REDENTOR PEREZ

My name is Redentor Perez and I am proudly from Laredo, Texas. I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at UT San Antonio with hopes of going to graduate school and pursuing a Master of Public Health.  I am passionate about addressing health disparities in underserved Latino communities, mental health awareness among Hispanics, social epidemiology, and the connection between education/literacy and poor health outcomes. Advocacy has always been a big part of my life and doing the research to break down the problems that disproportionately affect populations like the ones back home lets me give them a voice on what we can do to fix and give back to the community. I hope to gain the knowledge I need through public health research and advocacy to aid Laredo in its pursuits of a healthier state of wellbeing and for underserved communities everywhere to have an equal chance at being healthy. I am so excited to be an IES Pathway Fellow and I cannot wait to get involved with the cohort this year!