Juviza is a public health expert, writer, visual storyteller, and child of immigrants.
Born and raised in Washington Heights, a largely Dominican neighborhood in New York City, Juviza is deeply influenced by her lived experience. Elements of this can be seen in both her professional pursuits and creative work—her writing and visual pieces weave in personal narratives about culture, matrilineality, and the daily unspoken stressors first-generation children experience. These themes align with her public health interests, which are centered around the health of women of color and their children.
Juviza is an alumna of Iona University and Teachers College, Columbia University, and is currently pursuing her PhD at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.
“if we wanted to. people of color could burn the world down. for what we have experienced. are experiencing. but we don’t. – how stunningly beautiful that our sacred respect for the earth. for life. is deeper than our rage”
“There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”