I am bee. My parents immigrated to the United States in the early 1970's from Mexico. I was born and raised in California and identify as a Mexican- American, cisgender, heterosexual fwoman. As a child, I studied in Guadalajara, Mexico for five years. I am fluent in Spanish and consider English my second language. Recently I have started to learn Haitian Creole. I love animals. I am married and have one dog (Camelo) and one cat (Kitty). In my free time, I enjoy nature, biking, reading and photography (the images in these pages are my work!).
I completed my undergraduate education at California State University Northridge, where I attained baccalaureate degrees in psychology and child development and a minor in human sexuality. I completed my Master's degree in experimental psychology in the research methods and statistics track at the University of Cincinnati. My formal statistical training was largely focused on non-linear statistics and multivariate analysis and modeling. For the past 13 years, I have supported physician and medical student research. I support local non-profits with business strategies, grant writing and program evaluations. I was a non-traditional college student and before becoming an academic I was a business and healthcare management leader.
Broadly, my own research focus and interests are in the training of medical professionals, socialization of medical students, health access and social inequalities in health and medicine. More specifically, my research agenda is focused on social correlates of health that I see as associated with health equity and justice, such as race, class, language, gender, and gender identity.
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” -Frida Khalo