Dani Nagaito

Dani Nagaito

Pronouns
she/her
Position
  • Peer Mentor
Majors: Biology, Spanish
Hometown: Ottumwa, Iowa
Graduating: Spring 2025

Contact

Email
dnagaito@iastate.edu
Career GoalI want to be a pediatrician or ob-gyn to help individuals from marginalized groups who are often underrepresented and silenced receive quality care.
I chose to become a peer mentor because...I chose to become a peer mentor because I know what it was like to be a freshman who struggled to find her footing, especially that first semester. I want to help other students navigate that process like my mentor did for me.
Campus Involvement
  • STEM Scholars Program
  • SVPSA Student Advisory Board of Student Affairs
  • President’s Leadership Class 2022-23
  • NCORE-ISCORE Scholar
  • Minority Association for Pre-Health Students (MAPS)
  • WiSE
  • SALT Company
Students can ask me about...Students can ask me about books, time-management, conflict resolution, research, Christianity