Our Health Promotion team is part of the staff at Emmons Wellness Center. We look forward to meeting you!
Health Promotion Specialist
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Laura has been a social worker and advocate since 2014. She received her Master’s in Social Work from Hunter College in New York City in 2018 and her BA from UC Berkeley in 2010. She has worked in many different settings including reproductive health, alternatives to detention...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2025
What does well-being mean to you?
Well-being means self care, well-being means happiness, well-being means health
What drew you to becoming a Peer Health Educator?
I care about the well-being of my peers; everyone should have access to resources to...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2026
What does well-being mean to you?
Well-being to me is about finding a balance between the many stressful aspects of life (physical, mental, emotional, and social). Setting goals that align with my values, pursuing activities that bring me joy, and...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2025
What does well-being mean to you?
Well-being to me means practicing taking care of yourself in all aspects of your life. It is difficult to do and takes a lot of time and patience. Everyone's well- being ebbs and flows so to me it means doing the best you can...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2024
What does well-being mean to you?
Well-being to me encompasses physical health, mental wellness, and social connections where they work with one another to maintain a balanced life.
What drew you to becoming a Peer Health Educator?
I chose to...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2024
What does well-being mean to you?
While well-being is unique to everyone, I see it as not just the absence of illness or distress but rather the active experience of positive emotions, satisfaction, and high quality of life. This is influenced by and...
Peer Health Educator
She/Her/Hers
Class of 2024
What does well-being mean to you?
Well-being to me is connectivity: building the capacity to tune in to the many sides of yourself, and the ways in which your body/the many sides of yourself exist perpetually in relation to a moving world of other bodies and...