Anjelica studied pre-med at the University of Minnesota Rochester, obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Sciences. She is currently enrolled in a Master of Development Practice program, University of Arizona.
Her experiences studying alternative forms of medicine in Japan and India, and then serving as a Healthcare Advisor in the Peace Corps in Madagascar, have guided her towards working with women and health. She is particularly interested in research on how perspective, resource allocation, and environment impacts individual and collective health.
During her service with the Peace Corps, Anjelica worked with development projects such as PSI, CRS, CAID, CRMF, and Marie Stopes in the areas of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN), Malaria Initiatives, and Family Planning. She completed a Peace Corps Partnership Program (PCPP) grant to build a maternity ward for the local hospital and supported community-level prevention, early care-seeking, and treatment of malaria.
