Kats Shelf

I want to share my story navigating the healthcare system and life as my son got diagnosed and treated for Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.

I want to share my story about the pivots and turns I had becoming an Academic Recovery Coordinator as a non-traditional student and single mother.

I want to share my story navigating the healthcare system as my wife battles cancer.

I want to share my journey growing up with ADHD.

I want to share my story of suffering undiagnosed with an under-studied women’s health condition.

I want to share my journey coming from Puerto Rico to the US mainland and witnessing quiet struggles and injustices.

I want to share my story of how I have navigated mental health care while being in the Navy for 21 years and post Navy.

I want to share my story of navigating cancer and the healthcare system after growing up with a mother who rejected traditional medicine.

I want to share my journey through organ donation—from bone marrow/stem-cell donation to qualitative research with kidney donors to informal advocacy.

I want to share my journey about growing up as a third culture kid and navigating life overseas

As a patient, a parent, and a public health professor, I've sat on every side of the exam table, and these are my stories.

I want to share my story and the importance of patient advocacy, clear communication, and culturally competent care.

I want to share my journey navigating the health care system as a graduate student to university professor.

I want to share important information about managing health systems and chronic health conditions.

I want to share my story living with chronic fatigue and my experience with medications versus complementary and alternative methods.

I want to share my experience with Complex PTSD and mental health in Asian culture.

I want to share my personal experience working with and caring for premature infants.

I want to share my story of overcoming the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality to access care I needed.

I want to share my experiences balancing culture and tradition with responsibility and recognizing that health and wellness exist on a broad spectrum.

I want to share my journey navigating all aspects of life as a disabled person

I want to share my story of how my upbringing shaped the journey that led me to serve as the former chair of the Department of Communication Studies at SHSU.