PATRICIA FRANCISCO

Focus: Accurate information and translations, breastfeeding education, access to inclusive special education, and neurodiversity awareness

Other Current Work: Outreach Health Educator aiming to mitigate the impact of mental health illness on vulnerable families by developing, testing, and disseminating strategies through novel care delivery systems; Teaches clients problem-solving skills and how to advocate for themselves and their families; Previously worked at Project Solve, Vitamin D status among 4-month-old infants in New England, The Latino Health Insurance Program, Project Viva, Interpreter Errors, Children’s Health Study, and The Epidemiology of Preterm and Low Birth Weight

Activities of Choice: Going to the beach, travel, spending time with family and friends

Fun Fact: I have a twin sister! If you say hi to β€œme” and I ignore you, it is not me, it is my twin sister. She is an attorney in the military and when I visit her, I get the military salute. We can also open each other’s cell phones – facial recognition is not that accurate with twins πŸ™‚