
Dr. Natalia received the Ayman El-Mohandes Young Professional Public Health Innovation Award for her interdisciplinary work reducing cancer disparities in underserved Hispanic communities through innovative and culturally responsive methods.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Natalia, our HTQLab Director, for her IPVS Early Career Recognition Award 2025 for her excellence of the papillomavirus research! The award was at the 37th Annual Conference of the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS 2025), on October 23-26, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Health Techquity Lab’s very own director Natalia Rodriguez received an award from the Department of Public Health for her interdisciplinary research in public health. Rodriguez’s research focuses on designing and implementing rapid diagnostic tests to address health disparities. The research in her lab addresses obstacles in public health, like the spread of COVID-19 in

Shreya Sridhar and Jillian Kelley won first place at the Health and Human Sciences Research Poster Symposium last month for their poster on COVID-19 testing for people experiencing homelessness.