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USC Latino Alumni Association Scholar advises next generation of public health students<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\u201cI am contributing to training the next generation of public health practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n

\n Bokie Muigai<\/span>\n \n September 30, 2022<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Reyna Macias, MPH ’11 is a 2022-2023 recipient of the USC Latino Alumni Association (LAA) scholarship. She is one of six scholars from the USC Department of Population and Public Health Science to receive this recognition this year. Macias is currently a doctoral student and serves as an Academic Advisor in the Department. She guides students as they navigate their higher education pursuits\u2014as she once did, years prior in the same program.  <\/p>\n

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Reyna Macias, MPH ’11, has received a 2022-2023 USCLatino Alumni Association (LAA) scholarship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her public health journey began as a teenager. Growing up in East Los Angeles, she began to notice the substandard health services available to her father who was living with a chronic condition. There were few places for residents to seek health care and not enough initiatives around health promotion. This marked the beginning of her community engagement. She enrolled in the USC Med-COR Program, which not only offered Saturday tutoring and SAT sessions, but also provided an opportunity to volunteer at the Los Angeles County + USC Hospital. It was here, she was confronted with the magnitude of health disparities around her.  <\/p>\n

After high school, Macias enrolled at the University of California Riverside, and pursued her undergraduate degree in Chicano Studies. \u201cIn this field of study\u201d she explains, \u201cyou learn about the history of our people and part of that discipline is learning about advocacy.\u201d This made her realize that her background and lived experiences were valuable and could be well-suited for the field of public health. During this time, she officially joined the Trojan family when she became a Research Assistant at Keck School of Medicine of USC. She worked for The Children\u2019s Health Study, one of the largest of its kind, looking at the long-term effects of air pollution on the respiratory health of children. It was here, she enhanced her research skills. Once again, she became involved with the community, engaging with residents as she learned about the lasting health effects of various detrimental environmental exposures.  <\/p>\n

Now, as an Academic Advisor, she encourages her students who are unsure about their education or career paths, to get involved through volunteering. \u201cGet knee-deep where the need is,\u201d she advises, \u201conce you are motivated by that need, it will inspire you to do something to improve it.\u201d Her story is evident of this sentiment. In order to better address the recurring health disparities she witnessed, she received her Master\u2019s in Public Health (Public Health Education and Promotion) from USC Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. <\/p>\n

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Reyna Macias, MPH poses with fellow USC Latino Alumni Association scholarship recipients (from left) Julia Silva, Jessica Flores and Alberto Carvajal, Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a USC LAA Scholar, Macias\u2019 engagement is only further extended. The Association intends to enrich the experiences of scholars through interactions with alumni; proactive involvement through student organizations; and network building through social and professional events. At the award reception, distinguished Latino alumni speakers including the Global Program Director from Meta, and a Biopharma executive from Amgen, connected scholars to resources and served as examples of outstanding prospects available after graduation. The Association has created a community to uplift and remind scholars to seize opportunities, as well as support and equip them to succeed in a large academic ecosystem.  <\/p>\n

Macias is now pursuing her doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration at USC Rossier School of Education. She believes that education is transformative to a person\u2019s quality of life. One of her goals is to ensure that public health careers are more accessible to students, especially those who have a similar upbringing to hers. She shares that, \u201cyou cannot unsee poverty, the lack of resources, or even the effects of poor-quality education,\u201d and these can serve as motivators to improve your environment. Macias believes that investing in the youth in under-resourced neighborhoods, builds capacity and impactful leaders who are more likely to go back and lend their voices to addressing health inequities\u2014raising up the next generation of public health leaders. <\/p>\n

Other USC Latino Alumni Association Scholars (2022-2023) from USC Department of Population and Public Health Sciences:<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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  • Alberto Carvajal Jr., MPH candidate<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Jessica Flores, MPH candidate<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Alejandra Lopez, MPH candidate<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Isabella Ortiz, MPH candidate<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Edward Padilla, MPH candidate<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Julia Silva, MPH candidate<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":6300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[81,61,315,303],"class_list":["post-6299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-department-of-population-and-public-health-sciences","tag-education","tag-pphs-alumni","tag-staff"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUSC Latino Alumni Association Scholar advises next generation of public health students<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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