Adriana Rios (she/her)

Adriana Rios is a second-year master’s student in the Psychology department at SDSU with a concentration in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience. Her academic/research interests include advocating for fair and equal access to resources and early interventions among...

Becki O’Donnell (she/her)

Hi! I am Becki O’Donnell. I am originally from Virginia but have called San Diego home for nine years now. I am a single mom to a 7-year-old daughter; we like to go to the beach and pet all the dogs. I love to read and drink coffee, often at the same time. I am a...

Sara Rodrigue (she/her)

Sara (she/her) is currently in her fourth year at San Diego State University majoring in public health. She is a Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) scholar and an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Calzo’s Action Research on Community Health...

Lahiru Kodituwakku (they/them)

Lahiru (they/them) is a first-year student in the MPH program with a concentration in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science. Their academic interests include minority health disparities, health communication, and food justice work. Lahiru is also a research...

Nicolas Gutierrez III (he/him)

Nicolas Gutierrez III is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Sociology Department at the University of Southern California (USC). His research focuses on the criminalization of homelessness, the expansion of the police state, and community resistance to policing. He...

Dr. Jennifer Felner (she/her)

Jennifer Felner (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Public Health and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Public Health at San Diego State University. She is a community health scientist with postdoctoral training in social epidemiology. Dr. Felner’s...