Valentina Alhambra

Valentina is a Master of Social Welfare student at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Shapiro Fellow with the UCLA School of Dentistry. Valentina is completing her second year practicum at UCLA Dentistry with the Special Patient Care Clinic where she is working with patients who are medically complex or who have intellectual and developmental disabilities who require specialized dental care. Valentina earned her B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz and completed her field internship working with foster youth in a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP). Valentina's research interests are focused around providing trauma informed care in medical settings, access to healthcare, and healthcare experiences of older adults.