dallas (with Drs. Bala, Jetelina, and Allicock).

My areas of interest are broadly in violence prevention and mental health promotion among child and adolescent populations. More specifically, I'm interested in firearm violence prevention, suicide prevention, bullying prevention, and healthy relationship building.

Finally, some of my hobbies include playing video games, watching TV, reading, and cooking! Also, I love spending time with my family -- I'm a guncle to four sassy and energetic girls, lol. Super excited to meet everyone!

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Hi!

Austin Campus; MPH in Health Promotion & Health Education (Year 2)

Areas of Interest: Health equity, refugee health, humanitarian aid, infectious disease prevention

Hobbies: Dancing, hiking, and spending time with family

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Houston Campus; MPH Health Promotion/Behavioral Science

I am an international student coming from Venezuela (Latin America) with a major in Dentistry.

Interests: Maternal and child health, program design and implementation, dental caries prevention, microbiome-epigenetic-lifestyle interactions with health disease process.

Life goal: promote education and healthy behaviors and community values an essential approaches to address health problems.

Hobbies: dance, cooking, arts and crafts.

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Hi, my name is Kristen, and from the San Antonio campus! I'm on my journey to getting my MPH in health promotion

My interests: maternal health, vaccination promotion, sex health/education.

Hobbies: reading, studio ghibli movies, working out, kdramas and anime

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Hi, I'm Lauren Rubenstein and I will be attending classes at the Houston campus. I'm in the MPH/HPBS - Health Promotion and Health Education degree program.
My areas of interest are in child/adolescent/maternal health and environmental health.
I work in clinical research, so my hobbies have taken the back burner for the time being... I'd love to get back into film photography (an old hobby of mine) because I love to develop my own prints.
Life goal: make a difference doing something that brings me joy!

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Living in Corpus, taking online classes. My interest are in Health Disparities! I'm the Health Promotions Behavioral Science MPH program. Hobbies are: Sports and hanging with friends!

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I am Cynthia M. Crespo-Bonaparte... DrPH student in the Health Promotions/Health Education department. My research interest at this time is related to mental health professionals' mental health. My background includes, psychology, criminal justice and industrial engineering. My spent my free time with my daughters and three dogs.

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I am Cynthia M. Crespo-Bonaparte... DrPH student in the Health Promotions/Health Education department. My research interest at this time is related to mental health professionals' mental health. My background includes, psychology, criminal justice and industrial engineering. My spent my free time with my daughters and three dogs.

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Hi. My name is Louise Gomez. I am from the Dallas Campus and pursuing my MPH in Health Promotion. My general interests are research and women's health/maternal and child health. I am still figuring out my career path, so any suggestions are welcome! My hobbies include reading and writing, and I am currently trying to perfect my painting and drawing skills. I am also an avid TV and movie watcher.

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Hi everyone! My name is Adejumoke Adewunmi. I am working on getting my MPH in Health Promotion and Health Education on the Dallas campus. My areas of interests are healthcare accessibility, maternal and child health, reproductive health, and evaluation of community programs. My hobbies include reading and baking.

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Hi, my name is Syeda but I go by my middle name, Inam! I am from the Houston Campus and I'm on the pathway to get my MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education.

A few of my interests at the moment are maternal health, refugee health and youth health advocacy!

A couple hobbies of mine are reading, spending time outdoors and having fun adventures.

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MPH/HPBS Austin Campus

Interests: Community health & social determinants of health(Hispanic Populations)

Hobbies: Hanging with my dog Red, Crafting, & Baking

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Jarod Yap, Houston Campus & Health Promotion and Health Education (MPH)

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Jarod Yap, Houston Campus & Health Promotion and Health Education (MPH)

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Topic area of interest: Hunger and homelessness
Hobby or life goal: I am a pianist and am applying for master's programs in collaborative piano currently. I aspire to be a collaborative pianist at a university and maintain my own private piano studio. The public health studies assist me with Vision Possible Charity Concerts, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that I am the CEO of! https://www.visionpossiblecharityconcerts.com/

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Making visions possible through sharing music

PROJECT 440

Second Annual Summer Virtual Music Marathon

Vision Possible Charity Concerts is proud to help the future generation of musicians and community leaders by supporting Project 440 , a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia.

Please tune in on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 and Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 7-9 PM ET to enjoy performances and diverse repertoire from all over the world.

Our goal is to raise $440 per day, which will support the 100+ students in the After-School Programs and 600+ participants in Project 440 programs.

All proceeds will go towards Project 440.

Help us reach $440 each day on GoFundMe!

THE CON MOTO SERIES

Advocacy means to add a voice. Vision Possible wants to provide a platform for musicians to express themselves and advocate for causes they believe in. Through sharing our music, we hope to contribute to change and move forward, hence "con moto."

