Daniel (he/him/el) is a health communication researcher focused on reducing health inequities related to genetic testing service delivery for minoritized communities. He holds a PhD in Communication from the University of Utah, Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University. Between his doctoral training, Daniel worked in the Deep South working in both academic and community non-profit research focused on health disparities for mental health, chronic disease prevention, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care for the Black LGBTQ+ community and Latino community of Alabama and Mississippi. Daniel’s research interest seeks to combine communication, public health, and translational clinical research for Latino and other racial/ethnic groups and promote genetic testing equity among these groups. As such, Daniel uses a multidisciplinary lens to much of his research and multifaceted research methods (qualitative/quantitative) to tackle health inequities around genetic testing. At Penn, Daniel works with Dr. Angela Bradbury of the Division of Hematology/Oncology to promote cancer genetic testing service delivery with more diverse populations through innovative initiatives.
