My name is Chandler, I am a first-generation college student working in the field of Public Health. My investment in higher education and professional practice began early on, even before graduating high school where I decided to attend an early college to pursue my associate's degree while completing my high school diploma. Following this success I transitioned to the university scope in the fall of 2019 to pursue my undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. I culminated my undergraduate studies in December 2021 before engaging in a Masters in Public Health program from Texas Tech University Health Science Center, graduating with my MPH in May 2023. Through my experience and pursuit of education, my focus has always remained clear: to expand access to healthcare for at-risk and vulnerable populations and support the optimization of health-related outcomes for all populations using evidence-based practice. With this focus, I have continued to seek out opportunities to better educate myself so that I may serve as a valuable resource to those around me. This is my driving force for continuing my pursuit of graduate education at the doctoral level as well as the focus of advancing to medical school.