Roque Anthony Velasco

Roque Anthony Velasco is an experienced healthcare professional and educator currently serving as Adjunct Faculty at San Diego State University and an Advisory Board Member at the University of California, Riverside's Center for Health Disparities Research. Velasco also holds the position of Director of Gender Health and Wellness Services at DAP Health, where responsibilities include managing comprehensive care for patients and performing specialized procedures for high-risk individuals. Additional roles include Director-at-Large for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and Advisory Board Member for the Center for Health Equity at California State University-San Bernardino. Previously, Velasco worked as a Nurse Practitioner III at UCLA Health and held various nursing supervisory positions at UC San Diego Health, contributing significantly to care in infectious diseases. Currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing with a focus on Health Care Systems Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Velasco's educational background includes a Master's degree from San Diego State University and a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the same institution.