I am currently a student at UCLA working on a major in Sociology and a double minor in Global Health and Disabilities studies. I am interested in becoming a Doctor in Occupational Therapy and pursing a master’s in Public Health. One of my main research interests is traditional medicine and disability at a global scale, specifically how it is perceived and how individuals with disabilities are treated by health care professionals along with the services available to them. Most of all I would like to raise awareness in the Latino communities on anxiety, depression, mental health and developmental disabilities. During my time at UCLA I have been a member of a Latina based academic organization that focuses on the advancement of all women in higher education. Through this organization I have helped raise awareness and more than $3,000 for St. Jude Children Research hospital. I have also worked mentoring and tutoring high school students in Inglewood through a program called C.A.M.B.I.O. I have been able to start my own mentorship program for current students in my previous high school in Sylmar called G.U.I.D.E. I currently work for UCLA Center X: AP Readiness helping provide preparation courses for students currently taking Advanced Placement courses. I have also interned at CARECEN an organization that provides legal advice for current immigrants and focuses on fostering community activism in immigration policy, education reform and workers’ rights.