Lyzette Blanco

Lyzette Blanco, Ph.D., M.P.H., is a Full-Time Lecturer in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). She holds affiliations within the College of Health & Human Services (CHHS), focusing on public health education and research. Her teaching portfolio includes statistics and curriculum development, emphasizing student engagement through lived experience connections.

Dr. Blanco earned her Ph.D. and Master of Public Health from the School of Community and Global Health at Claremont Graduate University. Her research investigates behavioral, biological, and psychological health disparities, with a focus on trauma-related health outcomes (e.g., childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence) and population-level smoking patterns among ethnic minorities. She advocates for multifaceted interventions addressing trauma impacts.

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