Jazmin Villavicencio
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Ms. Villavicencio attended SMDEP in 2008 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in public health, Mexican-American studies and Spanish translation and interpretation from the University of Arizona in May 2011. In 2017, she completed a Public Health Training Certificate for American Indian Health Professionals from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Jazmin Villavicencio
Ms. Villavicencio attended SMDEP in 2008 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in public health, Mexican-American studies and Spanish translation and interpretation from the University of Arizona in May 2011. In 2010, Ms. Villavicencio was selected as one of eight students for the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, MA. The FDSRP focused on training the next generation of Native American leaders in health care. In 2017, she completed a Public Health Training Certificate for American Indian Health Professionals from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Ms. Villavicencio is a member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and of Mexican origin. She currently works as Tribal Liaison with the First Things First, Arizona’s Early Childhood Agency, which partners with families and communities to support the healthy development and learning of young children. Ms. Villavicencio also serves as a member of the SHPEP National Alumni Advisory Board and hopes to be a voice for many other alumni that have participated in this great program.