Meet the current D.N.P.-F.N.P. students.

Yesenia Andrade

Yesenia Andrade
Contact: yandrade@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Tracy, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU East Bay, Master of Science in Nursing also atCSU East Bay
Undergraduate major: Health Science 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, family medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, improving access to care, population health, primary care, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English, Spanish
Clinical experience: registered nurse, free community health clinic, family medicine, medical-surgical, telemetry, underserved population, urgent care 

Rachel Araujo

Rachel Araujo
Contact: rmaraujo@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Moorpark, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: Azusa Pacific University, Master's of Science in Nursing: Nurse Educator from Liberty University
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: health disparities, health education or promotion, oncology, population health, primary care, public health, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: certified nursing assistant, internship, medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, free community health clinic, intensive care unit, oncology (inpatient and outpatient infusion)  

Giulia Arostegui

Giulia Arostegui
Contact: gsarostegui@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, family medicine, geriatrics, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, population health, primary care, public health, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: internship, medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, research assistant or associate, cardiology, geriatric, intensive care unit, telemetry, end-of-life care and in-patient hospice 

Jennifer Berkery

Jennifer Berkery
Contact: Jlberkery@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Granite Bay, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Rhode Island
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: oncology
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, outpatient infusion 

Anna Blake

Anna Blake
Contact: afblake@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Woodland, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Portland
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: dermatology, family medicine, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, primary care, public health, rural populations, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, research assistant or associate, medical-surgical, telemetry, urgent care 

Alex Corless

Alex Corless
Contact: acorless@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: Georgia State University
Undergraduate major: Biology, Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care:
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, pediatrics, primary care, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, underserved population

Ben Craig

Ben Craig
Contact: bcraig@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Granite Bay, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health education or promotion, improving access to care, primary care, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: home caregiver, registered nurse, medical-oncology 

Bobbie Crider

Bobbie Crider
Contact: bcrider@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Fife Lake, Michigan
Degree: Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
Education: Pacific Union College (PUC), Pacific Union College (PUC)
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, primary care, surgery, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, cardiology, emergency medicine, intensive care unit, medical-surgical, rural setting, telemetry, urban setting, basic, advanced and interventional endoscopy, esophageal motility testing specialist, gastrointestinal nursing, vascular access specialist 

Samiksha Dhakal

Samiksha Dhakal
Contact: sddhakal@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Bharatpur, Nepal
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India; Master of Science in Health Care Administration, California State  University, East Bay
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, primary care, underserved communities
Languages: English, Hindi, Nepali
Clinical experience: medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, medical-surgical, rural setting, telemetry, sub-acute

Allan Dumlao

Allan Dumlao
Contact: apdumlao@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: Hawaii Pacific University, Master of Science in Nursing (Health Policy) at UCSF
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health disparities, health policy, improving access to care, oncology, primary care, public health, research, underserved communities
Languages: Tagalog, Ilocano
Clinical experience: registered nurse, research assistant or associate, underserved population, urban setting 

Elizabeth Fernwood

Elizabeth Fernwood
Contact: evfernwood@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Anselmo, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of San Francisco
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health education or promotion, health policy
Languages: English
Clinical experience: home caregiver, medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, free community health clinic, geriatric, medical-surgical, pediatrics, urban setting, oncology

Ruth Grossinger

Ruth Grossinger
Contact: rgrossinger@ucdavis.com

Hometown: San Francisco, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Education: Johns Hopkins University and Bates College
Undergraduate major: Nursing, Psychology 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health education or promotion, mental health, pediatrics, primary care, public health, transplant
Languages:  
Clinical experience: registered nurse, geriatric, medical-surgical, pediatrics, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, skilled nursing facility, underserved population, urban setting 

Catherine Koanja

Catherine Koanja
Contact: cmkoanja@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Diego, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU San Jose, Master of Science in Nursing at University of San Francisco
Undergraduate major: Public Health 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, family medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, pediatrics, population health, public health, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, medical-surgical, orthopedics, pediatrics, telemetry, underserved population

Patrick Lewis

Patrick Lewis
Contact: palewis@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Francisco, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU San Francisco
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: health education or promotion, primary care, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, intensive care unit, urban setting

