Brenda M. Trejo Rosas, MPH is a PhD Candidate in the Environmental and Occupational Health Department at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she is a recipient of the Mary B. Cowart & Patti Herbert Endowed Scholarship for Women and serves as Vice President for the award winning Delta Omega Honorary Society, Omega chapter. Brenda is also a 2007 Gates Millennium Scholar. She is proud of her Xicana roots, loves nature, and is dedicated to social justice.