Instructor of Health Sciences
Learning Resource Coordinator / Instructor of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Instructor of Nursing
Sandra Cruz is a proud Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate of the University of Guam and received her master's in nursing from Walden University.
She has three years of experience as a school health counselor and worked at Guam Memorial Hospital Authority in pediatrics for five years. She will be teaching community health nursing and pediatric nursing courses. During the pandemic, she has been deployed at both GMHA and the Department of Public Health and Social Services providing pandemic response for the community.
Associate Professor of Social Work
Tressa P. Diaz, received her MSW at Hunter College School of Social Work at the City University of New York and is currently a PhD candidate at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work (MBTSSW) at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.
Tressa is a doctoral scholar under the University of Guam-University of Hawai`i Cancer Center U54 Partnership. Her research focus is on the social determinants of cancer disparities and access to quality healthcare among Chamoru and other Micronesian communities in the Pacific.
She is dedicated to community-centered research, cancer survivorship, and the preservation of indigenous resources. Her doctoral research is on access to care and barriers to colorectal cancer screening among Chamoru on Guam.
Her hobbies include: reading, tennis, and playing guitar.
Academic Advisement and Assessment Coordinator
Instructor of Nursing
Professor of Social Work
Associate Professor of Nursing