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From a 4-year-old’s curiosity to national advocate: VCU student named This Is Public Health Ambassador

Farnese Motto, a Ph.D. student studying social and behavioral sciences, was accepted into the This Is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador program for the academic year 2026-27.

M.P.H. student’s hands-on experience unleashes public health potential

With an undergraduate degree in health, physical education and exercise science, Jocelyn Espinoza planned to continue her health science education, but wasn't sure where. As a certified nursing assistant she gained first-hand experience of the barriers that prevented folks from accessing health care and living healthier lives and pivoted to public health.