Tomás Zurita
Biography
Tomás Zurita (He/Him/El) is an Adjunct Faculty of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health in the Community Health and Health Promotion program. He is passionate about mitigating health disparities, advocating for health equity, and empowering marginalized communities. He is also interested in empowering students of color and the decolonization of academia. He has a background in community-based participatory research, community engagement, and health advocacy. Currently, Tomas is working to support efforts to create space for student voices and promote social justice. In his free time he spends time with friends and family, volunteers, cooks foods his mothers taught him, and powerlfts.
Education, Degrees
B.S. Public Health Science – University of California, Irvine
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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