Dr. Dulce Maria Ruelas is dedicated to promoting health prevention and health education. She has been an activist for human rights to the Latino population for the past 20 years.  Dr. Ruelas has committed herself to improve collaboration, partnerships, and community capacity for children and their families. Her areas of expertise are breastfeeding, maternal-child health, early childhood education, and higher learning. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and Breastfeeding counselor. Dr. Ruelas currently teaches in the Master of Public Health program for Grand Canyon University and is the Maternal Child Health Advisor for Latinx Voces.                                                      

 Danielle Henderson received her Master of Public Health from Emory University in 2015.  She spent three years working in healthcare and education as a program evaluator and data analyst before venturing into the world of academia. As a professor, Danielle likes to integrate technology into the classroom to help students apply concepts to real world scenarios.  

Danielle is passionate about health and wellness and was inspired to pursue a career in public health because of its focus on prevention. In her spare time, Danielle enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, being outdoors, and listening to podcasts.