Kristina Rizo

by | Oct 19, 2021 | Staff

Image of Kristina, a Latina woman wearing glasses and a red shirt with long brown hair. Kristina is smiling and standing in front of a floral and greenery background.

Kristina has been with DVU for the past year and is working on a new Outreach and Leadership Project with Rachel and Miguel.

Kristina Rizo is about to start her last year at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She will be graduating with a major in Psychobiology and double minoring in Chicana/o/x Studies and Disability Studies. Kristina is currently working on her medical school application in hopes of becoming a doctor with a MedPeds specialty, MedPeds being a combination of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. With this specialty, she would like to have her own clinic that will cater towards people with low incomes and people with developmental disabilities.