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May 27, 2026
Informed decision-making is frequently presented as if it is simple: a provider explains, a patient understands, and a decision is made. However, in maternal care, particularly when dealing with immigrant mothers, I have learned that actual understanding is much more complicated. Being informed is not only about receiving medical information; it also depends on how that information is explained, how much time is provided to fully understand it, and whether the patient feels comfortable enough to pause, ask questions and admit confusion.
When I think about maternal health now, I find it difficult to separate outcomes from experience. In public health, we frequently measure a successful pregnancy and birth using clinical outcomes, but this does not fully capture what the mother had to carry emotionally, mentally, and physically to get there. A birth can look medically positive on paper and still leave a woman feeling unheard, rushed, confused and powerless.
May 21, 2026
This past April, I had the honor of being selected to present my research poster at the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Conference in Toronto, Canada. The SRA focuses on advancing understanding of the adolescent developmental period to which my work directly relates. My research poster used the CHAMACOS longitudinal cohort study to determine if early major life events (positive, negative, and neutral) were associated with adolescent mental health outcomes (anxiety, depression, and internalizing issues).
February 25, 2026
As part of my MCAH coursework, I interned with the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health. CCUIH is a non-profit dedicated to increasing and protecting access to healthcare for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.
February 24, 2026
Last semester during RRR week, some advanced LEAP scholars and MCAH graduate students volunteered at Oakland’s Ronald McDonald House for their holiday initiative Comfort & Joy. The initiative consisted of multiple free toy shops across the Bay Area for families with sick and injured children to pick out any toy they wanted for free.
This past summer, I was an intern for Birth By Us, a pregnancy and postpartum app designed to support and empower women and birthing people of color. Birth By Us is a woman-founded organization that centers community-based and equitable maternal care.
This past summer, I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the California Abundant Birth Project (CA-ABP), working on their Evaluation Research team. The CA-ABP provides monthly income supplements to Black and Brown pregnant individuals who meet certain prerequisites in various counties around California. If selected, participants receive monthly cash stipends for 12-18 months during the preterm and postpartum period.
As a senior in my last semester of the undergraduate Public Health degree, post-grad is looming upon me. While grad school was an option, I knew I wanted some work experience before applying so that I could ground theory in practice. Because of the uncertain future that is just a few months away, it’s been a challenge to not fall into a mental spiral of fear. While I don’t know what this second half of 2026 will bring, I carry a piece of wisdom that Brazil taught me: I should be excited about my future, not dreading it.
August 7, 2025
The YEDI/LEAP Fellowship is an annual opportunity open to Youth Equity Discovery Initiative (YEDI) undergraduate scholars.
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