Dr. Krystal Flores-Chavez is an Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at Texas A&M University School of Public Health. Based in the Rio Grande Valley, she is passionate about mentoring first-generation students and creating meaningful experiential learning opportunities through service-learning and community engagement. Her work builds partnerships between educational institutions and local organizations to address real-world public health challenges. Through innovative teaching and workforce development initiatives, she helps students develop the skills necessary to become future public health leaders.