Vision Possible Artist

Featuring Martin Kesuma

Born in Indonesia, Martin Kesuma made his orchestral debut at the age of 17 with the Texas State Symphony Orchestra. Since then, Martin has performed with the Round Rock Symphony, University of Texas University Orchestra, and more. As recipient of the Ben Gomez Award from the 10th TSIPF, Martin is scheduled to perform with the Central Texas Philharmonic soon. In addition, Martin enjoys performing in competitions. Some of his accomplishments include Honorable Mention in the San Jose International Piano Competition and first prizes in the PianoHouse International Piano Competition and the Dickinson Piano Competition at the TSIPF, which allowed Martin to record and publish his debut album, "Detours," for the Centaur Records.

A graduate of Texas State University (classes of Washington García and Jason Kwak), Martin continued to study at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently finishing up his doctoral studies with Anton Nel. Starting in September, Martin will move to Toronto, where he has been accepted with full scholarship to study with James Anagnoson in the Artist Diploma Program at the Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music.

SCHOLARSHIP

The Vision Possible Scholarship provides financial aid to musicians of all ages and levels. We are looking for individuals with genuine passion that is visible in their playing and character.

CHARITY CONCERTS

Through sharing our music, we want to make everyone's visions possible. Proceeds from our charity concerts will contribute to scholarship(s) to support our musicians. The accessible livestream online charity concerts empower featured musicians to share their stories and visions through performance and dialogue, and network with their fellow peers and audience members.

ANNUAL SUMMER MARATHON

Following the same model as our charity concerts, musicians support a select non-profit organization and promote important causes to encourage donations and raise awareness. These projects aspire to brighten people's days and cultivate systemic changes.

Callisto Quartet Photo Credits (both images): Mike Grittani and Josef Samuel

Get in touch with
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Hi all!

Austin Campus & MPH!

Interests: Food justice, women's health, environmental health

hobbies: hiking, reading, Netflix

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PhD HPBS, Houston Campus

Interests: maternal and child health, populations of interest are foster youth and teen pregnancy

Hobbies: painting, hanging out with my dogs

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Hello, everyone!

My name is Bonifacio Vega and I am from Corpus Christi, Texas and am at the Brownsville campus.

I am a first year DrPH in the Health Promotion and Behavior program. I currently work for South Coastal AHEC and am interesting in bridging the gap in access to medical care for underserved and marginalized populations of the South Texas region. My specific interests include HIV health and prevention and homelessness.

My hobbies include fishing and cooking.

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Houston Campus
MPH Health Promotion/Health Education

Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Sex Education, Refugee Health

Hobbies: Reading, Cross-stitching, watching documentaries

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Austin Campus; MPH/HPBS

Interests: physical activity and nutrition

Hobbies: soccer, working out, cooking, puzzles!

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My name is Maria Gutierrez and I am at the San Antonio campus- MPH HPBS. My interests include HIV/STI prevention, sexual health, community education, and health disparities.
Hobbies include hiking, finding new coffee shops :), bike riding and trying out new activities!

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MPH, Public Health Interests; hobby or life goal.

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Austin Campus/MPH

Interests: Maternal and infant health equity, prevention and policy

Hobbies: Theatre, water polo player

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Hey y'all, my name is Kaiya Hughes, I am a first year PhD student in the HPBS program at the Houston campus. I am interested in working towards eliminating health disparities. My research interests revolve around discrimination and how that impacts physical and mental health. Additionally, how provider's biases impact patient outcomes. Hobbies include gymnastics, tennis, playing with my pets and reading.

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Hello!!
My name is Eleonore Saliba, and I am a Health Promotion/Health Education MPH student at the Dallas campus.

I find great interest in maternal/adolescent health, global health, and confronting healthcare disparities at all levels. My hobbies include hiking, running, and reading.

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Hey guysss I’m Kierstin Gillum, I’m at the San Antonio campus getting my MPH. My concentration is in Health promotion and behavioral sciences. I don’t have a specific interest, as of right now there are so many areas that are interesting to me.

Some of my hobbies are working out, drawing, and babysitting.

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Hello everyone, my name is Anusha Sajja. I am from the Houston campus. I am pursuing my MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education.

Interests: Maternal and child health, infectious diseases and reproductive/sexual health.

Life goal: Address health disparities by setting up a well-equipped medical facility to provide education and medical services free of cost for the vulnerable populations globally.

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Houston Campus: PhD student in HPBS
Interests: Maternal and Child Health, cancer screening and prevention/treatment, epidemiology, physical health and education, and nutrition
Hobby/Lifegoal: hiking, spending time with friends and family, traveling, taking walks in gardens and parks, learning from other people through spending time with them

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Austin Campus/ HPHE MPH

Interest/Goal: mental health care access and insurance coverage

Hobby : Hiking and reading

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A  Health Education and Promotion MPH

B  Consulting for schools, business on health and wellness and then more long term nutrition coaching and consulting

C1  Playing tennis and lifting 6 days/wk with my PT
C2 Having my own very successful business

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Austin Campus/ DrPH Program

Current Work: Industry Clinical Research

Interests: vaccine hesitancy, healthcare inequities, biases in medicine, social determinants of health, obesity, and global health

For fun I like riding my bike, reading books, traveling, and camping during the bug "off season".

