Bryan Escobar
Bryan Escobar is majoring in Nursing and minoring in Chemistry at Worcester State University. He is also considering a concentration in Women’s and Gender studies. Escobar grew up in Worcester, where he realized that Latinx families did not have equal access to health care services. After graduation, he plans on attending medical school and intends to pursue an MD/MPH to further understand the role of community-based public health interventions and the development of health conditions. He is interested in researching the application of evidence-based practices to eliminate health care disparities and increase access to affordable and equitable health care for Latinx communities and other minority groups in the United States.
During SUMR, Escobar worked on two projects. With Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP he worked on the “Improving Trauma Patients’ Connections to Mental Health Care” research project. Through the project, Escobar learned about factors that affect the referral and utilization of mental health services to ultimately improve patient access to such services. With Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, he worked on the “Tiempos Juntos para la Salud” intervention study. Through this research initiative, he helped to evaluate how physical activity interventions, empowerment education, and the formation of social and cultural supports could promote cardiovascular health, cognitive health, and sleep patterns in the older Latinx community.
At Worcester State, Escobar is an Honors student and an Office Assistant at the Office of International Programs. He is also a member of the Worcester State University Chapter of the Student Nurses Association. Outside of research and academics, he likes to read, start new hobbies, and spend time with friends and family.