Marina graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures from Princeton University.  While at Princeton she was president of Chicano Caucus and worked as a research assistant for projects on environmental health policy and immigration.  Marina’s senior thesis looked at the affects of factors such as depression, gender, BMI, and body weight changes on glycemic control in adult Latino diabetic patients.  Additionally, she completed research on Type 1 diabetes at the University of Arizona and studied special education while volunteering as a special education TA in Mexico.

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