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a.) Name: Stephanie Reyes
Campus: Houston
Degree Program: Health Promotion and Health Education MPH

b.) Topic Area of Interest: Adolescent Health, Diabetes, Community outreach

c.) Hobby: Swimming, Exploring places, Having Fun

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a) MPH Health Promotion, Austin Campus!
b) Physical activity (youth), community health
c) hobbies: running, hiking, swimming, & cooking

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Austin campus/ MPH Health Promotion & Health Education
Interested in women's health & community health
hobbies: hanging with my dog/reading/watching tv shows

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Hi.  I am starting my second year as a PhD student.  I am a practicing physical therapist who is working to improve my ability to advocate for my patients and be a better therapist through public health.  My research interest is self-management of chronic illness.

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Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth McAteer. I'm currently completing my MPH at the Houston campus.

My area of interest is specific to child and adolescent mental health.

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, traveling with my family.

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Houston Campus/MPH Health Promotion Health Education

Interests: Diabetes/Obesity

Hobbies: Love to do barre and pilates! Going on walks with my dogs, traveling the world!

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San Antonio Campus: MPH/HPHE

Interests: SRHR, food access/community nutrition, maternal/child health, rural health

Hobbies: gardening, hiking, cycling

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Hi! My name is Hannah and I am at the Dallas location. Graduated from Baylor in 2019. I am obtaining my mph in health promotion and health education. Hobbies include hanging with my chocolate lab, Moose, eating queso, and working out.

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MPH in Health Promotion/Education Year 2, Dallas Campus
Goal: Public Health Policy Analyst
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching new tv shows, playing with dog

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Hello Everyone, My name is Anupria Davenport. I am originally from Mississippi. My degree program is DrPH in Health Education & Promotion (Houston Campus). My research interests include child & adolescent health, sexual health, reproductive health, mental health and maternal health. My hobbies include reading & traveling.

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Hi, everyone! I'm a Houston native, and I am an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Epidemiology in 2020, and I am currently a doctoral student in the Health Promotion and Behavioral Science department. I work as a Graduate Assistant (GA) in the Office of Public Health Practice and Engagement (OPHPE) with Dr. Baker and Dr. Hammarberg and that great team :D and I am a Teaching Assistant (TA) for PHW1110 as well this Fall. Might see some of you in our online class!

My favorite topics, classes, and public health research interests include breastfeeding and human lactation, health equity in maternal child health, pediatric epidemiology, infant-toddler mental health outcomes, program and measurement development, and community-based participatory research (CBPR).

Hobbies: hanging out with my family, visiting the beach, activities ... exercise, running, yoga, Knitting, crochet, etc. I just recently started cross stitch and embroidery.

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Houston Campus; MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education

Interests: Vaccine hesitancy, patient-provider communication, health disparities among minorities, community based health education (sex education & disease management education).

Hobbies: Reading and knitting!

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San Antonio Campus- MPH HPBS

Interests: Refugee and minority health, HIV/STI prevention, obesity prevention, community outreach, program planning and evaluation.

Hobbies: Running, getting outdoors with family, cooking.

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Houston Campus; MPH/HPBS

Interests: Food systems, healthy food access, SNAP programs.

Hobby: avid soccer player

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Hi there, my name is Samantha Garcia. I am from the Brownsville campus. I am currently on my way to obtaining my MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education.

My area of interest is diabetes. Some of my hobbies are playing video games and knitting. I look forward to the semester!

-Sam

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My name is Natalia C. Chacon, and I'm at the  UTHealth Houston Campus. I am a second-year graduate student who is studying to get an MPH in Health Promotion/Health Education.

My topic of interest is sustainability in urban settings, food deserts/food marshes, obesity prevention, community outreach, and assisting underserved communities.

My hobbies include reading different novels, cooking/modifying foods to be more nutritious, and hiking.

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Austin Campus/MPH Health Promotion Health Education

Interest: Veteran Health

Hobby: Growing things (mostly people & plants), True Crime

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Hello, my name is Joe Padilla, I am at the Houston campus as a first-year PhD in the Behavioral Sciences and Health Promotion program.

My topics of interest have to do with cancer health disparities, evaluation of men's health, and the barriers to screening. Additionally, I am also interested in evaluation to help establish programs to be inclusive of underserved populations. Recently through my GRA position, I have been learning about implementation science which is very exciting as well.

My hobbies include reading fiction books, going on walks/ hikes with my family, and woodworking.