Name: Thalia Garcia-Gedeon 

Degree pursuing: MSOH 

Program within RMCOEH: OIPT 

Educational background: BS in Renewable Natural Resources/Forestry, Texas A&M University 

Career ambition: I hope to help Spanish speaking populations understand that their occupational injuries and illnesses aren’t something they should just accept as a fact of life, but strive for more to improve their working conditions as a fundamental right. 

Favorite leisure activity: Social Dancing and painting