Jen Cruz is a Population Health Sciences doctoral student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences department. She is passionate about the intersections of gender equity, community engagement, and health promotion with a focus on cancer-related disparities. With her background in Psychology and Epidemiology, her research considers both micro and macro-level determinants of health and is conducted through a social justice lens. Through her graduate studies, she plans to further investigate how grassroots community involvement can be leveraged to influence policies and practices that address health disparities in low-resource settings.
