Briseida Vasquez

Briseida Vasquez-Vasquez has her bachelor’s degree in health science with an emphasis in Community Health and a minor in Spanish from California State University, Fresno.  

Briseida joined the Central California Asthma Collaborative team as an intern in 2023 and is now working as an Environmental Health Research Coordinator for CCAC. In her role as an Environmental Research Coordinator, she invites families in the communities of the Central Valley to participate in the various investigative research projects, to learn of the community’s exposure to air pollution, to better support the implementation of policies in our environment and increase our health and life quality.   

Growing up in the Central Valley, Briseida saw the impact and importance air quality had on the community. As an Environmental Research Coordinator, she hopes to contribute to the various research projects and advocate for the frontline communities in healthcare. Briseida in her free time enjoys listening to music, reading, playing tennis, and most of all spending time with her family.