Brittany Nielsen

Brittany Nielsen
Contact: bjnielsen@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Rafael, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: UC Davis and Regis University
Undergraduate major: Exercise Science, Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, family medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, orthopaedics, pediatrics, primary care, public health, research, underserved communities, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation
Languages: English
Clinical experience: internship, medical assistant, medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, research assistant or associate, free community health clinic, medical-surgical, orthopedics, pediatrics, telemetry, burn unit, trauma unit, rehab unit, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury unit

Cristina Noriega

Cristina Noriega
Contact: catnoriega@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Hayward, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of San Francisco, Masters of Science at Creighton University
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: health policy, population health, public health, improving health outcomes for populations who rely on government subsidies for basic well-being
Languages: English, Spanish
Clinical experience: urban setting, foundational clinical background in transplant nursing, administrative nursing supervisor

Mirian Obioha

Mirian Obioha
Contact: miobioha@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU San Marcos
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: critical care, health disparities, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: medical volunteer or shadowing, registered nurse, cardiology, geriatric, medical-surgical, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, skilled nursing facility, telemetry, underserved population, urgent care 

January Patel

January Patel
Contact: jbpatel@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of the Pacific
Undergraduate major: Organizational Behavior 
Areas of special interest in health care: dermatology, family medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, primary care, research, rural populations, underserved communities
Languages: English, Tagalog
Clinical experience: registered nurse, cardiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, geriatric, medical-surgical, orthopedics, pediatrics, primary care, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, rural setting, telemetry, underserved populations, urgent care, float pool, radiology, intermediate ICU, oncology 

Dianna Satterwhite

Dianna Satterwhite
Contact: daamaya@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Gridley, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: UC Davis
Undergraduate major: Microbiology, Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, health disparities, health policy, research, improving access to care in rural communities, primary care in underserved communities, Spanish-speaking populations
Languages: English, Spanish
Clinical experience: Registered nurse in an intensive care unit, emergency department, and advance radiology. student nurse for Veterans Affairs, nursing assistant in medical-surgical department

Kirinpreet Sibia

Kirinpreet Sibia
Contact: ksibia@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Manteca, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU San Jose
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: geriatrics, health policy, improving access to care, oncology, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi
Clinical experience: certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist, registered nurse, geriatric, medical-surgical, primary care, telemetry, urban setting 

Tiffany Spencer

Tiffany Spencer
Contact: tjspencer@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Turlock, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Education: CSU Stanislaus
Undergraduate major: Cognitive Studies 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, critical care, health disparities, improving access to care, intensive care units, primary care, public health, research, rural populations, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, intensive care unit, medical-surgical, telemetry

Erika Tarabini

Erika Tarabini
Contact: eltarabini@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Chico, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU Sacramento
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: health policy, improving access to care, neonatal care, pediatrics, population health, rural populations, underserved communities, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, medical-surgical, pediatrics, rural setting, skilled nursing facility, underserved population, neonatal intenisve care unit, postpartum, acute rehabilitation 

Jasmine Taylor

Jasmine Taylor
Contact: jbtaylor@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Jose, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU Stanislaus
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, emergency medicine, health disparities, improving access to care, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: home caregiver, registered nurse, emergency medicine, school nursing 

Chelsea Tompkins

Chelsea Tompkins
Contact: cctompkins@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Napa, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU Sonoma
Undergraduate major: Nursing 
Areas of special interest in health care: mental health, oncology, primary care, palliative and hospice
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, cardiology, emergency medicine, medical-surgical, orthopedics, telemetry 

McKenna Van Der Haegen

McKenna Van Der Haegen
Contact: mvanderhaegen@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Roseville, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: UC Davis, Rush University, Master of Science in Nursing at UC Davis
Undergraduate major: Biological Sciences 
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, family medicine, health disparities, labor and delivery, oncology, women's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: certified nursing assistant, internship, medical volunteer or shadowing, phlebotomist, registered nurse, free community health clinic, labor and delivery, medical-surgical, underserved population, oncology

Rachel Yu

Rachel Yu
Contact: racyu@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Fremont, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: UC Santa Cruz, Master of Science in Nursing at University of San Francisco
Undergraduate major: Molecular Biology 
Areas of special interest in health care: family medicine, geriatrics, health education or promotion, improving access to care, pediatrics, primary care, underserved communities
Languages: Mandarin
Clinical experience: certified nursing assistant, registered nurse, cardiology, geriatric, medical-surgical, telemetry