BATCH
Meet our talented team
Our passionate and dedicated team brings together a diverse range of skills and expertise to advance community health.

Noé C. Crespo, PhD
Professor
School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, San Diego State University
ncrespo@sdsu.edu
Daniela Guadalupe González Valencia, PhD
Associate Professor
Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine Mexicali
dgonzalez18@uabc.edu.mx
Ma. Isabel Ortega Vélez, PhD
Professor
Nutrition Department, Food and Development Research Center, A.C. (CIAD, A.C.)
iortega@ciad.mx
Melawhy Garcia, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor; Director
Department of Health Science; Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training, California State University Long Beach
melawhy.garcia@csulb.edu
Kimberly Sánchez, PhD, MPH, MSPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
Health Equity Center, Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced
ksanchez24@ucmerced.edu
Zahid García, PhD, MSc
Data Analyst
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University
zahid.garcialop@gmail.com
Patricia Dionicio, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Anesthesia, Pain Medicine, and Perioperative Pain, Stanford University
pdionici@stanford.edu
Alva Nidia Laprada Villegas, MSc
PhD Student
Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine Mexicali
alva.laprada@uabc.edu.mx
Paul Marcel Nindenshuti, PhD, MPH, MS
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University
pnindenshuti@sdsu.edu
Bianca Vargas Tequida, MSc
Program Specialist
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University
bvargastequida@sdsu.edu
Imelda Sing
Program Specialist I
Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University
ising@sdsu.edu
José Navarro Ibarra
Volunteer
Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine Mexicali
jose.navarro.ibarra@uabc.edu.mx
Juan Pablo Paullada, MD
Volunteer
Autonomous University of Baja California, Faculty of Medicine Mexicali
jpaullada@uabc.edu.mx
Melissa Pompa, MPH
Volunteer
Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Long Beach
melissa.pompa01@student.csulb.edu
Tania Valdez, MPH
PhD Student
San Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health
tvaldez2@sdsu.edu
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