Juanita Braxton, recipient of the UCDRA staff scholarship for 2015, will be able to complete three of the four residencies required for her doctorate in public health with the award. In her application she said, “My research interest is finding ways to connect lower income residents, particularly the elderly, with adequate and sustainable health care. My desire to get a Doctorate in Public Health is to be of service to those trying to live a well and more balanced life.... My research focus is Adolescent Hypertension. It is important, especially in the African-American community, to address this chronic disease at an early age. Having this degree will allow me to help make positive policy decisions to change the way we diagnose and monitor children and teens with hypertension.”