Beginning August 2020, Alexandra Fernandez DeSoto, Bilingual Research Associate at the UCSD iSTRIVE Research Lab, matriculated into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at the San Diego State University School of Public Health, ranked among the nations best schools of public health. Alexandra continues her work with the iSTRIVE Research Lab, and is excited to continue learning on how to promote health equity for vulnerable populations. Alexandra previously received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from UC San Diego in 2018.