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Healthy Kats

About Us
Our Peer Health Ambassadors (PHAs) are students who provide peer-to-peer education on a variety of health topics to our SHSU students. You will find our PHAs across campus providing health education through group presentations, at campus events, at the weekly Health Hut, and on our social media pages!

Who We Are

Emily Linklater

Emily Linklater

Lead PHA

Major: Criminal Justice

Hometown: Belton, Texas

Fun Fact: Emily owns 9 chickens.

Haylee Cason

Haylee Cason

Lead PHA

Major: Finance/Banking & Financial Institutions

Hometown: Robert Lee, Texas

Fun Fact: Haylee enjoys slam poetry.

Kaitlyn Harrison

Kaitlyn Harrison

Lead PHA

Major: Biomedical Studies/Pre-Pharmacy

Hometown: Fulshear, Texas

Fun Fact: Kaitlyn has been scuba-diving certified.

Sofia Armenta

Sofia Armenta

Lead PHA

Major: Master's of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Hometown: Cypress, Texas

Fun Fact: Sofia sleeps with socks on.

Annie Littlefield

Annie Littlefield

Major: Food Science & Nutrition

Hometown: Bryan, Texas

Fun Fact: Annie loves to cook and go to the gym.

Johnna Chen

Johnna Chen

Major: Health Sciences/Pre-Nursing

Hometown: Port Lavaca, Texas

Fun Fact: Johnna is bilingual; she speaks Mandarin and English.

Nancy Tipaz

Nancy Tipaz

Major: Public Health

Hometown: Willis, Texas

Fun Fact: Nancy is a Lego addict.


Interested in becoming a PHA?

For more information about PHA, requirements, or the application process, please email peerhealth@shsu.edu.

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Paula Bradfield, MEd

PHA Advisor


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