Veronica Fish is a high school student at Mira Costa High School in California. She has earned recognition for her academic and extracurricular achievements. For example, she won first place as Best Delegate at Advanced LAIMUN Model UN. She also received an award in the CodeQuest International Coding Competition.
Community Involvement and Youth Advocacy
Veronica actively supports her community through the Beach Cities Health District Youth Advisory Council. As a community lead, she connects her peers with helpful resources and information.
She also develops programmes that address student mental health and substance use. Through this work, she contributed to efforts to adopt tobacco and vaping policies in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. These policies aim to protect young people.
In addition, Veronica promotes awareness of substance abuse. She was a featured presenter at the TUPE Youth Advocacy Leadership Conference. There, she educated student leaders and professionals about the dangers of substance abuse.
Research on Hispanic Cultural Competency Training
Veronica’s research paper, “Evaluating Hispanic Cultural Competency Training in US Universities for Drug Abuse Treatment in Los Angeles,” was accepted at the Canadian Sociology Association (CSA) conference.
Her research focuses on Hispanic cultural competency training in drug abuse treatment. It examines this topic in the context of US universities and treatment in Los Angeles.
The CSA’s 2023 conference was hosted by York University. It aimed to promote collaboration and mutual understanding in sociology. The event featured research presentations, interactive sessions, panel discussions, and keynote speeches.
Furthermore, professors from several institutions contributed to the conference. These included York University, the University of Auckland, the University of Chicago, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Oxford.
Congratulations to Veronica on this research achievement!
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