Erika Ruiz-Yamamoto

STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2025

Erika Ruiz-Yamamoto, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, comes from South Bend, IN and is a member of the class of 2027. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree and intends to obtain her MD and MPH.  Her objective, through her future research, is to inform public health policy and to improve delivery on a global scale. In addition to numerous academic awards, Ms. Ruiz-Yamamoto demonstrates her awareness of social impact by editing a forthcoming anthology of incarcerated women’s writings.