Prior to joining BHHI, Norma was a research assistant and outreach worker where she worked on various projects focused on homelessness at the University of Southern California. Norma graduated from UC Merced with a BA in Public Health. There, she became part of the Health Science Research Institute where she assisted on various research projects addressing the needs for successful asthma and diabetes management home visitation programs in the San Joaquin Valley. She hopes to explore the risk factors that contribute to disparities in health care and mental health among undocumented Latino immigrants.