Emely Diaz Barragan

Graduate Student Intern

Emely Diaz Barragan (She/Her/Ella) was born and raised in Yakima, Washington. She is a proud alumna of the University of Washington, where she earned both her bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Global Health and a Master of Social Work. She is deeply passionate about mental health and public health, with a strong commitment to advancing health equity for BIPOC and Latine communities through both research and practice. Emely joins LCH as a graduate student intern, helping support the center’s mission for culturally responsive practices and community-engaged methodologies through her research on Latina mental health and primary prevention strategies.

Her passion for public health is reflected in her teaching assistant role at the University of Washington School of Public Health department, where she helps teach public health undergrads about the history and practice of public health.