Chosen to represent “Discovery & Innovation,” one of six core values at the University of Florida (UF) in 2022, Alex Rodriguez, MPH, values and practices research at the intersection of arts and public health. As a current Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar and Public Health PhD candidate, Rodriguez primarily pursues research with UF Center for Arts in Medicine’s Interdisciplinary Lab. Rodriguez has previously developed and led a grant funded, mural-based vaccine confidence project which was selected for a Cam Busch Award (Honorable Mention) by the National Organization of Arts in Health. Further, she has had the opportunity to contribute to arts in public health research such as the Evidence Based Framework for Arts and Public Health, Defining “Arts Participation” for Public Health Research, and CDC field guides on how to utilize the arts to promote vaccine confidence. Alongside her continued research at the University of Florida, Rodriguez is working with One Nation/One Project — a national arts and health project across 18 cities in the United States — as a National Research and Impact Associate. Additionally, Rodriguez developed a UF Honors course titled Leveraging the Arts to Promote Public Health which is currently offered at UF. Most recently, Rodriguez was a co-author on the WHO report, How Do We Realize the Potential of the Arts to Support Health and Wellbeing in the United States?