• Ph D, Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2025
• MPH, Master of Public Health, University of South Dakota, 2022
• BS, Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2020

• Overdose Data to Action - States, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention/South Dakota Department of Health, (2023 - 2028)
• WIC Community Innovation and Outreach (CIAO), Food Research & Action Center, (2023 - 2024)
• Overdose Data to Action, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention/South Dakota Department of Health, (2019 - 2023)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Deutsch, Arielle R., Vargas, Minga, Lucchini, Maristella, Brink, Lucy T., Odendaal, Hein J., and Elliott, Amy J.. Deutsch, A. R., Vargas, M. C., Lucchini, M., Brink, L. T., Odendaal, H. J., Elliott, A..

• Designer, IHEC, 2023
• Designer, IHEC, 2023
• Designer, IHEC, 2022

• Vargas, Minga, The Concurrent Effects of Barriers to Success, Exposure to Violence, and Future Orientation on At-Risk Youth: A PATH Analysis. Presented at the American Public Health Association (November 2023)
• Puumala, Susan, DeNoon, Melissa, Vargas, Minga, Martinec, Lori, and Manzo, Grace, Combined Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescribing Patterns by Age Group in South Dakota Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Presented at the OD2A Recipients Meeting (June 2023)
• Jepperson, Shelby, and Vargas, Minga, Social Determinants of Health. Presented at the Project ECHO: South Dakota Disability Cultural Competence Community of Practice Series (virtual) (February 2023)