Sandra Benavides-Vaello

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Washington State University

Sandra Benavides-Vaello, MPAff, PhD, RN, earned her degrees from the University of Texas in Austin, TX. She currently works as an Assistant Professor at Washington State University, College of Nursing in Spokane, WA. Her work focuses on Latinos and under-served communities in the areas of chronic disease prevention and maintenance, quality of life and depression, diabetes, substance use, healthy food access, physical activity, healthcare access, and migrant farmworker health to name a few areas. Her responsibilities include research, instruction and mentorship to current nursing students. As a Latina, she is a lifelong advocate for higher education in Latino communities and healthcare access.