She received her doctorate in environmental health from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, and her master’s in toxicology/industrial hygiene from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Dr. Gonzales’s research focuses on characterizing complex environmental exposures for population and laboratory health effects studies, and the translation and communication of scientific findings to affected communities, regulatory agencies and health care providers. Currently, Dr. Gonzales co-directs the Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity, an academic-tribal partnership; and is a founding member of the UNM Metal Exposure Toxicity Assessment on Tribal Lands in the Southwest (METALS) Team investigating transdisciplinary approaches to understanding the