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A queer, non-binary second generation Filipino American with roots in Ilocos Norte, Pampanga, and Tarlac, I was born and raised in unceded Dogue and Piscataway land in what is now known as Northern Virginia. I’m pursuing a career in the field of global mental health research and advocacy with an emphasis on intergenerational trauma in displaced and migrant persons/families.

Currently, I am an MPH Candidate in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2017 with a dual degree BS Psychology, BS Biochemistry and a minor in Chemistry. Broad research interests include finding and implementing equitable, community-based solutions toward increasing access to mental health services and examining cross-cultural approaches to the reduction and elimination of societal stigmas surrounding mental illness.

World traveler, adventurous foodie, collector of vinyl records, lover of houseplants and flowy clothing. Happy to see you here - follow along! :)